Hoping to secure their seventh consecutive appearance in the Copa Libertadores quarterfinals, Palmeiras hosts Botafogo at Allianz Parque on Wednesday in the second leg.
Palmeiras won the first leg, 2-1 at home.

Palmeiras:
- In their last match on August 18, 2024, they defeated São Paulo with a score of 2-1. 
- In their last 5 matches, they have won 2 times, lost 1 time, and drawn 2 times. They have averaged 1.2 goals per match and conceded 1 goal. 
- They have never lost in their last 20 Copa Libertadores home games. 
- More than 1.5 goals were scored in 9 of their last 10 home games.
- They have won 9 of their last 10 home games.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in 9 of their last 10 home games.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 7 of their last 8 games. 

Botafogo:
- In their last match on August 18, 2024, they defeated Flamengo with a score of 4-1. 
- In their last 5 matches, they have won 3 times and lost 2 times. They have averaged 2.4 goals per match and conceded 1.4 goals. 
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in their last 8 matches. 
- In their last 5 away matches in Copa Libertadores, fewer than 2.5 goals have been scored. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in 29 of their last 32 matches.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 8 of their last 9 away matches. 
- More than 1.5 goals in the first half were scored in 7 of their last 8 games.
- Both teams have scored in 5 of Botafogo's last 6 matches.

Head-to-head:
In the last head-to-head on August 15, 2024, Botafogo defeated Palmeiras at home with a score of 2-1. 
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Palmeiras has won 2 times, and Botafogo has won 3 times. Palmeiras has averaged 1.6 goals per match, while Botafogo has averaged 1.6 goals per match. 

PROBABLE LINEUPS
Palmeiras
Weverton; Reis, Gomez, Murilo; Rocha, Moreno, Veiga, Anderson; Mauricio, Lazaro, Rony
Botafogo
John; Ponte, Bastos, Barboza, Cuiabano; Gregore, Freitas; Henrique, Tche Tche, Almada; Jesus

BetMines predicts a final result of fewer than 2.5 goals scored.