Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Palmeiras 2nd on 53, Botafogo 13th on 31. Palmeiras had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo 1.48 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Palmeiras 1.73 and 0.81, with the league averaging 1.32.
Palmeiras had not lost in 5 games. Botafogo had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Palmeiras, 11.
The sides have met 29 times in the GioScore results database: 9 wins for Botafogo, 6 draws and 14 for Palmeiras, at 2.52 goals per meeting.
R. Pereira de Lima took charge of the match — our records show 89 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. Estádio Nilton Santos, capacity 46,831, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo 33% · Palmeiras 67% · Total shots: 15-17 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-9