Match Report
5 points and 8 places separated them: Botafogo SP 10th with 11, Palmeiras 2nd with 16. On recent form Palmeiras sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Botafogo SP were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.13, Palmeiras 1 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Botafogo SP have 0 wins to Palmeiras's 4, with 1 draw, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings.
Estádio Santa Cruz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,292. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Botafogo SP: Leandro Maciel (50')
Key stats
Possession: Botafogo SP 38% · Palmeiras 62% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-7




