Traditionally when these teams meet, we are in for a close encounter with little separating them, and we anticipate a similar game on Thursday.
At the moment, it seems as though you need to be close to perfect to defeat Palestra, who have thrived off patience and frustrating teams in their third of the field.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Palmeiras win with a probability of 64.29%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Botafogo had a probability of 14.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Palmeiras win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.78%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.89%), while for a Botafogo win it was 0-1 (4.99%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Palmeiras would win this match.
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