While Botafogo have kept their matches close, we find it difficult to believe they can do anything except simply fend off the balanced Palmeiras attack for a while.
Read more.
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 58.56%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Botafogo SP had a probability of 16.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Palmeiras win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.5%) and 1-2 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.3%), while for a Botafogo SP win it was 1-0 (7.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.
-0.11) 
0.01) 
