Palmeiras 2-1 Botafogo: result and report

Palmeiras 2-1 Botafogo

Serie A · Wednesday 18 March 2026, 22:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Palmeiras · Botafogo

Palmeiras won against Botafogo 2-1 in Serie A on Wednesday 18 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Allan opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Allan (9') and Jhon Arias (53'). Botafogo scored through Danilo (59').

Discipline: Palmeiras received 1 yellow card; Botafogo received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Palmeiras were 2nd on 13 points from 6 and Botafogo 17th on 3 points from 4. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and Botafogo 13th with 39.

Palmeiras lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Botafogo in a 4-1-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Andreas Pereira of Palmeiras (7.8), ahead of Jhon Arias (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palmeiras win, 1 draw and 2 for Botafogo.

Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read W-L-W-W-W and Botafogo's L-L-L-W.