The big match of the weekend in the Brazilian Serie A takes place on the 25th of June as Palmeiras meet Botafogo.
The game will be played at Allianz Parque and the hosts begin this round of matches in second place on 22 points while the visitors are top of the table on 27 points.
Palmeiras come into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat at Bahia in Serie A. Just as the match appeared to be heading for a draw, Bahia found the back of the net and it was too late for Palmeiras to score an equaliser.
It was a disappointing loss against a team currently in 14th place.
The defeat at Bahia was the first defeat in 4 fixtures for Palmeiras. They won each of their previous 3 games, 2 of which were played in Serie A. Palmeiras beat Coritiba 3-1 at home and São Paulo 2-0 away.
There was also a 4-2 victory at home over Barcelona in the Copa Libertadores and Palmeiras have qualified from their group.
Trends show in their last 34 games in Serie A, Palmeiras have been undefeated on 32 occasions.
They are on a run of 16 consecutive home undefeated matches in their domestic league and have won 7 of their last 8 home Serie A games.
Palmeiras have scored 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 8 home league fixtures.
Botafogo make the trip to Allianz Parque having picked up a 1-0 away win at Cuiabá in Serie A on Thursday night.
The only goal of the match was scored in the 60th minute from the penalty spot and the victory was good enough to see Botafogo extend their lead at the top of the table.
The win over Cuiabá means Botafogo are undefeated in their 3 most recent fixtures in all competitions.
In addition to the win on Thursday, there have been victories over Fortaleza at home in the league plus a 0-0 draw at LDU Quito in the Copa Sudamericana.
Trends show Botafogo are undefeated in 9 of their last 11 Serie A games and there have been under 2.5 goals in Botafogo’s 5 most recent Serie A matches.
Away form in the league shows Botafogo have lost 2 of their last 3 games. The defeats have come against Goiás and Athletico Paranaense.
Team news and Palmeiras are without injured defender Marcos Rocha but he is the only player expected to be unavailable for the hosts.
Botafogo travel without Lucas Fernandes, Gabriel Pires, and Fernando Marcal, who are all on the treatment table.
This is going to be a great game to watch between the top two teams in the league.
Despite their loss at Bahia in midweek, Palmeiras have been the team to beat in Serie A and their home record suggests this could be a victory for the hosts, with under 2.5 goals scored in total.
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