Match report
Botafogo hold second-placed Palmeiras goalless despite playing a man down
Botafogo and Palmeiras played out a goalless draw in the Brasileirão Série A at the Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, a result that did little to change the gulf between the two sides in the table, with Palmeiras sitting second and Botafogo down in 13th. No goals were scored across the ninety minutes and the sides went into the break level.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Palmeiras dominated territory, holding 67 per cent of possession and forcing 17 shots to Botafogo's 14, with five on target compared to the home side's four. Botafogo were reduced to ten men during the match, yet still matched their visitors for cutting edge in front of goal and defended resolutely to preserve the point at home.
Gabriel Batista was Botafogo's best performer on the night, earning a 7.8 rating despite finishing without a goal or assist as his side played out the stalemate a man down.
Palmeiras controlled the ball for 67 per cent of the match, underlining their territorial dominance despite failing to find a breakthrough.
Botafogo and Palmeiras drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Botafogo met Palmeiras in the Brasileirão Série A (Regular Season - 26). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 21:30 UTC at Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos. Referee: Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima. Attendance: 16,981.
Team pages: Botafogo · Palmeiras · Brasileirão Série A
Starting line-ups
Botafogo (4-4-2)
Palmeiras (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Botafogo 35%, the draw 31%, Palmeiras 34%. It finished Botafogo 0–0 Palmeiras.
Anyone's game — Palmeiras are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Brasileirão Série A home advantage is not enough to separate them. The draw at 31% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Botafogo at 35%?
Home ground, against the rating. Palmeiras sit 194 points higher on our strength rating — 1721 to 1915. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,146 such games. Brasileirão Série A home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (27.0% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (24.8% vs 30.2%). Brasileirão Série A homes won 48.2% of 4,428 games vs 44.9% across all 99,907 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 35%?
Because Palmeiras are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 31% and Palmeiras at 34%.
Why the draw at 31%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,753. Brasileirão Série A runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Palmeiras average 11 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 194 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Palmeiras scored +0.76 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 2,838 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 42.1% vs 42.9% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Botafogo vs Palmeiras final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Brasileirão Série A fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Botafogo 0–0 Palmeiras. Explore more on the Botafogo and Palmeiras team pages or the Brasileirão Série A page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
Botafogo and Palmeiras drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
Neither side scored — the match finished 0–0.
›Where can I watch Botafogo vs Palmeiras highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Botafogo 0–0 Palmeiras are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Botafogo and Palmeiras?
Botafogo and Palmeiras have met 10 times — 3 wins for Botafogo, 5 wins for Palmeiras and 2 draws.