Botafogo 0-0 Palmeiras: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Brasileirão Matchday 26 · Sunday 6 September 2026 · Estádio Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro · referee R. Pereira de Lima · full time
Full time: Botafogo 0-0 Palmeiras
Botafogo and Palmeiras drew 0-0 in Brasileirão Matchday 26 on Sunday 6 September 2026 at Estádio Nilton Santos.
How the match unfolded
It finished 0-0. Both defences held from the first whistle to the last, and the chances that came were not taken.
Alexander Barboza of Palmeiras was sent off in the 90th minute (+3) for a second yellow card. The referee, R. Pereira de Lima, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Botafogo and 2 to Palmeiras.
Botafogo: R. Aragonez Glória, 4-4-2 · Palmeiras: A. Moreira Ferreira, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.10 for Botafogo and 1.12 for Palmeiras.
Botafogo scored about 1.1 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Palmeiras left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Botafogo had 4 shots on target, Palmeiras 5.
Botafogo's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Palmeiras had 67% of the ball.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Botafogo came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.25 expected goals for and 1.26 against, and had won 31% of their matches.
Palmeiras came into it with 32 Brasileirão matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.44 expected goals for and 1.04 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Botafogo vs Palmeiras: the match in numbers
| Botafogo | Match statistics | Palmeiras |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Ball possession | 67% |
| 1.10 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.12 |
| 15 | Total shots | 17 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 295 | Total passes | 611 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 5 | Corners | 9 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Alexander Barboza (Palmeiras), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Botafogo
- Marçal 7.7
- Gabriel Batista 7.6
- Nahuel Ferraresi 7.2
- Danilo 7.1
- Lucas Monzón 7.1
Palmeiras
- Alexander Barboza 7.7
- Gustavo Gómez 7.6
- Joaquín Piquerez 7.5
- Carlos Miguel 7.4
- Andreas Pereira 7.3
The lowest-rated starter was Lucas Villalba at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Botafogo: Remo vs Botafogo Thursday 29 October 2026 · Brasileirão
- Palmeiras: Santos vs Palmeiras Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Brasileirão
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Questions about Botafogo vs Palmeiras
What was the score in Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
Botafogo 0-0 Palmeiras (half-time 0-0), Brasileirão, Sunday 6 September 2026.
Who scored in Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
Nobody: the match finished 0-0.
Did Moneyball predict Botafogo vs Palmeiras correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
Alexander Barboza, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Botafogo vs Palmeiras?
R. Pereira de Lima.
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