Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras vs Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Prediction 9 June 2022

Having returned to the top division, Botafogo will go to visit the formidable Palmeiras in the tenth round of the Brazilian Serie A.

In the starting nine games, Palmeiras lost only once, thanks to which they retain the second position with 16 points in the asset and a goal statistics of 13:5. Over the past month, Verdao got victories over Bragantino (2:0), Juventude (3:0) and Santos (1:0), and also had a 1:1 draw with Fluminense and 0:0 with Atlético Mineiro.

While Botafogo, after triumphs over Flamengo (1:0) and Fortaleza (3:1), frankly failed the next three confrontations with America Mineiro (1:1), Coritiba (0:1) and Goias (1:2). At this pace, Luis Castro's men dropped to tenth place with 12 points and a 12:11 scored-conceded balance.

The level of Palmeiras is much higher, and Botafogo also have a game decline. In such scenarios, we expect another win from the home team.