Week 10 features a match on Thu Jun 9th, where Palmeiras and Botafogo will play a match in São Paulo in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Palmeiras, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Atlético Mineiro. Neither Palmeiras nor Atlético Mineiro could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Palmeiras should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while botafogo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Coritiba. Igor Paixão struck first for Coritiba in the 29th minute on a feed from Valdemir, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Botafogo couldn’t manage to score, and Coritiba took the shutout win. Botafogo is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Erison has been the most prolific scorer on Botafogo in the last 5 matches with three goals. Palmeiras is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Raphael Veiga and dos Santos de Oliveira each having 2 goals in their last 5.