Botafogo vs Palmeiras betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the CONMEBOL Libertadores match on August 14th, 2024

Botafogo and Palmeiras will face each other in a CONMEBOL Libertadores game in South America on Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, check the Botafogo vs Palmeiras betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

The moment has come! After a captivating group stage, it's finally time to delve into the riveting knockout matches of the CONMEBOL Libertadores. Today, we turn our attention to the showdown between Botafogo and Palmeiras in the 2024, offering another thrilling spectacle within the demanding CONMEBOL Libertadores.

The emergence of a wholly distinct tournament is evident in recent years. From this juncture, it is the teams with the most courage that usually determine the outcome in closely matched encounters.

After a difficult Group Stage, Botafogo vs Palmeiras arrives at this duel for the Round of 16 looking to qualify and keep dreaming of winning the most desired title of the South American continent.

This match will take place on August 14th, 2024 at 00:30h (UTC). he team will try to take advantage of the fact that they play at home since the match will occur at Estádio Nilton Santos stadium, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This is something significant to consider when predicting since in the CONMEBOL Libertadores the home field factor usually makes a lot of difference.

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Introduction to the Botafogo vs Palmeiras betting tip 2024

In the first match of this Round of 16 clash, Botafogo and Palmeiras should have an even game. Since in CONMEBOL Libertadores knockout matches, the first game is usually more studied, especially by the visitor who prefers to take more risks in the second game.

Proof of this is that in the knockout matches of the CONMEBOL Libertadores in recent years, in the first games, the goal average is usually less than 3, and there are also a large number of draws.

Details about Botafogo

Botafogo arrives for this duel after qualifying as the 2nd place of its group in the group stage. In summary, after the 6 games of the previous stage, the team of coach Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim got through with 10 points in Group D, in addition, it scored a total of 7 goals and conceded 6.

Botafogo is coming from a loss in the last match in which they played. The match against Juventude, valid for Serie A ended with a score of 3-2. The men of Artur Jorge took the field in this last encounter in the 4-2-3-1 formation.

The Libertadores is the kind of competition that doesn't usually give much of a chance to the so-called "underdogs." A proof of this is that since 2000 only 5 teams have won the title for the first time.

Another historical factor that corroborates this information is the concentration of trophies; over the more than 60 years of the Libertadores' history, Brazilian and Argentine teams have won more than 70% of the titles played in the main club competition in the Americas.

Given this, we analyzed his history in CONMEBOL Libertadores and found that, with a record where the team has never even reached a final of any of CONMEBOL Libertadores, among some other factors, Botafogo can be considered one of the teams that have already done more than expected in this CONMEBOL Libertadores, just getting this far is already an admirable achievement. But the players will not be satisfied so easily, so they must give their utmost to achieve a truly historic feat.

Botafogo Numbers

This season's competition has brought about a surprising and exciting development, as Botafogo, that is not usually seen in the playoffs has managed to qualify. With this newfound opportunity, the team is determined to give their all and showcase their abilities, making for an unpredictable and thrilling journey for fans and competitors alike.

Botafogo has a campaign of 4 wins and 1 loss at home in this CONMEBOL Libertadores. This serves as an indicator of the possible behavior of his team in this game.

Currently, in the Serie A, the Botafogo emblem has 13 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws, thus obtaining a total of 43 points after 22 rounds, ranking them in 1st place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Botafogo team goes with a total of 37 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Junior Santos has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Botafogo with 9 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Botafogo is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 43%. In the next match against Palmeiras a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Botafogo will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

With 8 shots on goal per match, Botafogo can certainly call itself an offensive team over the course of this tournament, and this obviously increases the chances of scoring goals, and the chances of victory.

Details about Palmeiras

Palmeiras on the other hand comes to this Round of 16 clashes after passing as the 1 place of Group F. Coach his charges placed 14 balls in the back of the net in total, managing to collect 14 points and 4 wins in the campaign that earned them a spot in the knockout stage.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Palmeiras, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Flamengo team with a final score of 1-1.

About his record in the CONMEBOL Libertadores, we see that Palmeiras has 3 CONMEBOL Libertadores trophies and has finished runner-up on 3 occasions. Therefore, they expect to show a performance worthy of one of the favorites for the title.

It remembers that we cannot ignore this current generation of Palmeiras. Since the beginning of the championship, with a very competitive team, it was already considered one of the 3 favorites for the title. So it has everything to win this clash.

Palmeiras records

Palmeiras has a record of 2 wins and no losses as an away team in this CONMEBOL Libertadores. This is good to show what the attitude of his team should be in this match.

At the moment, in the Serie A, the Palmeiras group has 11 wins, 6 defeats and 5 draws, giving them a total of 38 points after 22 rounds, ranking them in 4th place. In addition to these data, it can be seen that the Palmeiras team goes with a total of 29 goals scored and 18 goals conceded.

Top scorer of the team in the competition, Gustavo Gómez has already scored 2 goals. In a great season, the Defender of Palmeiras has been outstanding with great performances and has become a crucial part of the team.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Palmeiras, with a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw in the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

Good markets to bet on Botafogo vs Palmeiras

Betting on goals

Palmeiras has an average of 2.33 goals scored, while Botafogo concedes on average 0.5 goals per match. With this and with the fact that the under 2.5 market usually gives good returns in CONMEBOL Libertadores, a good bet would be to place this bet at Bet365. The odds of 1.6 are pretty attractive.

Betting on a draw

Betting on the winner of a soccer match is never an easy task, as there are three possible outcomes, and this sport is known to be a real "box of surprises." But if you are an aggressive bettor, you can take advantage of great opportunities in this market. A great example of that is this match between Botafogo x Palmeiras 2024.

The two teams are evenly matched. There is no apparent favoritism in the fixture. So since nobody wants to lose in a CONMEBOL Libertadores match, a draw is a real possibility. The best thing is that the draw odds are usually very high. Take the opportunity to try to profit high at Bet365. The odds of 3.25 are very attractive.

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