FNB Stadium: Sound the horn for a football jamboree when Orlando Pirates tie their boots for Royal AM. Read up on the match here at Tipsway!
- Orlando Pirates have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Royal AM have won significantly more corners away than at home.
These are hustling days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the CAF Confederations Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Diables Noirs, was also a home game here at FNB Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando Pirates have collected 4 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-1-1.
The Orlando supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Diables Noirs in CAF Confederations Cup and win 1-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Maritzburg United that finished 0-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Orlando Pirates matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
The Orlando Pirates fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Orlando Pirates's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Royal AM form and stats
Royal AM are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tshakhuma (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 2-2. The match against Tshakhuma looked like a defeat for Royal, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. S George equalized in the 90th minute.
Before that, Royal secured a home win against Maritzburg United with the score 2-1.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Royal AM when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning zero games.
The Royal manager J. Maduka has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. As opposed to that, Royal have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Letsoalo 6 goals |  G. Mosele 2 goals | T. Mabaso 2 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Royal AM missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Royal AM | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 3.9 | 2.3 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 2.3 |
| 2.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.7 | 5.1 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 64% |
- Orlando Pirates have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Royal AM have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Royal AM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Royal AM | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Maritzburg United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Baroka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Moroka Swallows | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | TS Galaxy | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 2 |