JS Saoura and Orlando Pirates get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this CAF Confederations Cup Group Stage fixture.
Orlando Pirates could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.
JS Saoura form and stats
JS Saoura are steadily winning Ligue 1 games and points here at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962. 6 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Saoura's previous fixture was a CAF Confederations Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 vs Al-Ittihad. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
A strong away win before that one, visiting RC Relizane and winning 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how JS Saoura have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won three times, drawn zero and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Saoura, as the Ligue 1 home game vs US Biskra is only three days away.
A decent goal production from JS Saoura in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. JS Saoura have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Raja Casablanca.The visitors are W2-D6-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Orlando Pirates are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the fixture against SuperSport United.
Orlando have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have battled earlier this season: Orlando Pirates - JS Saoura 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  B. Hamidi 8 goals | A. Lahmeri 6 goals |  D. Hotto Kavendji 6 goals |
JS Saoura missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| JS Saoura | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 14 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 83% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | ||
| 7 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orlando Pirates | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Royal Leopards | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | USM Alger | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | JS Kabylie | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | ES Setif | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 |
| 8 | CS Constantine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | ASO Chlef | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 11 | RC Arbaa | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | NC Magra | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | MC Oran | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Olympique Medea | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | RC Relizane | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -24 | 16 |
| 18 | Tlemcen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 22 | -31 | 10 |
| 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 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Real Kings | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 | Cape Town City | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Sekhukhune United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 18 |
| 15 | TS Galaxy | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | Baroka | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -14 | 17 |
