CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Orlando Pirates and Al-Ittihad meet at Orlando Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their previous game. Let's hope for an animated fixture!
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando Pirates was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Confederations Cup. Raja Casablanca was too strong.6 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Orlando Pirates have to build on here at Orlando Stadium in the Premier League.
Orlando are returning here after visiting JS Saoura in a CAF Confederations Cup fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against SuperSport United.There will be little rest for Orlando Pirates after this match as they are travelling to Sekhukhune United for a Premier League game in only three days.
Orlando Pirates has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Orlando have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al-Ittihad form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the 1st round against Pyramids FC.3-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al-Ittihad in their Premier League matches away.
Al-Ittihad go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Shat that ended 2-0.
The visiting Al-Ittihad have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. Al-Ittihad's manager Kouki has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides met each other earlier on this campaign: Al-Ittihad - Orlando Pirates 3-2. One of the stars has been Shandu with 2 goals scored against Al-Ittihad in these 1 meetings.Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Hotto Kavendji 6 goals | ![]() K. Peprah 5 goals | ![]() O. Mntambo 3 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Al-Ittihad missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Al-Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 9 | 30 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 18% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 48% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 61% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 4 | Royal Leopards | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 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 | 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 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| 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 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 32 |
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Olympic Azzaweya | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Sudtirol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Alittihad Misurata | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Asswehly | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Abu Salim | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Al-Madina | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Almahalla | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Al-Khmes | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Shat | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 4 |