CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Orlando Pirates and RSB Berkane meet at Akwa Ibom Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an animated match!
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Confederations Cup. Raja Casablanca was too strong.6 victories, 6 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Orlando Pirates have to build on here at Akwa Ibom Stadium in the Premier League.
Stress levels are on the rise for Orlando Pirates's attacking players as they have now played 278 minutes without scoring in a league game. Makaringe was their last goal scorer.
Orlando's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 0-1 vs Al Ahli Tripoli (in CAF Confederations Cup).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Orlando Pirates, as the Premier League home game vs Maritzburg United is only four days away.
Orlando Pirates has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Orlando have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
RSB Berkane form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RSB Berkane so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-3 (win-draw-lose).
The regulars enjoyed RSB Berkane's previous match versus TP Mazembe, a CAF Confederations Cup win (4-1) played at home.
Berkane are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 10 away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. RSB Berkane are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 6 goals | K. Peprah 5 goals |  B. El Bahraoui 4 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
RSB Berkane missing players
| Orlando Pirates | RSB Berkane | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 5 | 33 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 42% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 37% | ||
| 7 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 35 | 62 |
| 2 | Cape Town City | 29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 49 |
| 3 | Real Kings | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Stellenbosch | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | AmaZulu | 29 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Sekhukhune United | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 29 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -11 | 29 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 28 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 29 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Baroka | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 31 | -17 | 25 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wydad Casablanca | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 49 |
| 3 | Maghreb Fes | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | FAR Rabat | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Chabab Mohammedia | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | FUS Rabat | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | RSB Berkane | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Khouribga | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Difaa El Jadida | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 31 |
| 10 | Riadi Salmi | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Hassania Agadir | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Ittihad Tanger | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -7 | 28 |
| 13 | Olympic Safi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Mouloudia Oujda | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Rapide Oued Zem | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 18 |
