Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Orlando Pirates & Uthongathi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Golden Arrows.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Last season their Nedbank Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.When playing at home in the Premier League, Orlando Pirates have managed 3 wins, 5 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 8 games. The Orlando fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Orlando Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Orlando Pirates has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
No payout for Orlando in their previous match, an away game at Golden Arrows that ended in defeat 0-2.
The penalty miss from T. Lorch in the defeat against Golden Arrows was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
Orlando are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew two and lost zero.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Cape Town City in only three days. This game is also played here at Orlando Stadium.
Orlando has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, Orlando have conceded only 6 goals.
Uthongathi form and stats
They also participated in Nedbank Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.As the visiting team in First Division matches, Uthongathi have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Uthongathi defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Ndlovu 2 goals | D. Hotto Kavendji 2 goals | F. Makaringe 2 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Uthongathi missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Uthongathi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.4 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | ||
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Baroka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 9 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jomo Cosmos | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Sekhukhune United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Richards Bay | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | JDR Stars | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Uthongathi | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Cape Umoya United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Pretoria Callies | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Free State Stars | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | TS Sporting | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Polokwane City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Royal AM | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | University of Pretoria | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Steenberg United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Cape Town All Stars | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Ajax Cape Town | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Bizana Pondo Chiefs | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 9 |