Bloemfontein Celtic will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Orlando Pirates.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Bloemfontein Celtic form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Bloemfontein Celtic at their home stadium (Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The Bloemfontein Celtic crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to AmaZulu here at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium in a Premier League match. A defeat was the result before that one, 3-5 away at Kaizer Chiefs.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bloemfontein Celtic as they are travelling to their away game against Stellenbosch in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Bloemfontein Celtic in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Bloemfontein Celtic have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
There's been little loot from Orlando Pirates's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premier League. Orlando Pirates only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Orlando Pirates won their last game, 3-1 versus Black Leopards played at home. A 2-2 draw at Baroka's stadium before that.
The schedule is very tough for Orlando Pirates now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Polokwane City is waiting in only three days.
Orlando Pirates are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Orlando Pirates have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Orlando Pirates - Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 2 - 5 (Bloemfontein Celtic wins - draws - Orlando Pirates wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mabaso 6 goals |  F. Mhango 6 goals |  S. Motebang 4 goals |
Bloemfontein Celtic missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Bloemfontein Celtic | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| 79% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 64% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 57% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 64% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 57% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 29% |
| 29% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 6.1 | 5.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 120 | 67 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 57 | 137 |
| 49 | 27 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 19 | 48 |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 37% | 44% |
- Bloemfontein Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando Pirates has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- Orlando Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Highlands Park | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Black Leopards | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Baroka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Cape Town City | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 13 |