Read up on this entertaining game in the Premier League. Cape Town City is in the 11th position from playing four games. They host Orlando Pirates who are placed 5th from five matches.
- Cape Town City have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (4) in Premier League
These are busy days for the hosts, as they had a game only three days ago in the Mtn 8 Cup. That game was an away game at Moroka Swallows, so at least Cape are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Orlando Pirates when visiting Cape Town City as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Cape Town City form and stats
Cape Town City have played 2 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Cape haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 213 minutes ago. T. Fielies scored that one.
Happy days for Cape in their previous game, a Mtn 8 Cup match away at Moroka Swallows (placed 12th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. As mentioned above, Cape Town City "killed" Moroka Swallows in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that, Cape Town City played out a Premier League draw 0-0 when visiting Moroka Swallows.At Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town City has the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Four points from two away games for Orlando Pirates, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
Orlando's previous game was their home loss versus Mamelodi Sundowns (0-2).
Prior to that result Orlando won their away game at Chippa United. The scoreline was 3-1.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Orlando Pirates has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Cape Town City won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Orlando Pirates managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  G. Mosele 2 goals | T. Mabaso 2 goals |  T. Fielies 1 goals |
Cape Town City missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Cape Town City | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | 80% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 35% |
- Cape Town City have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (4) in Premier League
| Cape Town City | Last season | Orlando Pirates | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 80% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 53% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 17% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 37% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 51% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Real Kings | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Baroka | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Maritzburg United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Sekhukhune United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Moroka Swallows | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | TS Galaxy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |