The visiting Orlando Pirates side should be favourites in this visit to Chippa United, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Orlando Pirates when visiting Chippa United as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Chippa United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Chippa United, who have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premier League, have managed 2 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
Chippa United lost their last game at SuperSport United (placed 3rd) after a 0-3 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bloemfontein Celtic the opponent.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nedbank Cup game versus TS Galaxy in only four days. This game is also played here at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Chippa United have scored 5 goals here in 10 league matches, a depressing statistic. As for guarding their own goal, Chippa United have only let in 4 goals at home.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
There's been little loot from Orlando Pirates's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Orlando Pirates only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The fact that Orlando Pirates have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
The supporters enjoyed Orlando Pirates's previous game versus AmaZulu (placed 16th), a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Highlands Park.
Orlando Pirates are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Orlando Pirates have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Chippa United and Orlando Pirates have met before this season: Orlando Pirates - Chippa United 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Chippa United victory, 0 draws and 9 Orlando Pirates wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mhango 12 goals |  T. Mabaso 6 goals |   W. Twala 4 goals |
Chippa United missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Chippa United | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 24 |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 84% |
| 55% | 30% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 63% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 25% | 10% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 45% | 70% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 32% |
| 55% | 70% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 171 | 79 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 85 | 195 |
| 47 | 25 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 32 | 74 |
| 28% | 20% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 38% | 42% |
- Chippa United has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
- Chippa United has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- Orlando Pirates has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Orlando Pirates have scored more than double the goals of Chippa United.
- Orlando Pirates is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Cape Town City | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Highlands Park | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Baroka | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -11 | 17 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | AmaZulu | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 17 |