Premier League match preview: Highlands Park versus Orlando Pirates

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Competition: South Africa Premier League
Date: Tue 29.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Makhulong Stadium (10000 seats)

4th position in the Premier League table for Highlands Park so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Orlando Pirates visits Makhulong Stadium.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Highlands Park and Orlando Pirates.

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Highlands Park form and stats

Highlands Park have collected 9 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-0-1.

Highlands Park's last game was hosting Chippa United (placed 16th) and winning 2-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Mamelodi Sundowns.

The manager O. Da Gama will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Maritzburg United in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Highlands Park's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Highlands Park have conceded 4 goals.

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Orlando Pirates form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Orlando Pirates seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

It might be tough going out on the road again for Orlando Pirates, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Stellenbosch (placed 9th). Before that, Orlando Pirates secured a home win against Stellenbosch with the score 1-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Orlando Pirates manager R. Mokwena as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Kaizer Chiefs.

The attacking power of Orlando Pirates when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. The Orlando Pirates manager R. Mokwena has some worries about the defense as 8 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 1 - 4 - 0 (Highlands Park wins - draws - Orlando Pirates wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Orlando PiratesM. Pule
M. Pule
9 goals
Highlands ParkM. Mvala
M. Mvala
8 goals
Orlando PiratesT. Lorch
T. Lorch
8 goals

Highlands Park missing players

Orlando Pirates missing players

Highlands Park Orlando Pirates
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
4 3 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
12 8 0 Scored S 3 3 11
8 4 0 Conceded C 4 8 13
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 75%
88% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 62%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 62%
12% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 38%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 25%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 25% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 75% 50%
 
4.4 4.2 0 Corners For (avg) C F 10 6.5 8
4.9 4.5 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 1 3 3.2
2.2 2.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Highlands Park's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Highlands Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Highlands Park have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Orlando Pirates have scored away.
  • Highlands Park have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Highlands Park haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Orlando Pirates have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Orlando Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Orlando Pirates have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Orlando Pirates have yet to win a game away.

Highlands Park
All Mtn 8 Cup League Cup First Division Premier League Nedbank Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
29-09-19 PL Highlands Park 2 - 0 Polokwane City
05-10-19 M8C Highlands Park 0 - 1 SuperSport United
20-10-19 LC Highlands Park 0 - 0 Black Leopards
23-10-19 PL Mamelodi Sundowns 1 - 0 Highlands Park
26-10-19 PL Highlands Park 2 - 0 Chippa United
29-10-19 PL Highlands Park 18:30 Orlando Pirates
01-11-19 LC Maritzburg United 19:00 Highlands Park
05-11-19 PL Bloemfontein Celtic 18:30 Highlands Park
09-11-19 PL Stellenbosch 14:30 Highlands Park
26-11-19 PL Highlands Park 18:30 Bidvest Wits
Orlando Pirates
All League Cup Premier League Nedbank Cup CAF Champions League
All Home Away Away vs top
14-09-19 PL Orlando Pirates 2 - 1 Chippa United
21-09-19 PL Bidvest Wits 4 - 3 Orlando Pirates
28-09-19 PL Orlando Pirates 3 - 3 Cape Town City
19-10-19 LC Orlando Pirates 1 - 0 Stellenbosch
26-10-19 PL Stellenbosch 1 - 0 Orlando Pirates
29-10-19 PL Highlands Park 18:30 Orlando Pirates
02-11-19 LC Kaizer Chiefs 14:00 Orlando Pirates
05-11-19 PL Orlando Pirates 18:30 Maritzburg United
09-11-19 PL Kaizer Chiefs 14:30 Orlando Pirates
26-11-19 PL Orlando Pirates 18:30 Polokwane City

  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 9 7 1 1 14 5 5 3 1 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 9 3 9 22
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 8 5 2 1 11 7 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 2 1 0 5 3 4 17
3 Bidvest Wits 6 5 0 1 11 5 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 3 0 0 5 0 6 15
4 Highlands Park 8 4 2 2 12 8 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 14
5 Polokwane City 9 4 1 4 7 8 4 2 0 2 4 4 5 2 1 2 3 4 -1 13
6 Golden Arrows 9 3 4 2 9 13 5 3 2 0 8 5 4 0 2 2 1 8 -4 13
7 SuperSport United 8 3 3 2 13 11 4 2 2 0 9 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 12
8 Maritzburg United 8 3 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 3 0 11
9 Stellenbosch 9 2 4 3 9 9 3 1 2 0 3 2 6 1 2 3 6 7 0 10
10 Orlando Pirates 8 2 3 3 11 13 4 2 2 0 8 5 4 0 1 3 3 8 -2 9
11 Black Leopards 9 2 3 4 8 11 5 1 1 3 3 6 4 1 2 1 5 5 -3 9
12 Bloemfontein Celtic 7 2 2 3 9 7 3 2 0 1 8 3 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 8
13 Cape Town City 9 1 5 3 13 15 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 0 4 1 10 11 -2 8
14 Baroka 9 2 2 5 6 9 5 0 2 3 3 7 4 2 0 2 3 2 -3 8
15 AmaZulu 9 2 2 5 5 11 4 1 1 2 2 6 5 1 1 3 3 5 -6 8
16 Chippa United 9 0 4 5 3 9 5 0 4 1 1 2 4 0 0 4 2 7 -6 4

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