1st position in the Premier League table for Kaizer Chiefs so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 7th-placed Orlando Pirates visits First National Bank 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 Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Kaizer Chiefs, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.
A good away victory last time out for Kaizer Chiefs, who won 2-0 against Chippa United (placed 16th). The points were shared before that, a League Cup home game that ended 2-2 versus Orlando Pirates.
Kaizer Chiefs are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 attempts. Kaizer Chiefs have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
There were no winners in Orlando Pirates's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs Maritzburg United (placed 10th). Before that, Orlando Pirates travelled to Kaizer Chiefs and returned home with a draw after the League Cup game finished 2-2.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Orlando Pirates as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Orlando Pirates have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kaizer Chiefs 1 win, 6 draws and Orlando Pirates 3 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Mabaso 5 goals |   L. Manyama 3 goals |  S. Nurkovic 3 goals |
Kaizer Chiefs missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Kaizer Chiefs | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 70% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 40% |
| 60% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 60% | 50% |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 6.5 | 6.2 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Kaizer Chiefs have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kaizer Chiefs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Bidvest Wits | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Highlands Park | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 7 | Orlando Pirates | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Polokwane City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Maritzburg United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Baroka | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | Chippa United | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 4 |