This could be an interesting match as Maritzburg United have their presumed home advantage while Orlando Pirates are ahead 4 points in the Premier League table.
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 Maritzburg and Orlando Pirates.
Maritzburg can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Orlando is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Maritzburg United are 6-6-2 (wins-draw-losses). The last three games played by Maritzburg, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Maritzburg drew their last game, 1-1 away at Highlands Park (placed 8th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Bidvest Wits.
Maritzburg are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Bloemfontein Celtic awaits in three days.
Maritzburg United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Maritzburg have conceded only 11 goals.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
The visitors are W4-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Impressive finishing from Z. Lepasa and M. Pule secured the home win 2-1 against SuperSport United in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cape Town City wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Zinnbauer when Z. Lepasa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stellenbosch in just three days.
Orlando find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Orlando Pirates in these games.
Head 2 Head
Orlando Pirates - Maritzburg 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maritzburg one win, six draws and Orlando Pirates three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mhango 14 goals | T. Mabaso 7 goals |  T. Kutumela 6 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Maritzburg United | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 82% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 79% | 79% |
| 50% | 57% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 54% |
| 32% | 29% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 14% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 32% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 18% |
| 43% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 43% | 50% |
| 46% | 43% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 36% |
| 29% | 21% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 251 | 133 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 135 | 293 |
| 83 | 47 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 52 | 116 |
| 34% | 34% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 29% | 32% |
| 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 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 46 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Golden Arrows | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 28 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Baroka | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 24 |