Running out at their own ground feels relaxed and friendly for Moroka Swallows, but Orlando Pirates are fully bent and able to win this one. Who wins the prize?
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
5-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Moroka Swallows so far this season.
Moroka Swallows enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Chippa United's place. The match ended 2-1 with Malinga (2) scoring.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Cape Town City.It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league matches shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
Swallows has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Playing away, Orlando Pirates have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Orlando Pirates as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-1 against Kaizer Chiefs.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Maritzburg United.A tale of few goals? 17 of this team's last 21 league fixtures have seen zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Orlando Pirates as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also played each other before this campaign: Orlando Pirates - Swallows 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Moroka Swallows wins - draws - Orlando Pirates wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Saleng 5 goals |  K. Malinga 4 goals | M. Musonda 3 goals |
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| Moroka Swallows | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 81% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 62% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 52% |
| 33% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 38% |
| 48% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.7 | 8.1 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 8.8 | 10.7 |
| 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 32% | 42% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 23% | 28% |
| 9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
- Moroka Swallows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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.
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Sekhukhune United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Real Kings | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
