Orlando Pirates are enjoying their 5th, while AmaZulu are lingering 4 points behind in the league standings. Will they shorten the gap?
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
- AmaZulu have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
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.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Orlando Pirates at their home stadium (Orlando Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 233 minutes without scoring a league goal. Lepasa was the last player to find the net.
Orlando Pirates drew their last game, also a home match. Richards Bay (placed 2nd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Prior to that, an away loss at Sekhukhune United.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Orlando handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat.
It should be considered that a peek at the 10 latest league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The manager Riveiro will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Golden Arrows in only four days.
Orlando Pirates aren't scoring a lot here at Orlando Stadium in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. Defensively Orlando Pirates have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AmaZulu form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. It's a growing despair in AmaZulu as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
AmaZulu are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Home advantage was not enough for AmaZulu in their previous game as they lost hosting Richards Bay, 0-1. Late heartbreak for AmaZulu in the Richards Bay match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Before that game, 1-1 away against Kaizer Chiefs in the Mtn 8 Cup. We have checked recent matches where AmaZulu have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 0 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats.
The attacking power of AmaZulu when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Orlando Pirates have avoided a loss in the last 15 fixtures (8-7-0) facing AmaZulu.Top Goalscorers
  H. Mhango 3 goals |  P. Mako 1 goals | D. Hotto Kavendji 1 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
AmaZulu missing players
| Orlando Pirates | AmaZulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 50% | 78% |
| 30% | 20% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 22% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 7 | 8.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 27% | 33% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
- AmaZulu have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Orlando Pirates have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Real Kings | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sekhukhune United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
