Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu are both riding high in the Premier League with their 4th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- AmaZulu is in the best form (4-1-1)
The hosts Orlando saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the CAF Confederations Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Raja Casablanca.
AmaZulu are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando Pirates are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at FNB Stadium. 7 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.
Orlando are confident in defense, having played 190 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The fans are hoping that Orlando Pirates will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the CAF Confederations Cup game against Raja Casablanca. As you see from the result above, Orlando Pirates suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Orlando lost the game against Raja Casablanca in the first half with a 0-4 deficit and could never come back from that.
In the match before that, Orlando hosted Raja Casablanca and drew the game 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Orlando Pirates have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost one.
There will be little rest for Orlando after this match as they are travelling to TS Galaxy for a Premier League game in only three days.
Orlando has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Orlando Pirates have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AmaZulu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Mamelodi Sundowns game have they lost an away game, meaning AmaZulu has taken points from eleven away matches in a row.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Baroka with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Golden Arrows with the score of 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by AmaZulu in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for AmaZulu, three draws and five defeats.
AmaZulu find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. AmaZulu are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the AmaZulu - Orlando 1-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Orlando Pirates, five draws and zero wins for AmaZulu. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Memela 8 goals | L. Majoro 8 goals |  M. Pule 6 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
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| Orlando Pirates | AmaZulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 30 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 89% |
| 69% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 54% | 59% |
| 27% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 11% |
| 38% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 44% |
| 42% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 41% |
| 27% | 15% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 8.6 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 36% | 45% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 52% | 48% |
- AmaZulu is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Orlando Pirates have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 41 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Baroka | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Tshakhuma | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 29 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 19 |