The Orlando Pirates manager J. Zinnbauer attacks this game with the team placed 3rd so far. In the visitors dressing room Baroka and their manager D. Kerr are in 4th place before this match.
It's no vacation for neither Orlando nor Baroka as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Orlando Pirates so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
A nice win for Orlando last time playing, versus SuperSport United. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Z. Lepasa and T. Mabasa scoring for the victors. A strong away win before that one, visiting Kaizer Chiefs and winning 2-0.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. Zinnbauer when T. Mabasa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Orlando Pirates at home in the league. 3 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Baroka form and stats
Things could have gone better for Baroka in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Two away games in a row for Baroka, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Tshakhuma in the Premier League. A draw for Baroka before that, at their own venue hosting Golden Arrows (1-1).
Baroka were so close to getting something from the game against Tshakhuma, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Baroka has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Orlando-Baroka H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Orlando Pirates two wins, Baroka zero wins, seven draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Mhango 16 goals | T. Mabaso 7 goals |  E. Makgopa 4 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Baroka missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Baroka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 75% | 150% |
| Orlando Pirates | Last season | Baroka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 87% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 27% | 37% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 47% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 27% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 53% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 316 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 177 | 327 | ||
| 126 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 104 | ||
| 31% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 18% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Baroka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Cape Town City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | TS Galaxy | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Tshakhuma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 25 |