Things are looking good for Orlando Pirates so far this season, with the 4th position in the Premier League table and welcoming Cape Town City (who are placed 9th).
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Cape Town City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
Cape Town City have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Orlando have less rest than Cape Town City in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Confederations Cup game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Royal Leopards.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando Pirates have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Kaizer Chiefs in only three days. This game is also played here at Orlando Stadium.
Orlando Pirates are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. Orlando have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cape Town City form and stats
2-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cape Town City in their Premier League matches away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cape Town City goalkeeper Hugo Miguel Barreto Henriques Marques is eager to challenge this, with his 189 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two trips in a row for Cape Town City, whose manager Tinkler could celebrate last time after the win against Golden Arrows.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Kaizer Chiefs.After this away game Cape Town City return home for a Premier League game against Sekhukhune United. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Cape when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the result Cape Town City - Orlando Pirates 1-1 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Orlando wins - draws - Cape Town City wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mdantsane 6 goals |  D. Hotto Kavendji 4 goals | K. Peprah 4 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 75% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 70% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 39% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 55% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 39% |
| 40% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 30% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 37% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- Cape Town City have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Real Kings | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | Kaizer Chiefs | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Stellenbosch | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Marumo Gallants FC | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Moroka Swallows | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | TS Galaxy | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Baroka | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 14 |
