Orlando Pirates - Chippa United. 5th position against 12th position. Everything can happen - get a thorough preview here!
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (17) in Premier League
- Chippa United have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Chippa United when visiting Orlando Pirates as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
The hosts Orlando saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the CAF Confederations Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Simba, was also a home game here at Orlando Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Orlando Pirates at their home stadium (Orlando Stadium) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Richard Ofori Antwi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 252 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Orlando Pirates's previous match was a CAF Confederations Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 against Simba. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Orlando Pirates matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).
Orlando has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Orlando Pirates have conceded only 12 goals.
Chippa United form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Visiting Chippa United has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The club members enjoyed Chippa United's previous game versus Stellenbosch (placed 6th), a 1-0 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Lentjies when Seabi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to SuperSport United.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Chippa playing away, we found five games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and four home wins.
The attacking power of Chippa United when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Chippa have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Chippa United - Orlando Pirates 1-3 was the outcome when these participants formerly did battle, also in this season. Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Orlando Pirates won ten games, zero matches ended in a draw and Chippa United got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
![]() B. Eva Nga 10 goals | ![]() D. Hotto Kavendji 6 goals | ![]() K. Peprah 5 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Chippa United missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Chippa United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 20 |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 31 |
| 72% | 77% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 76% |
| 64% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 40% | 46% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 38% | 40% |
| 16% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 28% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 54% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 44% | 38% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 40% |
| 32% | 31% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 40% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 37% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 49% |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
- Chippa United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Chippa United have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Chippa United have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have created more than twice as many corners as Chippa United.
- Orlando Pirates have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the most points from losing position (17) 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 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | Real Kings | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 3 | Cape Town City | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 32 |
| 10 | Sekhukhune United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 31 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | TS Galaxy | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | Baroka | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 18 |