A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Orlando Pirates in 5th position and Golden Arrows placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Orlando Pirates has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows have not yet lost a game.
It's no vacation for neither Orlando nor Golden Arrows 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
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Orlando Pirates are 2-3-0 (wins-draw-losses).
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Tshakhuma.
The manager J. Zinnbauer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Maritzburg United in only three days.
The Orlando fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Orlando are not conceding a lot of goals here at Orlando Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Golden Arrows form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Golden Arrows have produced an overall stat of 1-3-0 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Golden as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.
253 minutes! That's how long the Golden Arrows goalkeeper Sifiso Mlungwana and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Golden Arrows are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier League against Tshakhuma (placed 15th). Before that, Golden Arrows secured a home win against Chippa United with the score 1-0.
The schedule is very tough for Golden now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at Cape Town City is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Golden have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Orlando, four draws and one win for Golden Arrows. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Ndwandwe 4 goals | N. Sibiya 3 goals |  F. Makaringe 2 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.1 | 9.8 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 37% | 30% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 71% | 78% |
- All of Golden Arrows's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Golden Arrows have not yet lost a game.
- Golden Arrows have scored in all their matches so far.
- Golden Arrows haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Orlando Pirates has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have not yet lost a game at home.
- Orlando Pirates have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Orlando Pirates haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Stellenbosch | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Baroka | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | AmaZulu | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Black Leopards | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | TS Galaxy | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 8 |