It's advantage Orlando Pirates so far with their 5th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Kaizer Chiefs who are placed 7th.
- Orlando Pirates has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Orlando Pirates at their home stadium (Orlando Stadium) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats. The home fans are hungry for more even though Orlando have been steadily collecting points here at Orlando Stadium through three straight draws.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus TS Galaxy in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that match, a win away at Maritzburg United.
This is expected to be a close game, with Orlando Pirates perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Orlando Pirates as a small favourite), we find eight games. Orlando Pirates has won three of these, drawn three and lost two.
The manager J. Zinnbauer will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Golden Arrows in only three days.
Orlando Pirates are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Orlando have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kaizer Chiefs form and stats
3-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kaizer Chiefs in their Premier League matches away.
Kaizer's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Baroka that finished 1-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Stellenbosch that ended 0-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Kaizer Chiefs in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Kaizer Chiefs, zero draws and one defeat.
Kaizer have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Kaizer are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Orlando won five, Kaizer Chiefs won two and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 2 goals | F. Makaringe 2 goals | H. Mhango 2 goals |
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| Orlando Pirates | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 64% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 43% | 64% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 43% | 43% |
| 36% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 9 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 36% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 26% | 29% |
- 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.
| 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 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Baroka | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 9 |