The Orlando Pirates & Mamelodi Sundowns managers J. Zinnbauer and P. Mosimane are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the CAF Champions League.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Orlando Pirates are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Orlando Stadium. 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Orlando Stadium.
A good away victory last time out for Orlando Pirates, who won 4-1 against Polokwane City (placed 16th). A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bloemfontein Celtic the opponent.
What a game it was for F. Mhango when beating Polokwane City, applying the finishing touch to 3 goals!
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Orlando Pirates, as the Premier League home game vs Highlands Park is only three days away.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Orlando Pirates's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Orlando Pirates have conceded 8 goals.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Mamelodi Sundowns playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Mamelodi Sundowns as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. Mamelodi Sundowns love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
315 minutes! That's how long the Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Mamelodi Sundowns's previous game versus USM Alger, a CAF Champions League 2-1 win played at home. A draw for Mamelodi Sundowns before that, at their own venue hosting Bidvest Wits (0-0).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Mamelodi Sundowns manager P. Mosimane as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against SuperSport United.
Mamelodi Sundowns has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Mamelodi Sundowns in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Orlando Pirates 2 wins, 3 draws and Mamelodi Sundowns 5 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
H. Mhango
10 goals
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T. Mabaso
6 goals
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T. Zwane
5 goals
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Orlando Pirates missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 23 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 81% | 71% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 69% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 62% | 71% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 38% |
| 50% | 57% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 6% |
| 62% | 71% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 50% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 44% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 7.5 | 7.9 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | 80 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 78 | 223 |
| 61 | 29 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 27 | 70 |
| 43% | 48% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 31% |
- Mamelodi Sundowns have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mamelodi Sundowns have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mamelodi Sundowns is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Orlando Pirates have not yet lost a game at home.
- Orlando Pirates have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Highlands Park | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Baroka | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 16 |