Orlando Pirates fight Moroka Swallows for kudos and success.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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 first Premier League game here at FNB Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Orlando Pirates's home game statistics were 8 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat from 15 games.
The home team returns to FNB Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Tshakhuma (placed 14th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0.
Before that, Orlando drew at home versus Stellenbosch.At FNB Stadium, Orlando Pirates has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 15 away games resulted in 3 wins, 10 draws and 2 defeats.
The Swallows goalkeeper Virgil Vries is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 240 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Cape Town City (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The Mtn 8 Cup match ended in a draw 0-0.
A 0-0 draw at AmaZulu's stadium before that.It's early days yet, but Moroka Swallows has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Orlando Pirates two wins, three draws and Moroka Swallows four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 1 goals | G. Mosele 1 goals |  M. Wambi 1 goals |
Orlando Pirates missing players
Moroka Swallows missing players
| Orlando Pirates | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| Orlando Pirates | Last season | Moroka Swallows | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 10 | 20 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 31 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 90% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 70% | ||
| 27% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 13% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 7% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 37% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 63% | ||
| 43% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 33% | ||
| 30% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 17% | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SuperSport United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Stellenbosch | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cape Town City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Chippa United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Moroka Swallows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Baroka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sekhukhune United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Real Kings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 35 | 67 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 50 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 47 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | Moroka Swallows | 30 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 44 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -8 | 34 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Tshakhuma | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 31 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 27 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 23 |