The visiting Orlando Pirates side should be favourites in this visit to Stellenbosch, as the away team holds a 17 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.
- Stellenbosch is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Relegation threatens Stellenbosch who should definitely be looking for some points here. Orlando Pirates are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Stellenbosch form and stats
Stellenbosch's results here at Danie Craven Stadium in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. Stellenbosch are slowly digging their own grave here at Danie Craven Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Tshakhuma match.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 199 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. L. Mendieta was the last player to find the net.
Stellenbosch lost their last game at Chippa United (placed 15th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Maritzburg United with the scoreline 0-1.
The Stellenbosch fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Stellenbosch have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Orlando Pirates playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Orlando are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Black Leopards (placed 16th). Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Mamelodi Sundowns.
Orlando Pirates are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Orlando are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Orlando Pirates - Stellenbosch 1-1 played earlier this season. Stellenbosch-Orlando Pirates H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Stellenbosch one win, Orlando Pirates two wins, one draw. zero of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Dimgba 7 goals |  M. Pule 6 goals | T. Mabaso 5 goals |
Stellenbosch missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Stellenbosch | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 32 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 69% | 77% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 72% |
| 38% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 25% | 28% |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 58% | 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 33% | 40% |
| 31% | 23% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 33% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 | 7.5 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 51% | 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 32% | 38% |
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Stellenbosch is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 18 |