Mbombela Stadium: Get ready for a football party when TS Galaxy welcomes Orlando Pirates. Read all about the match here!
- TS Galaxy have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only three days ago.
Galaxy can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. Orlando Pirates are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
TS Galaxy form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for TS Galaxy at their home stadium (Mbombela Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
M. Macuphu was the last player to score a league goal for TS Galaxy and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Galaxy haven't scored in 205 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager O. Da Gama led his Galaxy to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Golden Arrows. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mbombela Stadium.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns (0-1).The manager O. Da Gama will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Stellenbosch in only three days.
Galaxy aren't scoring a lot here at Mbombela Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, TS Galaxy have conceded 15 goals.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
4-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Orlando Pirates in their Premier League matches away. Visiting Orlando has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Orlando goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane is eager to challenge this, with his 280 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
F. Mhango scored in Orlando's previous match, the home game against AmaZulu that ended 1-0.
It was a CAF Confederations Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Raja Casablanca wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Baroka.
Orlando find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Orlando as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Orlando Pirates - Galaxy 1-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  M. Macuphu 7 goals |  M. Pule 6 goals | T. Mabaso 5 goals |
TS Galaxy missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| TS Galaxy | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 63% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 67% |
| 37% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 31% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 31% | 37% |
| 33% | 23% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 44% |
| 41% | 46% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 26% |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 9 | 8.8 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 50% | 64% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 35% |
- Orlando Pirates have created more than twice as many corners as TS Galaxy.
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- TS Galaxy have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League
- TS Galaxy haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 60 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Baroka | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Tshakhuma | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 29 |
| 14 | Stellenbosch | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -22 | 22 |