Tshakhuma hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 11th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Orlando Pirates holds 6th place with 14 pts.
- Tshakhuma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando Pirates has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) 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.
Tshakhuma form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Tshakhuma have to build on here at Thohoyandou Stadium in the Premier League. Two draws in a row at home now for Tshakhuma.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Tshakhuma, who played 2-2 against Cape Town City. That match was also played at this venue (Thohoyandou Stadium). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Stellenbosch (0-2).
Tshakhuma salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Cape Town City, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in T. Nevhulamba equalizing. T. Nevhulamba was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Cape Town City after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The manager J. Masutha will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Golden Arrows in only three days.
The Tshakhuma fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
Playing away, Orlando Pirates have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Orlando played 1-1 against Moroka Swallows in their previous match. A 0-1 defeat away at Mamelodi Sundowns before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Black Leopards.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Orlando Pirates have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. As opposed to that, Orlando have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Manzini 2 goals |  T. Mabaso 2 goals | M. Pule 2 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Tshakhuma | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 22% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
- Orlando Pirates has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
- Orlando Pirates have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando Pirates haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tshakhuma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tshakhuma 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 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Golden Arrows | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Stellenbosch | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Baroka | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Kaizer Chiefs | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 6 |