After the first round it's Tshakhuma - Orlando Pirates 0-1 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Premier League fixture of the season?
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
The season before, Tshakhuma's league statistics were 7 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses, ending with 12th spot in the First Division. During these 30 matches they scored 19 goals and let in 35. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Tshakhuma generated 5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 19 conceded.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 382 minutes without scoring a league goal. N. Ndlondlo was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager S. Migné led his Tshakhuma to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Baroka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Orlando Pirates that finished 0-0.Orlando Pirates form and stats
Let's have a look at how Orlando Pirates performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 11 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 5 with 15/13 goals scored/conceded.
There were no winners in Orlando Pirates's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 2-2 vs Stellenbosch (placed 6th).
The game before that, in the Mtn 8 Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Moroka Swallows.Head 2 Head
Tshakhuma-Orlando Pirates H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Tshakhuma zero wins, Orlando Pirates one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 1 goals | G. Mosele 1 goals |
Tshakhuma missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Tshakhuma | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Tshakhuma | Last season | Orlando Pirates | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 87% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 7% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 33% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 37% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | ||
| 47% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 2.8 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Baroka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Golden Arrows | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chippa United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Moroka Swallows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Real Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sekhukhune United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 |