Galaxy host the first leg in this deciding CAF Confederations Cup Play-offs game. Orlando Pirates will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Orlando Stadium before the return leg in 8 days.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Galaxy form and stats
Last season, Galaxy's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the preliminary round against Bolton City.Galaxy have collected 16 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-4-1.
In their previous game, the manager L. Keatlholetswe led his Galaxy to a defeat in the CAF Champions League match away at Mamelodi Sundowns. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Botswana National Stadium.
Galaxy are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Galaxy have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Orlando Pirates form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Orlando Pirates have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Orlando Pirates had fun at their own home (Botswana National Stadium) last time out, beating Cape Town City 2-0. D. Hotto and M. Pule scored. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Uthongathi in the Nedbank Cup.
The visiting Orlando Pirates have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. Orlando Pirates have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Hotto Kavendji 3 goals | S. Ndlovu 2 goals |
Galaxy missing players
Orlando Pirates missing players
| Galaxy | Orlando Pirates | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 0.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 256% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galaxy | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Township Rollers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 | Orapa United | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Security Systems | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Gaborone United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Prisons XI | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 7 | BR Highlanders | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | BDF XI | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Police XI | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Notwane | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Extension Gunners | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 12 | Morupule Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Gilport Lions | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | TAFIC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 18 |
| 15 | Molepolole City Stars | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 9 |
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Baroka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |