📏 Form Guide
Orlando Pirates WWDWWW 📈
Orlando Pirates, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-2 Premier Division success over Durban City.
In that match, Orlando Pirates had 56% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Orlando Pirates was Evidence Makgopa (23'). Durban City had 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
Orlando Pirates haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, finding the back of the net every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have managed to rack up 11 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 2.
Richards Bay LLDDDW
Richards Bay will come into the meeting after a 2-0 Premier Division win against AmaZulu in their previous outing.
In that game, Richards Bay managed 43% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. At the other end, AmaZulu had 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target.
During their 6 latest matches, Richards Bay have converted 6 times, yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Checking on their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 08/10/2022 tells us that Orlando Pirates have won 3 of these and Richards Bay 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
Also, the lack of goals in those games was pretty extraordinary, with a sum of 5 scored between them overall.
The previous league encounter between these sides was Premier Division match day 6 on 05/11/2024 and the score finished Orlando Pirates 1-0 Richards Bay.
That time, Orlando Pirates managed 68% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 10 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Evidence Makgopa (26').
Richards Bay had 4 shots at goal with 1 on target.
📰 Team News: Orlando Pirates
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just the sole fitness concern for the Orlando Pirates gaffer to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust set of players. Thabiso Sesane (Achilles tendon rupture) will miss out.
⚡ Prediction
We believe that Orlando Pirates look set to get a couple of goals in this one when they line up against Richards Bay, who might well find it difficult getting on the scoresheet.
We’re therefore expecting to see a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning score for Orlando Pirates after 90 minutes.