📊 Form Guide

Polokwane City

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Polokwane City will be looking for another win after the 0-2 Premier Division success vs Magesi.

In that match, Polokwane City had 50% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Polokwane City was Thabang Matuludi (73'). Magesi had 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Their most recent results reveal that it has been a great time for the Polokwane City backline. Polokwane City have kept it tight, seeing the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their past six outings standing at 4. That sort of pattern might not be continued into this next game, though.

Orlando Pirates

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Orlando Pirates come into this clash following a 0-3 Premier Division win with the downing of Kaizer Chiefs in their last game.

In that match, Orlando Pirates had 41% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For Orlando Pirates, goals were scored by Tshepang Moremi (5'), Oswin Appollis (39') and Evidence Makgopa (79'). Kaizer Chiefs got 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Orlando Pirates has become apparent of late. Checking on their last 6 games shows that this has occurred 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 2 and Orlando Pirates have scored 11.

👥 Head to head

An inspection of past results between these clubs stretching back to 07/01/2020 tells us that these encounters have been pretty painful for Polokwane City. They have not been able to come away with any wins at all while Orlando Pirates have remained in the ascendancy, beating them in 83% of those games where they have faced each other.

A sum of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 2 of them from Polokwane and 11 belonging to Buccaneers, The Bucs. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league match featuring the two was Premier Division match day 8 on 22/10/2025 when it ended Orlando Pirates 1-0 Polokwane City.

That day, Orlando Pirates managed 64% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target.

Polokwane City got 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Orlando Pirates

Orlando Pirates has not got a full squad to pick from. Kabelo Dlamini (unknown injury) and Thabiso Sesane (Achilles tendon rupture) are not able to play.

💡 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Orlando Pirates can get amongst the goals in a big way against Polokwane City, who will need to fight hard getting on the scoresheet at all.

This could be a real mauling.

We therefore think that it’s going to be an extremely comfortable 0-3 victory with very possibly more for Orlando Pirates at the end of the 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 17:09 04/03/2026