📏 Form Guide

Orlando Pirates

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Orlando Pirates will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 7-1 Premier Division triumph over Golden Arrows.

In that match, Orlando Pirates had 55% possession and 19 shots at goal with 13 on target. At the other end, Golden Arrows got 9 shots on goal with 5 on target.

Orlando Pirates have not been the best at stopping their opponents recently, although they have also found ways to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Orlando Pirates have conceded in 5 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those games.

AmaZulu

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AmaZulu will go into this encounter following a 0-1 Premier Division win with the downing of Cape Town City in their most recent outing.

In that game, AmaZulu had 59% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Cape Town City got 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

It is worth noting that AmaZulu have made hard work of scoring goals over their previous 6 encounters, contributing the disappointing return of just 3. In those fixtures, Usuthu have also seen the overall goal aggregate of their opponents equal 7. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, of course.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 27/05/2021 tells us that Orlando Pirates have won 3 of these games and AmaZulu 0, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

An aggregate of 12 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 9 for Buccaneers, The Bucs and 3 netted by Usuthu. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Premier Division match day 7 on 24/10/2023 when the final score was AmaZulu 0-0 Orlando Pirates.

On that occasion, AmaZulu had 37% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 on target.

Orlando Pirates got 12 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando Pirates

The Orlando Pirates boss Rhulani Mokwena has no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this clash thanks to a fully healthy squad to choose from.

📋 Team News: AmaZulu

Owing to a completely injury-free group available to select from, the AmaZulu boss Jozef Vukušič does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match.

✨ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Orlando Pirates should dominate possession and create several successful chances.

However, AmaZulu could well struggle to break down their defence but we do fancy them hitting back at some stage.

Accordingly, we see a decent 3-1 margin for Orlando Pirates after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 15:09 20/04/2024