Golden Arrows vs Orlando Pirates Live Stream, Predictions (May 06)

📊 Form Guide

Golden Arrows

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Golden Arrows will be hoping to return to winning ways here after the 0-3 Premier Division defeat last time out to Stellenbosch.

In that match, Golden Arrows managed 48% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 on target. Stellenbosch got 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target.

Golden Arrows have found it difficult to unlock defences of late. Their sum of goals stands at just 3 against opposition teams during the course of their previous six matches. In those games, Golden Arrows have also seen the tally of goals that have gone against them come to 7. That pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this game, of course.

Orlando Pirates

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Orlando Pirates come into this game following a 1-2 Premier Division win in the defeat of Kaizer Chiefs in their last fixture.

In that match, Orlando Pirates had 44% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Orlando Pirates was Evidence Makgopa (24'). At the other end, Kaizer Chiefs got 4 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Makabi Lilepo (2') was the scorer for Kaizer Chiefs.

A sequence of dependable displays from the Orlando Pirates defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their last 6 fixtures overall. Over that same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 5.

👥 Head to head

A study of their past head to head results going back to 20/11/2021 shows that these fixtures have not been good ones for Golden Arrows. They have not managed to come away with any victories at all while Orlando Pirates have been too good for them, beating them in 67 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.

An aggregate of 17 goals were produced between them in these games, with 3 of them for Abafana Bes'thende and 14 being from Buccaneers, The Bucs. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The previous league contest between these sides was Premier Division match day 19 on 06/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Orlando Pirates 7-1 Golden Arrows.

In that match, Orlando Pirates had 55% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 13 on target.

On the other side, Golden Arrows had 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando Pirates

Orlando Pirates has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Miguel Timm (Ankle injury), Thabiso Lebitso (Knee injury) and Thabiso Sesane (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be making appearances.

✨ Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Golden Arrows will need to apply a lot of pressure to see themselves scoring against this Orlando Pirates team who we think should gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore anticipating a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning score for Orlando Pirates when all is said and done.

Little in this one.

Peter Guest, 03:03 04/05/2025