📏 Form Guide

Orlando Pirates

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Orlando Pirates go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier Division drawn game versus Moroka Swallows.

In that game, Orlando Pirates had 76% possession and 19 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Moroka Swallows got 4 shots at goal with 2 on target.

It has been seldom in recent games that Orlando Pirates haven’t conceded. The reality is that Orlando Pirates have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals on the way. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be sustained here.

Golden Arrows

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Previously, Golden Arrows drew 2-2 in the Premier Division tie with SuperSport United.

In that match, Golden Arrows had 61% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 5 on target. On the other side, SuperSport United got 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Golden Arrows have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 8 goals in total. Defensively, Golden Arrows could really do with shoring things up.

👥 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 02/02/2021 tells us that Orlando Pirates have won 3 of them & Golden Arrows 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.

A sum of 11 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 from Buccaneers, The Bucs and 4 for Abafana Bes'thende. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 7 on 17/12/2023 when it ended Golden Arrows 1-2 Orlando Pirates.

That time, Golden Arrows managed 38% possession and 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

Orlando Pirates had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando Pirates

The Orlando Pirates manager Rhulani Mokwena has no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game owing to a fully injury-free group ready to go.

📋 Team News: Golden Arrows

Due to a completely healthy group to choose from, the Golden Arrows manager Steve Komphela does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this game.

⚡ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Orlando Pirates will most probably see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the other end, Golden Arrows will be up against it getting goals but we can see them scoring as well.

We can therefore see a decent 3-1 win for Orlando Pirates come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 15:04 06/04/2024