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Orlando Pirates vs Moroka Swallows Live Stream, Predictions
Moroka Swallows make the trip to Orlando Stadium on Saturday for the Premier Division meeting with home side Orlando Pirates.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Orlando Pirates v Moroka Swallows can be seen below (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide
Orlando Pirates
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Orlando Pirates will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 Premier Division losing effort in their last game against SuperSport United.
In that match, Orlando Pirates had 68% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. SuperSport United got 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
Rhulani Mokwena's Orlando Pirates have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times over their preceding six outings. Conversely, the number of goals that they have conceded in that same time amounts to 6.
Moroka Swallows
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In their previous game, Moroka Swallows drew 2-2 in the Premier Division tie with Kaizer Chiefs.
In that match, Moroka Swallows had 41% possession and 18 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For their opponents, Kaizer Chiefs got 6 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Bernard Parker (85') was the scorer for Kaizer Chiefs.
The stats don’t lie, and Moroka Swallows have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in total. At the back, Moroka Swallows have seen their frailties exposed. It will be interesting to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
↔️ Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels stretching back to 09/08/2014, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Orlando Pirates winning 1 of those games, Moroka Swallows 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.
An aggregate of 12 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from Buccaneers, The Bucs and 6 being from Swallows. That’s an average goals per game of 2.
The previous league clash between these clubs was Premier Division match day 14 on 14/12/2021 which ended up with the score at Moroka Swallows 1-1 Orlando Pirates.
📋 Team News: Orlando Pirates
The Orlando Pirates boss Rhulani Mokwena has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.
🗞️ Team News: Moroka Swallows
Thanks to a completely healthy group available for selection, the Moroka Swallows manager Fani Madida does not have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash.
⚡ Prediction
In our view, Orlando Pirates will more than likely get the goals that they need against Moroka Swallows, who won’t find it easy getting on the scoresheet.
Our selection here is for a fairly comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Orlando Pirates when the full-time whistle blows.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 02:58 02/08/2022

🏟️ Team Focus:
Orlando Pirates
Formed: 1937
Stadium: Orlando Stadium (37,139)
Captain: Happy Jele
Chairman: Dr. Irvin Khoza
Manager: Rhulani Mokwena
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | WDLWW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DDDDL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLDDW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWDWD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWDWL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLDDD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLDDD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLWDL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLDLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLDLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WDDWW |
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