Orlando Pirates vs AmaZulu Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Orlando Pirates

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Orlando Pirates will be looking for a repeat result of a 7-1 Premier Division triumph versus Golden Arrows.

In that game, Orlando Pirates managed 55% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 13 on target. At the other end, Golden Arrows got 9 shots on goal with 5 of them 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 meeting following on from a 0-1 Premier Division win with the defeat of Cape Town City in their previous match.

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

An examination of their past head to head meetings going back to 27/05/2021 shows us that Orlando Pirates have won 3 of these & AmaZulu 0, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

A total of 12 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 9 for Buccaneers, The Bucs and 3 being from Usuthu. That is an average goals per game value of 2.

The last league fixture featuring the two was Premier Division match day 7 on 24/10/2023 which ended up with the score at AmaZulu 0-0 Orlando Pirates.

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

Orlando Pirates had 12 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando Pirates

The Orlando Pirates manager Rhulani Mokwena doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all before this clash owing to a completely healthy squad to pick from.

ℹ️ Team News: AmaZulu

Thanks to a fully healthy group available for selection, the AmaZulu manager Jozef Vukušič has no fitness concerns to report before 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.

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Peter Guest, 16:05 19/04/2024