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Orlando Pirates vs Stellenbosch Live Stream, Predictions
Orlando Pirates come up against visiting side Stellenbosch at Orlando Stadium in this Premier Division fixture on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Orlando Pirates v Stellenbosch can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
📊 Form Guide
Orlando Pirates
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Orlando Pirates will be looking for a repeat result of the 3-1 Premier Division success against Golden Arrows.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Orlando Pirates have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Orlando Pirates have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 7 goals on the way. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this match, though.
Stellenbosch
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Sekhukhune United in Premier Division competition, Stellenbosch will be hoping to turn things around here.
The strike force from Stellenbosch have suffered from a shortage of goals over their last six encounters, contributing the unsatisfactory return of only 2. In those fixtures, Stellenbosch have also seen the overall goal tally of opposing teams equal 6.
👥 Head to head
Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/09/2020 tells us that Orlando Pirates have won 2 of these & Stellenbosch 0, with the tally of draws standing at 4.
A combined total of 12 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 of them for Buccaneers, The Bucs and 4 being from Stellenbosch. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
📰 Team News: Orlando Pirates
Richard Ofori (Knee Injury), Thembinkosi Lorch (Knee Injury) and Olisa Ndah (Unknown Injury) are not available for Orlando Pirates boss Rhulani Mokwena.
📰 Team News: Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch boss Steve Barker has a number of players out of action. Keegan Pool (Unknown Injury) and Juan Carlos Ortíz (Knee Injury) are not ready for selection.
✨ Prediction
We’re thinking that Stellenbosch have the firepower to score against this Orlando Pirates outfit, however that may not be as many as they will have scored against them.
We’re tipping both teams to score in a 2-1 win for Orlando Pirates at the end of the 90 minutes. It really should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 01:43 18/01/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Orlando Pirates
Formed: 1937
Stadium: Orlando Stadium (37,139)
Captain: Happy Jele
Chairman: Dr. Irvin Khoza
Manager: Rhulani Mokwena
Competitions: Premier Division position 5
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18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 46 | WWWWW |
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16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | WDWLW |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 27 | DWWLL |
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17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | DWWWW |
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17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 24 | WWLLL |
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17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 | WLWDW |
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17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | WDLWD |
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | WLLLW |
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18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 21 | DLLDD |
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17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 21 | LDWLD |
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17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 20 | LLWWW |
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17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | -1 | 19 | WDDDL |
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17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 19 | WLWLL |
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17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 17 | LDDDL |
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17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 17 | LLWDL |
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18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -6 | 15 | LLDLD |
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