On the 24th of August, Orlando Pirates plays host to Tshakhuma in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Orlando Pirates sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Royal AM. Deon Hotto struck first for Orlando Pirates in the 34th minute on a feed from Monyane, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Royal AM couldn’t manage to score, and Orlando Pirates took the shutout win. Orlando Pirates is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tshakhuma recorded a 1-1 draw against Golden Arrows. Celimpilo Ngema scored the first goal for Tshakhuma in the 55th minute, but Velemseni Ndwandwe got the equalizer for Golden Arrows in the 71st minute earning Golden Arrows a comeback draw. Tshakhuma looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Orlando Pirates won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Ndlondlo and Sibusiso Sibeko are the top scorers for Tshakhuma in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Evanga and Nkosinathi Sibisi are the top scorers for Orlando Pirates in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.