Orlando Pirates vs Sagrada Esperança: prediction and stats
CAF Confederation Cup1st RoundKick-off on January 6, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, GA
Match postponed, new date to be confirmed
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Orlando Pirates have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeats; Sagrada Esperança have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2021 | Mamelodi Sundowns(away) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Sagrada Esperança(away) | 1-0 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Chippa United(home) | 1-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Bloem Celtic(away) | 2-1 | 8 Cup |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Cape Town City(away) | 2-2 | Premier Soccer League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2020 | Académica do Lobito(away) | 1-1 | Girabola |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Orlando Pirates(home) | 0-1 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Mar 15, 2020 | Progresso(away) | 0-1 | Girabola |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Wiliete(home) | 1-0 | Girabola |
| Feb 29, 2020 | Sporting de Cabinda(away) | 1-0 | Girabola |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Orlando Pirates win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Sagrada Esperança win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2020 | Sagrada Esperança 0-1 Orlando Pirates | CAF Confederation Cup |
Last archived meeting: Sagrada Esperança vs Orlando Pirates on Dec 22, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Orlando Pirates score 1.3 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sagrada Esperança score 0.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates | 1.3 | 0.5 | 8 | 6/15 | 4/15 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8 | 3/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy