Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates: prediction and stats
Premier Soccer LeagueRegular Season - 30Kick-off on May 22, 2027 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Pietersburg
The Footlab AI model makes Orlando Pirates the favourite at 53%, against 29% for a draw and 18% for Polokwane City. The most likely score is 0-1.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.3% of the 4,626 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Nov 6, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates?
Orlando Pirates is a heavy favourite: 2,056 Elo points against 1,716, a 339-point gap.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Polokwane City
4-1-4-1- 29M. Khosa
- 21Manuel Kambala
- 17B. Dlamini
- 18G. Philander
- 47Monty Batlhabane
- 25K. Sebone
- 34L. Nkaki
- 42Surprise Manthosi
- 22E. Ramaja
- 3T. Nkwe
- 50O. Masuluke
Orlando Pirates
4-2-3-1- 9Y. Mbuthuma
- 33T. Mokobodi
- 20S. Selepe
- 48S. Masilela
- 11T. Moremi
- 16T. Mbatha
- 6L. Seema
- 5N. Sibisi
- 3N. Ndaba
- 7D. Hotto
- 24S. Chaine
Computed on November 6, 2026 at 07:07 PM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Polokwane City have 1 win, 9 draws and 5 defeats; Orlando Pirates have 13, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | TS Galaxy(home) | 0-0 | Premier Soccer League |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Siwelele(home) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Oct 18, 2026 | Siwelele(away) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Sep 19, 2026 | Amazulu(home) | 0-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Kaizer Chiefs(home) | 1-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | Kaizer Chiefs(home) | 2-1 | Premier Soccer League |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Milford FC(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Oct 23, 2026 | African Stars(home) | 4-0 | CAF Champions League |
| Oct 17, 2026 | African Stars(away) | 1-0 | CAF Champions League |
| Oct 13, 2026 | TS Galaxy(home) | 3-0 | Premier Soccer League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Polokwane City wins, 0 draws, 6 Orlando Pirates wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Polokwane City 1-2 Orlando Pirates | Premier Soccer League |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Orlando Pirates 1-0 Polokwane City | Premier Soccer League |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Orlando Pirates 2-0 Polokwane City | 8 Cup |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Polokwane City 0-1 Orlando Pirates | Premier Soccer League |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Orlando Pirates 3-0 Polokwane City | Premier Soccer League |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Polokwane City 0-1 Orlando Pirates | Premier Soccer League |
Last archived meeting: Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates on Mar 4, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Polokwane City score 0.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Orlando Pirates score 2.2 and concede 0.3. The model gives a 34% probability of over 2.5 goals and 37% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polokwane City | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2.2 | 0.3 | 12 | 2/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Polokwane City sit 11th in Premier Soccer League (8 points from 9 matches) and Orlando Pirates sit 2nd (25 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Polokwane City | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates?
- The Footlab AI model makes Orlando Pirates the favourite at 53%, against 29% for a draw and 18% for Polokwane City.
- Where and when is Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates played?
- Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates is played on May 22, 2027 at 01:00 PM (UTC) at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, in the Premier Soccer League.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 34% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.3% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.