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Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates: result 1-3 and analysis

CupRound of 32Kick-off on January 26, 2025 at 01:00 PM (UTC)King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, KN

Richards Bay
1-3
Orlando Pirates

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What was the result of Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates?

Orlando Pirates won 1-3 on January 26, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 22′P. MaswanganyiOrlando Pirates
  • 26′P. MaswanganyiOrlando Pirates
  • 47′Y. MbuthumaRichards Bay
  • 90′T. MabasaOrlando Pirates

Official lineup for Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Richards Bay

  1. 9Y. Mbuthuma
  2. 45S. Ntsundwana
  1. 6T. Mthethwa
  2. 7T. Mohlamme
  3. 17T. Gumede
  4. 21L. Mhlongo
  1. 3N. Ndaba
  2. 18Siyabonga Dube
  3. 25S. Mcineka
  4. 72T. Mabua
  1. 1Ian Aubrey Otieno

Orlando Pirates

  1. 19T. Mabasa
  2. 33M. Nkota
  3. 38R. Mofokeng
  1. 8M. Makhaula
  2. 16T. Mbatha
  3. 28P. Maswanganyi
  1. 3D. van Rooyen
  2. 7D. Hotto
  3. 27T. Xoki
  4. 36T. Sesane
  1. 35M. Buthelezi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Richards Bay have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Orlando Pirates have 10, 2 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Richards Bay
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 17, 2025Cape Town City(away)1-2Premier Soccer League
Jan 4, 2025Marumo Gallants(away)0-0Premier Soccer League
Dec 28, 2024Mamelodi Sundowns(home)0-2Premier Soccer League
Dec 14, 2024Golden Arrows(away)1-0Premier Soccer League
Dec 6, 2024Supersport United(home)0-1Premier Soccer League
Orlando Pirates
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 18, 2025Al Ahly(away)2-1CAF Champions League
Jan 12, 2025CR Belouizdad(home)2-1CAF Champions League
Jan 8, 2025Cape Town City(away)0-1Premier Soccer League
Jan 4, 2025Stade d'Abidjan(home)3-0CAF Champions League
Dec 29, 2024Magesi(away)1-0Premier Soccer League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Richards Bay win, 2 draws, 3 Orlando Pirates wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2024Orlando Pirates 1-0 Richards BayPremier Soccer League
Sep 29, 2024Richards Bay 0-1 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
May 11, 2024Orlando Pirates 0-1 Richards BayPremier Soccer League
Nov 25, 2023Richards Bay 0-0 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
Nov 4, 2023Richards Bay 0-0 Orlando PiratesLeague Cup
Apr 1, 2023Richards Bay 0-2 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League

Last archived meeting: Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay on Nov 5, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Richards Bay score 0.3 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Orlando Pirates score 1.9 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Richards Bay0.31.063/153/15
Orlando Pirates1.90.767/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

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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

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