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Royal AM vs Orlando Pirates: prediction and stats

Premier Soccer LeagueRegular Season - 11Kick-off on January 23, 2025 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg, KN

Royal AMOrlando Pirates

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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Royal AM have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; Orlando Pirates have 10, 2 and 3.

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

Royal AM
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 29, 2024TS Galaxy(home)1-3Premier Soccer League
Dec 13, 2024Amazulu(away)1-2Premier Soccer League
Nov 30, 2024Kaizer Chiefs(away)2-2Premier Soccer League
Nov 26, 2024Golden Arrows(home)2-3Premier Soccer League
Oct 30, 2024Polokwane City(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: 0 Royal AM win(s), 2 draw(s), 4 Orlando Pirates win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2024Royal AM 0-4 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
Aug 8, 2023Orlando Pirates 4-2 Royal AMPremier Soccer League
May 3, 2023Orlando Pirates 1-1 Royal AMPremier Soccer League
Aug 27, 2022Royal AM 1-2 Orlando Pirates8 Cup
Aug 17, 2022Royal AM 0-1 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
May 27, 2022Royal AM 2-2 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League

Last archived meeting: Royal AM vs Orlando Pirates on Apr 28, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Royal AM score 0.8 and concede 1.3 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
Royal AM0.81.357/157/15
Orlando Pirates1.90.767/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Orlando Pirates3210617

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

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