Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Orlando Pirates (1st, 69 pts) and Golden Arrows (6th, 41 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Orlando Pirates 1.93 scored and 0.4 conceded per game, Golden Arrows 1.13 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.01.
Orlando Pirates were unbeaten in 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 6 Orlando Pirates wins, 0 for Golden Arrows, 1 draw, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Orlando Stadium (capacity 40,000). On the scoreboard, Orlando Pirates led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Orlando Pirates: Relebohile Mofokeng (16'), Oswin Appollis (30'), Edward Maova (36' og), Relebohile Mofokeng (61'), Oswin Appollis (90')
Key stats
Possession: Orlando Pirates 64% · Golden Arrows 36% · Total shots: 30-6 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 4-0