Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Orlando Pirates 2nd with 50 points, Royal AM 13th with 34, 16 apart. On recent form Orlando Pirates sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Royal AM 0.83 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Orlando Pirates 1.47 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.02.
Orlando Pirates arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Orlando Pirates led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.