About Match
Sekhukhune United go into the game 6th in the table on 7 points; Orlando Pirates sit 2nd on 13 — a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Sekhukhune United score 0.6 and conceding 0.8, Orlando Pirates 2.4 and 0.2, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game. Sekhukhune United would climb to 10 points with a win and up to 4th (other results held equal).
Orlando Pirates carry a 9-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Sekhukhune United 4/15, Orlando Pirates 13/15.
13 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sekhukhune United, 7 by Orlando Pirates, 2 drawn, at 1.92 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 31% of meetings.
The venue is Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa, with room for 13,500 spectators.