In a mid week match on Tue Apr 12th, in week 20, Orlando Pirates will travel to Petersburg to battle Baroka in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 16th placed Baroka is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AmaZulu. Amigo Memela scored the first goal for AmaZulu in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Baroka couldn’t muster any offence and AmaZulu ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Orlando Pirates recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sekhukhune United. Fortune Makaringe struck first for Orlando Pirates in the 82nd minute on a feed from Tshegofatso Mabaso, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sekhukhune United couldn’t manage to score, and Orlando Pirates took the shutout win. Orlando Pirates should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 2nd of December, Orlando Pirates hosted Baroka in their last match together. Orlando Pirates and Baroka battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Orlando Pirates nor Baroka could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Deon Hotto has been the most prolific scorer on Orlando Pirates in the last five matches with two goals. Baroka is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Sbonelo Ngubane and each only have 1 goal in their last 5.