Week 12 brings us a match on Dec 11th where Orlando Pirates hosts TS Galaxy in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Orlando Pirates is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Baroka. Orlando Pirates had 10 on net, and Baroka had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Orlando Pirates is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, TS Galaxy recorded a 3-1 win against Chippa United. Evanga scored the first goal for Chippa United in the 6th minute, but Sinethemba Mthobisi Mngomezulu got the equalizer for TS Galaxy in the 17th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a penalty goal by Menzi Ndwandwe to cap off a wild match. TS Galaxy looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season TS Galaxy won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Lekay has been the most prolific scorer on TS Galaxy in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Mntambo and Deon Hotto have been the hottest scorers for Orlando Pirates in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.