Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune United Premier Soccer League prediction & result
Final score: Orlando Pirates 2-0 Sekhukhune United.
Before kick-off the model made it 79% Orlando Pirates, 15% draw, 6% Sekhukhune United — fair odds of 1.27, 6.67 and 16.67.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0.
The model called the exact scoreline.
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Has the model earned this number?
Orlando Pirates at 79%: of 501 settled 65–100% forecasts, 68.5% came in (average 72.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune United
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 24S. ChaineG
- 36K. SebelebeleD
- 6L. SeemaD
- 37S. ZuluD
- 7D. HottoD
- 33T. MokobodiM
- 29M. MthiyaneM
- 45D. MsendamiM
- 48S. MasilelaM
- 12O. AppollisM
- 25B. RadiopaneF
- 32S. DladlaG
- 19N. RapooD
- 43M. ChabatsaneD
- 20S. SelepeM
- 26M. MmolaiM
- 31S. PedersenF
- 23G. LunguF
- 49K. Kgosietsile
- 47B. NgwatoM
- 30M. N. ButheleziG
- 36S. NdloziD
- 28T. MatsimbiD
- 4D. CardosoD
- 29D. S. KazeemD
- 15S. MkhizeM
- 12T. KhibaM
- 11N. RammalaM
- 21L. B. MojelaM
- 7M. RamabuM
- 3B. NdlovuF
- 16T. NsabataG
- 2N. MobbieD
- 26A. McabaD
- 45K. Tlaka
- 24S. MalivhaM
- 31T. MokoaneM
- 5T. Nkwana
- 9CiroF
- 8O. PhiriF
Form going into Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune United
Orlando Pirates
All competitions we cover
- W3-0away to Chippa United16 August 2026
- D1-1away to Amazulu12 August 2026
Sekhukhune United
All competitions we cover
- W2-0Polokwane City15 August 2026
- L0-2away to Kaizer Chiefs12 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
Premier Soccer League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 25 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune United
- 24 January 2026Sekhukhune United 0–0 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
- 9 August 2025Orlando Pirates 0–1 Sekhukhune UnitedPremier Soccer League
- 30 April 2025Orlando Pirates 0–1 Sekhukhune UnitedPremier Soccer League
- 5 February 2025Sekhukhune United 1–2 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
- 30 March 2024Sekhukhune United 2–1 Orlando PiratesPremier Soccer League
- 7 November 2023Orlando Pirates 1–0 Sekhukhune UnitedPremier Soccer League
Leading scorers: Orlando Pirates and Sekhukhune United
Orlando Pirates
GoalsAssists
- T. Moremi50
- B. Radiopane31
- Y. Mbuthuma30
Sekhukhune United
GoalsAssists
- E. Rammala21
- B. Muzeu21
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Orlando Pirates beat Sekhukhune United 2–0. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Orlando Pirates at 79%. The goals: B. Radiopane 36' for Orlando Pirates, O. Appollis 62' for Orlando Pirates. On expected goals it finished 1.02–1.09.