South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueRoyal Bafokeng StadiumData current as of 18 September 2026

Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates: match statistics

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Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Marumo Gallants play Orlando Pirates in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The match date is 20 September 2026. Venue: Royal Bafokeng Stadium.

Current form

Marumo Gallants: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Orlando Pirates: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Marumo Gallants scores 0.83 and concedes 1.83 goals per match. Orlando Pirates scores 2.33 and concedes 0.17. League average: 2.36 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Marumo Gallants 50%, Orlando Pirates 17%. Over 2.5: Marumo Gallants 50%, Orlando Pirates 33%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

xG, shots and style

Orlando Pirates has higher xG: 1.89 vs 1.51. Marumo Gallants: 13.5 shots per match, Orlando Pirates: 15.3.

Match halves

Marumo Gallants: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.33. Orlando Pirates: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.67.

Goals by minute

Marumo Gallants: 0-15 (1 goals). Orlando Pirates: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Soccer League: 2.36 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0.83Goals scored / match2.33
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1.83Goals conceded / match0.17
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
49%Average possession56%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
3Shots on target / match6.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.5Shots per match15.33
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
3Shots on target6.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
6.2%Shot conversion15.2%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
49%Possession56%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1.51xG for1.89
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1.43xG against1.26
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

Shooting quality

Marumo Gallants: BalancedOrlando Pirates: Dominant
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
Accuracy (shots on target)22%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Orlando Pirates is 1200% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Marumo Gallants · 2.6 pts / match - Orlando Pirates

Marumo Gallants
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-2-4
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Orlando Pirates
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
83% W17% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-0
2.67 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 away
2-1-0
DWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.98Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Orlando Pirates is 181% better for: goals scored per match.

0.83 goals / match - Marumo Gallants · 2.33 goals / match - Orlando Pirates

Orlando Pirates is 976% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.83 goals / match - Marumo Gallants · 0.17 goals / match - Orlando Pirates

Marumo Gallants scoring profile: more difficult

Marumo Gallants scores in 50% of matches (3 of 6 matches), while Orlando Pirates keeps a clean sheet in 83% (5 of 6 matches).

Orlando Pirates scoring profile: very strong

Orlando Pirates scores in 100% of matches (6 of 6 matches), while Marumo Gallants keeps a clean sheet in 17% (1 of 6 matches).

5Goals scored (season)14
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
11Goals conceded (season)1
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
2.67Average goals in match2.5
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
5Goals scored (last 5)12
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
11Goals conceded (last 5)1
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal100%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
33%2 goals83%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0%3 goals33%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0%4 goals17%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal17%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
67%2 goals0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
33%3 goals0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0%4 goals0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time17%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
17%BTTS in both halves0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
17%Scored in both halves50%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
60%BTTS - last 520%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Orlando Pirates is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / match - Marumo Gallants · 2 pts / match - Orlando Pirates

Marumo Gallants - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing
Orlando Pirates - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per match (1st half)2
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1.17Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1.67Average goals (1st half)0.83
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
17%Clean sheet before half-time83%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
67%No goal before half-time33%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)2.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)1.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
1Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
50%Clean sheet after half-time100%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates
67%No goal after half-time17%
Marumo GallantsOrlando Pirates

Marumo Gallants - second-half results

0% W67% D33% L
3
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Orlando Pirates - second-half results

83% W17% D0% L
12
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 83%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Marumo Gallants - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match2.01.2
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-4-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Orlando Pirates - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match0.61.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+9
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Marumo Gallants
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Orlando Pirates
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
1
31-45
3
0
46-60
3
0
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.5 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Marumo Gallants

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
61%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
183%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Orlando Pirates

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
233%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
13%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Soccer League).

Teams vs league

Marumo GallantsLigaOrlando Pirates
Average goals in match 2.672.36 2.50
Both teams scored 50%46% 17%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%36% 33%
Clean sheets 17%35% 83%
Goal before half-time 83%54% 67%
Goal after half-time 50%72% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.36
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.36
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+36%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
54%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Marumo Gallants 1 - 0 - 1 Orlando Pirates. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Orlando Pirates
3 : 0
Marumo Gallants
Marumo Gallants
2 : 1
Orlando Pirates

FAQ

When do Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates play?

Marumo Gallants face Orlando Pirates on 20 September 2026 in Premier Soccer League at Royal Bafokeng Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Marumo Gallants won 1, Orlando Pirates won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates?

Marumo Gallants score 0.83 goals per game on average and Orlando Pirates 2.33. The Premier Soccer League average is 2.36 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 36% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Marumo Gallants's matches and 17% of Orlando Pirates's.

What form are Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates in?

Over the last 5 games Marumo Gallants have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Orlando Pirates 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.