Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Betway Premiership · South Africa · Regular Season - 20 · Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane · Ref Luxolo Badi, South Africa

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Polokwane City lost to Orlando Pirates 1–2 in the Betway Premiership on 4 March 2026. Orlando Pirates had 63% of the ball.

Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates match statistics

Polokwane CityOrlando Pirates

37% Ball possession 63%
6 Total shots 31
3 Shots on target 12
2 Shots off target 15
1 Blocked shots 4
2 Shots inside the box 18
2 Corners 10
9 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 1
247 Passes 422
67% Pass accuracy 79%
9 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

52' Goal R. Mofokeng Orlando Pirates
86' Goal B. Dlamini (assist P. Marema) Polokwane City
90' Goal P. Maswanganyi (assist Deon Hotto) Orlando Pirates
90+2' Yellow card L. Seema Orlando Pirates

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Polokwane City

Confirmed

40 L. Mathebula —
2 T. Matuludi Defender
4 B. Nikani Defender
34 L. Nkaki Defender
3 T. Nkwe Defender
35 B. Mnguni Midfielder
47 M. M. Batlhabane —
21 Manuel Kambala Midfielder
17 B. Dlamini —
7 M. Ramabu Attacker
18 T. Tshikweta Attacker

Bench A. Ngwenya , R. Daniels , M. Mvundlela , S. Kelepu , S. Tshabalala , S. Motsa , P. Marema , Surprise Manthosi , S. Mashinini

Orlando Pirates

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Abdeslam Ouaddou

24 S. Chaine

7 Deon Hotto 5 N. Sibisi 33 L. Seema 21 D. van Rooyen

8 Makhehlene Makhaula 16 T. Mbatha

38 R. Mofokeng 14 A. de Jong 12 O. Appollis

17 E. Makgopa

Bench M. Buthelezi , T. Lebitso , Masindi Nemtajela , Abdoulaye Mariko , P. Maswanganyi , T. Moremi , Y. Mbuthuma , N. Ndaba , M. Chabatsane

Form guide

Polokwane City at home

1–5–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Orlando Pirates away

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.9 per game
Conceded: 0.2 per game
Clean sheets: 8 / 10
Corners: 6.3 per game
Shots on target: 6.3 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Oct 25	Orlando Pirates v Polokwane City	1–0
2 Aug 25	Orlando Pirates v Polokwane City	2–0
5 Apr 25	Polokwane City v Orlando Pirates	0–1
24 Sep 24	Orlando Pirates v Polokwane City	3–0
2 Mar 24	Polokwane City v Orlando Pirates	0–1
27 Oct 23	Orlando Pirates v Polokwane City	1–1

The full Polokwane City vs Orlando Pirates head-to-head record