Pirates

Pirates

VS Scheduled Saturday 5 Dec 202613:30

South Africa 26/27 PSL

Stellenbosch

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	TTM0–2Pirates
2026-09-17	26/27	Pirates2–0Durban City
2026-09-01	26/27	Kruger United0–4Pirates
2026-08-25	26/27	Pirates2–0Sekhukhune Utd
2026-08-16	26/27	Chippa Utd0–3Pirates
2026-08-12	26/27	AmaZulu1–1Pirates
2026-08-01	26/27	Pirates2–0Milford

Stellenbosch

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Kruger United0–1Stellenbosch
2026-09-11	26/27	Stellenbosch1–1Sekhukhune Utd
2026-09-01	26/27	Durban City0–0Stellenbosch
2026-08-26	26/27	Arrows1–0Stellenbosch
2026-08-14	26/27	Stellenbosch3–1TTM
2026-08-11	26/27	Polokwane3–3Stellenbosch
2026-08-01	26/27	Stellenbosch0–1AmaZulu

Pirates Stellenbosch

Wins

86%

29%

Over 2.5 goals

29%

Both teams scored

14%

43%

Clean sheets

86%

29%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Pirates

Home · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
2	Pirates		Mamelodi	1
2 · Pirates
2	Pirates		AmaZulu	3
2	Pirates		Kaizer Chiefs	4
2	Pirates	2–0	Milford	5	24′ Home
2	Pirates	2–0	Sekhukhune Utd	6	36′ Home
2	Pirates		Stellenbosch	7
2	Pirates		Arrows	8
2	Pirates		Chippa Utd	9
2	Pirates	2–0	Durban City	10	57′ Home
2	Pirates		Polokwane	11
2	Pirates		TS Galaxy	12
2	Pirates		Kruger United	13
2	Pirates		Richards Bay	14
2	Pirates		Siwelele	15
2	Pirates		TTM	16

Stellenbosch

Away · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Mamelodi		Stellenbosch	7
2	Pirates		Stellenbosch	7
3	AmaZulu		Stellenbosch	7
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Stellenbosch	7
5	Milford		Stellenbosch	7
6	Sekhukhune Utd		Stellenbosch	7
7 · Stellenbosch
8	Arrows	1–0	Stellenbosch	7	70′ Home
9	Chippa Utd		Stellenbosch	7
10	Durban City	0–0	Stellenbosch	7	–
11	Polokwane	3–3	Stellenbosch	7	—
12	TS Galaxy		Stellenbosch	7
13	Kruger United	0–1	Stellenbosch	7	27′ Away
14	Richards Bay		Stellenbosch	7
15	Siwelele		Stellenbosch	7
16	TTM		Stellenbosch	7

Pirates Home Stellenbosch Away

Wins

100%

25%

Over 1.5

100%

25%

Over 2.5

0%

25%

Over 3.5

0%

25%

Both teams scored

0%

25%

Clean sheets

100%

50%

Scores first

100%

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

PSL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Pirates

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	3.00	2.50	2.71
Draws	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Goals scored / match	2.00	2.50	2.29
Goals conceded / match	0.00	0.25	0.14
Total goals / match	2.00	2.75	2.43
Failed to score	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	50.0%	71.4%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 3	67%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	2	0
76–90	1	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Stellenbosch

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	1.33	1.25	1.29
Draws	33.3%	50.0%	42.9%
Goals scored / match	1.33	1.00	1.14
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total goals / match	2.33	2.00	2.14
Failed to score	33.3%	50.0%	42.9%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	75.0%	71.4%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 3/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Pirates	Draw	Stellenbosch	How it works
Strength (Elo)	46.1%	33.2%	20.7%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	70.4%	20.1%	8.2%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.86–0.46 Model expected goals

39.7% Probability of over 2.5 goals

30.5% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 18.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-018.3%

2-017.1%

3-010.6%

0-09.8%

1-18.4%

2-17.8%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Pirates	Stellenbosch	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1585	1506	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	73	18	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1491	1495	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Pirates	0.71	1.57	0.14	0.00
Stellenbosch	0.57	0.57	0.14	0.86

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Pirates	0%	0%	71%	14%	14%
Stellenbosch	14%	43%	14%	0%	29%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

3.00 Pirates at home, 3 matches

1.25 Stellenbosch away, 4 matches

76d Days of rest for Pirates

77d Days of rest for Stellenbosch

— Manager of Pirates

— Manager of Stellenbosch

0 Matches for Pirates in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Stellenbosch in the last 14 days

1 Points for Pirates behind the leaders, and 15 above the relegation zone

11 Points for Stellenbosch behind the leaders, and 5 above the relegation zone

2.28 League goals per match

40.4% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Pirates, the right bar represents Stellenbosch.

On the ball

20 matches

6.29

corners

4.33

10.43

fouls

11.71

1.67

yellow cards

2.75

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Pirates	WWWWWDW	2.71	2.29–0.14	5W
Stellenbosch	WDDLWDL	1.29	1.14–1.00	1W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Pirates	4	3	0	0	0
Stellenbosch	2	5	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Pirates

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Stellenbosch

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.