Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs

VS Scheduled Saturday 13 Mar 202713:30

South Africa 26/27 PSL

Pirates

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Arrows0–0Kaizer Chiefs
2026-09-12	26/27	Polokwane1–1Kaizer Chiefs
2026-09-06	26/27	Kaizer Chiefs3–2Siwelele
2026-08-26	26/27	Richards Bay2–2Kaizer Chiefs
2026-08-15	26/27	Kaizer Chiefs1–1Mamelodi
2026-08-12	26/27	Kaizer Chiefs2–0Sekhukhune Utd
2026-08-01	26/27	Kruger United1–3Kaizer Chiefs

Pirates

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

Kaizer Chiefs Pirates

Wins

43%

86%

Over 2.5 goals

43%

29%

Both teams scored

71%

14%

Clean sheets

29%

86%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Kaizer Chiefs

Home · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
4	Kaizer Chiefs	1–1	Mamelodi	1	63′ Home
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Pirates	2
4	Kaizer Chiefs		AmaZulu	3
4 · Kaizer Chiefs
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Milford	5
4	Kaizer Chiefs	2–0	Sekhukhune Utd	6	63′ Home
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Stellenbosch	7
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Arrows	8
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Chippa Utd	9
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Durban City	10
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Polokwane	11
4	Kaizer Chiefs		TS Galaxy	12
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Kruger United	13
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Richards Bay	14
4	Kaizer Chiefs	3–2	Siwelele	15	—
4	Kaizer Chiefs		TTM	16

Pirates

Away · PSL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Mamelodi		Pirates	2
2 · Pirates
3	AmaZulu	1–1	Pirates	2	7′ Away
4	Kaizer Chiefs		Pirates	2
5	Milford		Pirates	2
6	Sekhukhune Utd		Pirates	2
7	Stellenbosch		Pirates	2
8	Arrows		Pirates	2
9	Chippa Utd	0–3	Pirates	2	60′ Away
10	Durban City		Pirates	2
11	Polokwane		Pirates	2
12	TS Galaxy		Pirates	2
13	Kruger United	0–4	Pirates	2	4′ Away
14	Richards Bay		Pirates	2
15	Siwelele		Pirates	2
16	TTM	0–2	Pirates	2	32′ Away

Kaizer Chiefs Home Pirates Away

Wins

67%

75%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

33%

50%

Over 3.5

33%

25%

Both teams scored

67%

25%

Clean sheets

33%

75%

Scores first

100%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

PSL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Kaizer Chiefs

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	2.33	1.50	1.86
Draws	33.3%	75.0%	57.1%
Goals scored / match	2.00	1.50	1.71
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total goals / match	3.00	2.50	2.71
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	14.3%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	50.0%	57.1%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 3	33%
Scores first → wins	2 of 3	67%
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	—	—
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.

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 4	50%
Scores first → wins	3 of 4	75%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

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

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	2	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	1	1
46–60	2	0
61–75	2	0
76–90	3	0

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	Kaizer Chiefs	Draw	Pirates	How it works
Strength (Elo)	30.8%	40.3%	28.9%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	10.3%	18.0%	69.3%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.68–2.18 Model expected goals

52.1% Probability of over 2.5 goals

42.7% Both teams to score

0-2 Most likely score, at 13.6%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-213.6%

0-112.5%

0-39.8%

1-29.3%

1-18.5%

1-36.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Kaizer Chiefs	Pirates	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1536	1585	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	19	73	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1498	1491	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
Kaizer Chiefs	0.57	1.14	0.43	0.57
Pirates	0.71	1.57	0.14	0.00

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Kaizer Chiefs	14%	0%	43%	0%	43%
Pirates	0%	0%	71%	14%	14%

Context

Coming into the match

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

2.33 Kaizer Chiefs at home, 3 matches

2.50 Pirates away, 4 matches

174d Days of rest for Kaizer Chiefs

174d Days of rest for Pirates

— Manager of Kaizer Chiefs

— Manager of Pirates

0 Matches for Kaizer Chiefs in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Pirates in the last 14 days

7 Points for Kaizer Chiefs behind the leaders, and 9 above the relegation zone

1 Points for Pirates behind the leaders, and 15 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 Kaizer Chiefs, the right bar represents Pirates.

On the ball

20 matches

4.29

corners

6.29

12.0

fouls

10.43

2.2

yellow cards

1.67

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Kaizer Chiefs	DDWDDWW	1.86	1.71–1.00	2D
Pirates	WWWWWDW	2.71	2.29–0.14	5W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Kaizer Chiefs	2	4	1	0	1
Pirates	4	3	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Kaizer Chiefs

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Pirates

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.