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Milford
VS Scheduled South Africa 26/27 PSL
Pirates

Head-to-head overview

1 meetings
MilfordWins
0
Draws0.0% of meetings
0
PiratesWins
1
Goals per match
2.00
Over 2.5 goals
0.0%
Both teams scored
0.0%
DateSeasonMatch
2026-08-01 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Pirates2–0Milford
Recent matches

Milford

DateSeasonMatch
2026-09-20 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Milford1–1Durban City
2026-09-13 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Milford5–1Richards Bay
2026-09-05 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Chippa Utd0–0Milford
2026-09-02 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Mamelodi2–0Milford
2026-08-26 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Polokwane0–0Milford
2026-08-15 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Milford2–1Kruger United
2026-08-12 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Milford1–0Siwelele
2026-08-01 South Africa, PSL 26/27 Pirates2–0Milford

Pirates

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

Wins

38%
86%

Over 2.5 goals

25%
29%

Both teams scored

38%
14%

Clean sheets

38%
86%
Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Milford

Home · PSL
HomeAway1st goal
5 Milford Mamelodi 1
5 Milford Pirates 2
5 Milford AmaZulu 3
5 Milford Kaizer Chiefs 4
5 · Milford
5 Milford Sekhukhune Utd 6
5 Milford Stellenbosch 7
5 Milford Arrows 8
5 Milford Chippa Utd 9
5 Milford 1–1 Durban City 10 38′ Home
5 Milford Polokwane 11
5 Milford TS Galaxy 12
5 Milford 2–1 Kruger United 13 51′ Away
5 Milford 5–1 Richards Bay 14 28′ Home
5 Milford 1–0 Siwelele 15 77′ Home
5 Milford TTM 16

Pirates

Away · PSL
HomeAway1st 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
Milford Home Pirates Away

Wins

Over 1.5

Over 2.5

Over 3.5

Both teams scored

Clean sheets

Scores first

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

PSL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Milford

8 matches
Goals & resultsHome4 matchesAway4 matchesOverall8 matches
Points / match2.500.501.50
Draws25.0%50.0%37.5%
Goals scored / match2.250.001.12
Goals conceded / match0.751.000.88
Total goals / match3.001.002.00
Failed to score0.0%100.0%50.0%
Under 2.5 goals50.0%100.0%75.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time 2 of 3 67%
Scores first → wins 2 of 3 67%
Concedes first → wins 1 of 1 100%

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

Goal timing

Home matches
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1500
16–3010
31–4520
46–6012
61–7510
76–9041

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

Pirates

7 matches
Goals & resultsHome3 matchesAway4 matchesOverall7 matches
Points / match3.002.502.71
Draws0.0%25.0%14.3%
Goals scored / match2.002.502.29
Goals conceded / match0.000.250.14
Total goals / match2.002.752.43
Failed to score0.0%0.0%0.0%
Under 2.5 goals100.0%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
MinutesScoredConceded
0–1520
16–3000
31–4511
46–6020
61–7520
76–9030

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.

ModelMilfordDraw PiratesHow it works
Strength (Elo) 28.4% 40.2% 31.3% Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson) 8.6% 19.7% 70.3% Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average
0.49–1.91 Model expected goals
41.8% Probability of over 2.5 goals
32.6% Both teams to score
0-1 Most likely score, at 17.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model
0-117.3%
0-216.5%
0-310.5%
0-09.0%
1-18.5%
1-28.1%
Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

MeasureMilfordPirates How to read it
Strength (Elo) 1508 1585 The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10 21 73 Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength 1497 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
Team1H scored2H scored 1H conceded2H conceded
Milford 0.380.75 0.250.62
Pirates 0.711.57 0.140.00

Total goals

40 matches per team
Team012 34+
Milford 25%12%38%12%12%
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.

2.50 Milford at home, 4 matches
2.50 Pirates away, 4 matches
230d Days of rest for Milford
230d Days of rest for Pirates
— Manager of Milford
— Manager of Pirates
0 Matches for Milford in the last 14 days
0 Matches for Pirates in the last 14 days
8 Points for Milford behind the leaders, and 8 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 Milford, the right bar represents Pirates.

On the ball

20 matches
4.0
corners
6.29
10.12
fouls
10.43
2.0
yellow cards
1.67

Recent form

10 matches
TeamLast 10PPG goalsstreak
Milford DWDLDWWL 1.50 1.12–0.88 1D
Pirates WWWWWDW 2.71 2.29–0.14 5W

At half-time

20 matches
Teamaheadlevel behindcomeback winslead lost
Milford2 42 01
Pirates4 30 00
Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Milford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Pirates

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.