Orlando Pirates are due to play Sekhukhune United in a Carling Knockout quarter-final on Saturday. Orlando Pirates have won nine of the previous 15 meetings, Sekhukhune United four, and two ended in draws.
Head-to-head numbers
The 15 previous games have produced 31 goals, an average of 2.07 per match. Orlando Pirates have scored 21 goals in those meetings, while Sekhukhune United have 10 overall.
Three meetings this season
The teams have already met three times this season, in the two-legged MTN8 semi-finals and the league, all in the space of eight days in August, with Orlando Pirates winning all three encounters.
Cup and league meetings
Orlando Pirates have won all four previous cup matches against Sekhukhune United, scoring 11 goals and conceding just one. Orlando Pirates have kept clean sheets in their last three cup encounters with Sekhukhune United.
In league football, Orlando Pirates have a 5-4 advantage in victories from 11 meetings with Sekhukhune United, with two draws. Sekhukhune United won successive league visits to Orlando Pirates by 1-0 scorelines in 2024/25 and 2025/26.
Goalscorers in the fixture
Zakhele Lepasa is the leading scorer in the fixture with three goals. Terrence Dzvukamanja and Deon Hotto have scored twice each for Orlando Pirates in the fixture, while Linda Mntambo and Vusimuzi Mncube are Sekhukhune United's leading scorers in the fixture with two goals each. Seventeen different players have contributed to Orlando Pirates' 21 goals in the fixture.
