Absa Premiership: Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs
Date: 15 March 2014
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: FNB Stadium
It is Soweto derby time as Orlando Pirates host Kaizer Chiefs in the Absa Premiership at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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ORLANDO PIRATES:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 17.3
Entries into final third: 70.7
Successful passes: 344.9
Possession: 52.5%
Successful tackles: 27.1
Last three results:
Moroka Swallows 0-1 Orlando Pirates (Erasmus 9')
University of Pretoria 1-0 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 2-0 Free State Stars (Matlaba 48', Makola 55')
Key performers:
Defender: Thabo Matlaba, 3.8 tackles per game
Midfielder: Oupa Manyisa, 48.6 passes per game
Striker: Kermit Erasmus, 4.5 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Lennox Bacela (11)
Top assists:
Daine Klate (7)
KAIZER CHIEFS:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 15.6
Entries into final third: 66.8
Successful passes: 313.9
Possession: 49.8%
Successful tackles: 23.6
Last three results:
Platinum Stars 2-0 Kaizer Chiefs
Liga Muculmana 0-3 Kaizer Chiefs (Musona 17', 26', 30')
Kaizer Chiefs 4-0 Liga Muculmana (Musona 14', Tshabalala 24', Rusike 75', Mathoho 88')
Key performers:
Defender: Tsepo Masilela, 2.6 tackles per game
Midfielder: Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 55.9 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Knowledge Musona, 3.8 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Knowledge Musona (13)
Top Assists:
Bernard Parker (10)
Key Stats:
The Buccaneers average approximately 1.7 more shots at goal per match than the Amakhosi, with 17.3 per game compared to 15.6. They have also been making more entries into the final third, and have made more successful passes per game. In fact statistically Pirates edge Chiefs in most areas, but have struggled in a few games to make those statistics count and turn them into goals and victories.
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