Better Chances
Durban City
Durban City did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.07.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.07
- Shots
- 6 v 18
Premier Soccer League · Matchday 6
Orlando Pirates
L. Seema 57'
T. Moremi 69'
2 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Durban City
Premier Soccer League
Matchday 6Orlando Pirates2–0Durban City
1.20
Expected goals
0.88
57′69′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: OP 1.20, DC 0.88.
Match report
Orlando Pirates 2-0 Durban City
Orlando Pirates saw off Durban City 2-0 at Ellis Park in Premier Soccer League. Seema opened the scoring for Orlando Pirates on 57' and Moremi made it 2-0 to Orlando Pirates on 69'.
Expected goals finished Orlando Pirates 1.20, Durban City 0.88. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Orlando Pirates held 63.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Durban City graded out for better chances — 0.15 xg per shot and 6 v 18 shots. Orlando Pirates graded out for shooting from range — 10 of 18 shots from range and 0.07 xg per shot.
Sipho Chaine came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Orlando Pirates across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Durban City conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
63%Possession37%
18Shots6
1.20xG0.88
What the numbers say
5 readsShooting From Range
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 56% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 10 of 18
- Share
- 56%
- xG per shot
- 0.07
Cynical Press
Durban City
Durban City broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 3 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 3
Set-Piece Siege
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 11 corners.
- Corners
- 11
- Opponent
- 3
Timeline
Mthetheleli Mthiyane
Foul
🟨7'
🟨26'
Jean Lwamba
Time wasting
🟨40'
Brooklyn Poggenpoel
Foul
🟨43'
Kyle Jurgens
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
S. Maseko ↑ G. Sirino ↓
L. Seema — assist: K. Kgosietsile
⚽57'
Simphiwe Masilela
Foul
🟨60'
🔄67'
H. Domingo ↑ F. Gcaba ↓
🔄68'
E. Brooks ↑ K. Jurgens ↓
T. Moremi — assist: S. Masilela
⚽69'
S. Selepe ↑ M. Mthiyane ↓
🔄72'
S. Pedersen ↑ Y. Mbuthuma ↓
🔄72'
O. Appollis ↑ K. Kgosietsile ↓
🔄72'
B. Mabuza ↑ S. Masilela ↓
🔄83'
M. Padime ↑ T. Moremi ↓
🔄83'
🔄83'
B. Mthembu ↑ B. Poggenpoel ↓
🔄85'
T. Morris ↑ J. Lwamba ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEllis Park, Gauteng Province
RefereeChristopher Kistoor, South Africa
CompetitionPremier Soccer League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished