Orlando Pirates vs Pyramids FC — CAF Champions League 2019
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 11+ matches
Orlando Pirates53%
Pyramids FC18%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Orlando Pirates creates 112% more chances
Season form · 11 home / 18 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under72
- Over28
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No68
- Yes32
One side may not score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Orlando Pirates ↓
Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
Draw no bet
Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Orlando Pirates at home — creates 1.73, concedes 0.18 · 11 matches
Pyramids FC away — creates 1.00, concedes 0.78 · 18 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Orlando Pirates attack 1.73 + Pyramids FC defence 0.78 → ÷2 → 1.25
Pyramids FC attack 1.00 + Orlando Pirates defence 0.18 → ÷2 → 0.59
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 53%?"
Orlando Pirates at 53% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 53% does not mean "Orlando Pirates will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
Head to Head
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
Orlando Pirates host Pyramids FC on Saturday, 19 April 2025 at 16:00. The match is part of the CAF Champions League 2019/2020 season.
CAF Champions League: Orlando Pirates 0–0 Pyramids FC
Orlando Pirates and Pyramids FC drew 0-0 in CAF Champions League on April 19, 2025.
Orlando Pirates controlled possession (56%) and registered 10 shots to 8.
The match was played at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, GA.