One of them may be sitting outside the Top 10 in the DSTV Premiership table, but the big Soweto Derby is always the match of the weekend. We take a look at Sunday’s game between Chiefs and Pirates from a betting angle.
Let’s start with Kaizer Chiefs who have not won in their last 6 League games with 4 draws and 2 defeats. Their last 2 matches have been 1-1 away draw at Maritzburg and a 1-1 home draw with SuperSport. Both teams have managed to find the back of the net in Kaizer Chiefs last 5 PSL games. While this match is very much on neutral territory, Kaizer Chiefs form in Soweto has been poor with just 1 win in 9 attempts this season.
Looking at Kaizer Chiefs goal stats, 8 of the 18 matches they have played would have delivered profits for over 2.5 goal backers.
Pirates sit 3rd on the log 4 points behind leaders, Mamelodi Sundowns, but having played 3 games more. They are in good form though and are undefeated in their last 4, winning 3 and drawing 1. Last time out they beat Chippa United 3-0 on the road and their last home game was a 1-0 win over Bloem Celtic.
Pirates matches this season have been amongst the lowest scoring in the PSL, averaging just 2 goals each and you would be looking for a loan had you been backing over 2.5 goals each Pirates game as it has only arrived 5 times in 20 matches.
These sides met in the League earlier this season with Pirates winning 2-1 and in fact that was Pirates 3rd successive victory over Chiefs if you take the MTN8 Cup matches into consideration.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Kaizer Chiefs 5/2
Draw 22/10
Orlando Pirates 12/10
Suggested Bet: Total goals aggregated 2 to 3 at approx. 9/10 (will confirm when this market is priced up)
This bet would have arrived in the last 5 Chiefs matches, 6 of the last 7 Pirates matches and the last 3 heads to heads between the sides across all competitions.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
