SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Wednesday and SuperSport will be looking to dig themselves out of the relegation playoff zone.
We look at the match from a betting angle and offer up a suggested bet for consideration.
SUPERSPORT UNITED vs ORLANDO PIRATES – Click here to bet
SuperSport are 14th on the log and currently have 26 points to their name and possess a goal difference of -9 across their 25 games of which they have won 6, drawn 8 and lost 11. Tat goal difference is currently just good enough to keep them ahead of 15th placed Cape Town City (-16 goal difference) who currently occupy 15th place and a spot in the relegation playoffs.
In terms of home form, they have been inconsistent, hosting a total of 11 games while winning and losing 4 respectively with the remaining 3 being drawn.
The last time they played was on Saturday when they suffered a narrow 2-1 loss to Stellenbosch on the road. That broke a run of 4 successive matches without defeat.
Orlando Pirates, will finish in 2nd place on the table as they are 9 points clear of Stellenbosch in 3rd and Stellenbosch have only 1 match left to play. They have played 25 times in the league, picking up 18 wins while losing 5 fixtures and drawing 2.
Their form during the month of May has been solid and they have been undefeated across the 4 clashes they have taken part in, winning 3 of them while drawing 1.
They went head-to-head with TS Galaxy on the weekend and although they entered the game as heavy favourites, they could not get the job done and after 90 minutes of play, things were level at 1 goal apiece. They have only conceded 10 goals in 12 matches on the road this season.
Head-to-Head
The last time these teams met was in the Nedbank Cup 24/25 where Pirates clinched a 3-2 victory on the road, prior to this they faced each other earlier on in the Premiership season when Pirates claimed a 2-0 triumph on home soil. SuperSport won this fixture 3-1 last season.
Betting and Verdict
Visitors Orlando Pirates are priced as favourites at 1.90 with the draw at 3.23 and SuperSport at 4.30.
Pirates are worthy favourites here but any sort of return from this claim would be critical for SuperSport and given their position on the log and generally improved recent form I am backing them to avoid defeat here.
BET: Handicap, SuperSport +0.5 goals at 1.91
If you are looking for a small bet at double figure odds how about SuperSport to win with both teams scoring. This arrived in last seasons fixture and in the last 5 head-to-heads across all competitions both teams have found the net on 4 occasions.
BET: Result and Both Teams to Score, SuperSport and YES at 12.00
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