Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay

Play-offs 1/2 11 Mar 2026, 17:30
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
🏟 Orlando Stadium 👤 M. Bambiso Round 15

Match report

Orlando Pirates beat Richards Bay 2-0 in the Play-offs 1/2 on 11 March 2026.

Orlando Pirates had 18 shots to Richards Bay's 9.

The match was played at Orlando Stadium, with M. Bambiso in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 18 - 9 On target 6 - 1 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 14 - 14 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
Thalente Mbatha
Orlando Pirates · captained the side
8 Oswin Appollis 1 goal
8 Kamogelo Sebelebele 1 assist
8 Relebohile Mofokeng captained the side
7 Evidence Makgopa 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–4 9–5
Shots On Goal 4–1 2–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 1–2 3–1
Attacks 59–44 55–43
Match statistics
4 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 4
114 Attacks 87
85 Dangerous Attacks 41
8 On Target 1
7 Off Target 5
18 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 1
9 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 3
10 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 14
4 Corners 3
57% Ball Possession 43%
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 4
439 Passes Total 330
360 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Orlando Pirates · 4-2-3-1
24 S. Chaine
36 K. Sebelebele 33 L. Seema 5 N. Sibisi 7 D. Hotto
16 T. Mbatha 8 M. Makhaula
38 R. Mofokeng 28 P. Maswanganyi 12 O. Appollis
9 Y. Mbuthuma
Richards Bay · 4-1-4-1
1 I. Otieno
22 L. Mabuya 25 S. Mcineka 5 T. Sikhakhane 47 S. Khumalo
6 T. Mthethwa
30 S. Barns 20 M. Mthembu 36 L. Zikhali 17 T. Gumede
14 L. Mahala
Orlando Pirates
Coach
Abdeslam Ouaddou
Substitutes
  • 11 Tshepang Moremi
  • 17 Evidence Makgopa
  • 43 Mpho Chabatsane
  • 3 Nkosikhona Ndaba
  • 35 Melusi Buthelezi
  • 21 Deano van Rooyen
  • 15 Masindi Nemtajela
  • 46 Cemran Dansin
  • 14 Andre de Jong
Richards Bay
Coach
Papi Zothwane
Substitutes
  • 45 Baggio Tuli-Ngenovali Nashixwa
  • 77 Luyanda Khumalo
  • 18 Knox Mutizwa
  • 33 Wandile Ngema
  • 32 Siphesihle Mtshali
  • 55 Mnqobi Mzobe
  • 35 Thabisa Ndelu
  • 19 Siyabonga Nzama
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ E. Makgopa ↓ Y. Mbuthuma Orlando Pirates
  • 60' ↑ T. Moremi ↓ P. Maswanganyi Orlando Pirates
  • 71' ↑ B. T. Nashixwa ↓ T. Mthethwa Richards Bay
  • 75' ↑ K. Mutizwa ↓ L. Mahala Richards Bay
  • 75' ↑ L. Khumalo ↓ M. Mthembu Richards Bay
  • 84' ↑ W. Ngema ↓ S. Barns Richards Bay
  • 90+1' ↑ N. Ndaba ↓ D. Hotto Orlando Pirates
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Chabatsane ↓ O. Appollis Orlando Pirates
Cards
  • 64' M. Makhaula Orlando Pirates
  • 68' M. Mthembu Richards Bay
Head-to-head
Orlando Pirates 6 2 draws 1 Richards Bay
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2024-11-05 Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay 1 - 0
2024-09-29 Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates 0 - 1
Recent form
Orlando Pirates D D D D W
Richards Bay D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay?
Orlando Pirates won 2-0 against Richards Bay on 11 March 2026.
Who won Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay?
Orlando Pirates won the match 2-0.
Where was Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay played?
The match was played at Orlando Stadium.
Who had more possession in Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay?
Orlando Pirates had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.