Orlando Pirantes come from behind to beat Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby

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And after another yellow card at the end for Ndlozi, Orlando Pirates beat Kaizer Chiefs away from home and add another three points in the Betway Premiership, winning the Soweto Derby once again at the home of their biggest rival!

Orlando Pirates made two more substitutions, with Thalente Mbatha and Evidence Makgopa coming on for Boitumelo Radiopane and Simphiwe Selepe. Bradley Cross was shown a yellow card for a foul on Mohau Nkota, but he already had one, so he was sent off!

Orlando Pirates made another change, with Yusuf Maart replaced by Edson Castillo. And soon after, Boitumelo Radiopane, on a pass from Dlamini, hit a powerful shot high, but Bvuma palmed the ball away!

Evidence Makgopa received the pass up front and shot hard, but was blocked by the defense. Soon after, Makabi Lilepo received the pass and shot hard, but into the hands of Sipho, who saved without any scares in the middle of the goal.

Yellow now for Pule Mmodi, for a strong foul on Siyabonga Ndlozi in midfield. Soon after Mohau Nkota received the pass and shot hard, but it was held by Bvuma. And Orlando Pirates made two substitutions, where Pule Mmodi and Nkosingiphlie Ngcobo came off for Thabo Cele and Tashreeq Morris.

And all the pressure and attacks worked, Orlando Pirates took the lead on the scoreboard! Relebohile Mofokeng received the pass in front and hit it hard, sending the ball high, with no chance of defense, putting Orlando Pirates ahead on the scoreboard!

Both teams are making changes at the moment. Orlando Pirates' Bandile Shandu is replaced by Siyabonga Ndlozi. Kaizer Chiefs' Gaston Sirino is replaced by Ashley Du Preez, in yet another change in the game.

The game was stopped for a few minutes to treat Thalente Mbatha, who felt pain after being fouled, but is now back in the game. And shortly after, for a strong foul on Pule Mmodi, Bandile Shandu received a yellow card.

Kabelo Dlamini received the pass up front and took a powerful shot, but sent the ball over the goal, wide, in yet another good chance for the visiting team in the match, who continue to press and try to score the winning goal.

At half-time, Orlando Pirates made a change, with Paseka Mako replaced by Kabelo Dlamini. And early in the second half, Thalente Mbatha received a yellow card for a heavy foul in the attacking half, on Shabalala.

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates players return to the pitch and the ball rolls for the second leg of the Soweto Derby, with all the action and excitement in real time here on VAVEL in yet another Betway Premiership match!

Kaizer Chiefs took the lead with a goal from Lilepo, but suffered after that and saw Orlando Pirates try to equalize at 1-1 with a goal from Makgopa, in addition to seeing the pressure from their rival throughout the first half, but ending the game with a draw!

And after a long period of high pressure, Orlando Pirates saw the pace of the game drop, becoming slower and with few chances. The home team, in turn, suffered from this pressure and were unable to attack.

Thalente Mbatha received a pass from Mohau Nkota and shot hard, but over the goal. Soon after, Evidence Makgopa hit hard, sending the ball over the goal, away, in two more dangerous chances for Pirates!

Tapelo Xoki receives the cross in the area and heads the ball hard, towards the middle of the goal, but it is held by Bvuma. Orlando Pirates starts to turn its moments of pressure into shots, but still does not take the tie off the scoreboard!

Orlando Pirates tries to take advantage of the excitement of the equalizer and launches an attack, trying to create danger in order to score the winning goal. With this, the visiting team starts to keep possession of the ball, but still without creating any danger.

Lilepo, on a pass from Mmodi, received the ball and shot from distance, sending it over the goal. And this led to a counterattack for Evidence Makgopa to receive the ball in front, run into the area and beat the goalkeeper, tying the match!

The game continues slowly, but both teams start to try to create more danger and there is an exchange of counterattacks, where there are no shots on target due to the excellent performance of the defenses so far in the match.

Yellow now for Bradley Cross, for a strong foul on Mohau Nkota in the attacking half. The game becomes a foul-filled one at this point, with both teams stopping the play with fouls, slowing down the game and making it slow.

After the goal, Kazier Chiefs kept possession and continued to press high, trying to create danger in the attacking half, but still failed to increase the score after the first goal of the game early in the Derby!


And all the waiting was worth it for Kaizer Chiefs fans! Just two minutes into the match, in a game that had barely started, Makabi Lilepo received the pass and shot hard from distance, sending the ball high into the air, with no chance of defense, opening the scoring!

The players appear on the pitch at FNB Stadium to start the match, with all the action and excitement from this first stage of Kaizer Chiefs x Orlando Pirates, in the Soweto Derby, here on VAVEL in real time!

Yesterday’s weekend round began with AmaZulu drawing 1-1 with Polokwane City. Today, in addition to this clash, we will have Golden Arrows x Stellenbosch, Magesi x Sekhukhune, Supersport United x Chippa United and Cape Town City x Mamelodi Sundowns.

On Wednesday (30), three more games were played, with Sekhukhune beating Orlando Pirates 1-0, Mamelodi Sundowns beating Richards Bay 3-0 and Stellenbosch beating Chippa United 1-0 in just a few midweek games.

Last weekend’s round saw Polokwane City draw 1-1 with Supersport United, Amazulu beat Golden Arrows 1-0, Marumo Gallants beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 and Sekhukhune draw 1-1 with TS Galaxy in last weekend's games.

And this is not a match where goals are expected, in a Derby marked by few goals, where Kaizer Chiefs has scored 53 goals in history, with an average of 0.95 goals per game, against 57 goals for Orlando Pirates, with an average of 1.02 goals per game.

Kaizer Chiefs hosted Orlando Pirates at home and played 28 Soweto Derby games, with eight wins, eight losses and 12 draws. In the Betway Premiership there were 19 matches, with seven wins, nine draws and three losses.

The two teams have played the Soweto Derby 56 times, with 16 wins for Kaizer Chiefs, 18 for Orlando Pirates and 22 draws. In the South African Premier League there were 39 games, with 10 wins for Pirates, 14 for Chiefs and 15 draws.

We now start the broadcast of the match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, this Sunday of Betway Premiership games, with all the moves and emotions of the match in real time here on VAVEL, closing the season!

Do not miss a detail of the match with the live updates and commentaries of VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and lineups for this Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates match.

Today's match will take place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dubbed Soccer City for the 2010 World Cup, the stadium is home to Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team and has a capacity of over 90,000 fans, and will occasionally host games from other teams, such as Pirates today.

On the other side, Chiefs will not have Saleng, injured, in addition to Rushwin Dortley, who is doubtful for today, going with: Bruce Bvuma, Bradley Cross, Edmilson Dove, Inácio Miguel and Dillan Solomons; Thabo Cele, Yusuf Maart, Makabi Lilepo, Gastón Sirino and Pule Mmodi; Wandile Duba.

For today's clash, Orlando Pirates will be without Nkosinathi Sibisi, suspended, as well as Thabiso Sesane, Olisa Ndah, Zakhele Lepasa and Thabiso Lebitso, all injured, taking to the field with: Sipho Chaine, Deon Hotto, Tapelo Xoki, Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Deano van Rooyen; Thalente Mbatha, Makhehlene Makhaula, Relebohile Mofokeng, Patrick Maswanganyi and Mohau Nkota; Thegofatso Mabasa.

In the Betway Premiership, Orlando Pirates is in second place with 46 points, 12 behind the leader Mamelodi Sundowns, in addition to being two above Sekhukhune and five above Stellenbosch. Kaizer Chiefs appears in ninth place with 30 points, tied with Chippa United and Marumo Gallants, in addition to being two above Magesi.

Orlando Pirates, on the other hand, have won 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last games. On Saturday (19), they drew 0-0 with Pyramids in the first leg of the CAF Champions League. On Friday (25), by 3-2, the defeat came away from home to Pyramids, in the return game, with goals from Mayele (2) and Sobhi, while Ratomo and Nkota scored. And on Wednesday (30), by 1-0, the defeat came away from home to Sekhukhune, with a goal from Yamba Yamba.

Kaizer Chiefs come into today's game with one win, one draw and one defeat in their last games. On April 13, they won 2-1 against Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi-final of the South Africa Cup, away from home, with goals from Duba and Du Preez, while Mokoena scored. On Saturday (19), they drew 0-0 with Chippa United away from home. And on Saturday (26), they lost 2-1 at home to Marumo Gallants, with goals from Mathiane and Msendami, while Lilepo scored.

Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates live stream will face each other this Saturday (3), at the FNB Stadium, at 9 am ET, for the Betway Premiership. The clash is valid for the Saturday of games of the competition here on VAVEL.