Stellenbosch vs Orlando Pirates Prediction: The Buccaneers will avenge their opening-day defeat

Stellenbosch will square off against Orlando Pirates at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday. Both teams will meet for the first time in this competition, and Orlando Pirates seem to be the favorite here.

The Stells have had a poor start to the season, with three victories and three defeats. Stellenbosch have lost their last two matches in the premier league, sitting in 11th spot on the log. Stellenbosch head here after knocking out Supersport in the quarterfinals.

Stellenbosch were eliminated by Kaizer Chiefs last season and will be extremely cautious not to bow out at this stage.

The Buccaneers' only defeat this season was their opening game against Stellenbosch, where they had eighteen shots and failed to find the back of the net. Since then, the Buccaneers have won five and shared the spoils once.

Orlando Pirates displaced Sekhukhune United in the quarterfinals after scoring five times without a response from the visitors.

The Buccaneers are one of the best-attacking teams in the division, and we are confident they’ll avenge their opening-day defeat here.

Over their previous twelve meetings, Orlando Pirates have won six while Stellenbosch have recorded two victories and four games ending in a share of the spoils. Stellenbosch are the only team to have beaten Orlando Pirates this season in a (1-0) defeat. However, Orlando Pirates have won five and drawn once since then. The Stells have struggled in their last two games, losing back-to-back at home. Orlando Pirates have everything to play for in this encounter, and with their recent form, we expect them to secure all the points here; bet on an away win either half for 1.78.

Stellenbosch will always get a goal against the visitors; bet on BTTS for 2.06.

We expect the visitors to get the first goal here for 1.75.

Good luck!