Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates Prediction: We expect both teams to find the net

Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates Prediction and Odds on 12 August 2025

Thohoyandou Stadium will host the match between Mamelodi and AmaZulu as part of the South Africa Betway Premiership Round 2 matchup. Marumo Gallants will aim to secure a win on their home soil and extend their 1st win of the season to two games, while Orlando Pirates will aim to prevent a defeat on the road, to avoid losing a consecutive games early this season.

Marumo Gallants: Forms and Statistics

Marumo Gallants recorded a win against Richard Bay in their opening matchup of the season, picking a 2-1 win in the closed match. In this match, Marumo Gallants had their early goals in 3rd minute thanks to Bheki Mabuza, while Edgar Manaka was sent off the pitch due to his aggressive play in 39th minute. However, they conceded against themselves in 55th minutes from Lundi Mahala who was substituted in 46th minute before the scored. Nevertheless, Simo Mbhele gave them winning goals in 90+1 minute. Coming into this match, Marumo Gallants will aim to secure a win on their home soil and extend their previous win to two games.

Marumo Gallants Lineups

🔖 Marumo Gallants Confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Arubi (GK); Ncube, Sikhosane, Chabatsane, Mabotja; Nhlapo, Mphambaniso, Sithole; Mabuza, Khumalo, Msendami

Orlando Pirates: Forms and Statistics

Orlando Pirates suffered a defeat against Sekhukhune in their opening matchup of the season, losing a 0-1 defeat in the closed match. In the match, Orlando Pirates ended in a scoreless draw at halftime, while they conceded in early 48th minute in second halftime. During this matcy, Orlando Pirates had 67% ball possession, 13 total shots, 3 shots on target and 9 corner kicks. However, before the match, they were victorious nagainst Polokwane and Granda CF. During these games, they have scored 4 goals while conceding 1. Going into this match, Orlando Pirates will aim to secure win and bounce back to winning ways following their previous defeat.

Orlando Pirates Lineups

🔖 Orlando Pirates Confirmed lineup (4-3-3):

Chaine (GK); Shandu, Sibisi, Mbokazi, Hotto; Nduli, Mbule; Appollis, Maswanganyi, Mofokeng; Radiopane.

Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates: Head-to-Head Statistics

Marumo Gallants won one of their last five ganmes, while Orlando Pirates won four games. Meanwhile, both teams scored against one another in one game, and more than two goals were recorded in one game.

Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates: Betting Tips & Odds

• In three of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, they have taken more than 7 corners. This option is provided on the Bet365 bookmaker website for odds of 1.66;
• In one of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, they have had BTTS. This option is provided on the Betway bookmaker website for odds of 2.20;
• In three of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, they have had BTTS-NO. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In one of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, they have had over 2.5 goals. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 2.35;
• In one of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, they have had one goal at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.60;
• In one of their last five games between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates, have had a draw at halftime. This option is provided on the 1XBet bookmaker website for odds of 1.91

Marumo Gallants vs Orlando Pirates match Prediction 12 August 2025

Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates were able to concede in their opening matchup, and since both teams will aim to secure a win against one another in this match, I expect both teams to find the net even though they managed to score against one another in their last five head-to-head games, while I expect at least two goals to be recorded. Meanwhile, since both teams were able to receorded multiple corner kicks in their opening match of the season, I expect a high attacking spirit in this encounter, while I expect more than 7 corner kicks to be recorded since both teams will not give yup in front of the net easily.

Below are our predictions for this game.

Our match prediction: Total 2 goals for a coefficient of 1.73 in the 1XBet bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: BTTS for a coefficient of 2.21 in the Betway bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Over 7 corner kicks for a coefficient of 1.66 in the Bet365 bookmaker.