Orlando Pirates fans are tearing their hair out at the attacking woes their Buccaneers are experiencing in the 2022/23 DStv Premiership. Photo: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates fire blanks in front of goal: The UGLY numbers!

Orlando Pirates fans are tearing their hair out at the attacking woes their Buccaneers are experiencing in the 2022/23 DStv Premiership.

by Garrin Lambley

04-01-2023 15:58

in Premier Soccer League

Orlando Pirates fans are tearing their hair out at the attacking woes their Buccaneers are experiencing in the 2022/23 DStv Premiership. Photo: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates fans are tearing their hair out at the attacking woes their beloved Buccaneers are experiencing in the 2022/23 DStv Premiership.

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After 14 matches to date, the Soweto giants have scored a mere NINE goals!

That’s a woeful average of just 0.6 per match.

AND … of those nine goals ‘scored’, two were own goals!

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In the only ‘good’ news, Orlando Pirates have only conceded nine goals, giving them a zero differential.

Only two teams have scored fewer goals at this stage of the season, namely bottom-placed Maritzburg United (seven) and eighth-placed TS Galaxy (eight).

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By contrast, log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns have found the back of the net on 28 occasions – at an average of two goals per match.

It’s no secret that scoring goals is the recipe for success in the PSL!

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Only six Orlando Pirates players have scored DStv Premiership goals this season – and no one has more than two goals.

The Buccaneers players to have found their way onto the scoresheet are: Monnapule Saleng (2), Nkosinathi Sibisi, Deon Hotto, Paseka Mako, Zakhele Lepasa and Bienvenu Eva Nga.

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Orlando Pirates will get the chance to improve on their goals scored tally when they take on Cape Town City FC in their next DStv Premiership match on Saturday, 7 January at 17:30.