Soweto derby | Kaizer Chiefs v Orlando Pirates: By the numbers

On the eve of the second and final Soweto derby of the 2021/22 DStv Premiership season between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, a look at the key numbers through the years.

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1 – The first-ever game between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates took place on 20 January 1970 in the Rogue Cup third place playoff, just two weeks after the formation of Amakhosi on 7 January 1970.

2 – Keagan Dolly, having scored on his league derby debut against Orlando Pirates in the earlier meeting between the sides this campaign, is looking to become just the second Kaizer Chiefs player in the PSL era to score for Amakhosi in both of his first two league games in a single campaign against the Buccaneers.

The other was David Obua in 2005/06. Siphiwe Tshabalala also scored home and away in the 2011/12 season against Orlando Pirates, but it was not his first derby outing.

3 – Having won their last two league games against Orlando Pirates, another win will see Kaizer Chiefs win three league games in succession over their Soweto rivals for the first time since the 1991 and 1992 seasons, when they won four league games in a row.

4 – Victory for Kaizer Chiefs will see Stuart Baxter lead Amakhosi to their fourth league win over Orlando Pirates with him at the helm. He will join Ernst Middendorp as the coach in the PSL era with the most league wins over the Buccaneers.

5 – Daniel Cardoso and Leonardo Castro both have four goals in this fixture in all competitions. One more goal for either will see them become Kaizer Chiefs’ top scorer in the Soweto derby in the PSL era. Cardoso has three league goals and one in a cup game, while Castro’s goals have come via two in the league and two in cup matches.

A goal for Cardoso will see him move above Siyabonga Nomvethe and Siphiwe Tshabalala and become Kaizer Chiefs’ top scorer in league games against Orlando Pirates since 1996/97.

6 – The last five league meetings between the teams have produced a winner, with Kaizer Chiefs winning four to Orlando Pirates one victory. This is the longest sequence of games in the PSL era that has seen a winner between the teams. The last time this fixture produced a winner in six successive league games was between 1989 and 1992 when seven games had a winner, with Kaizer Chiefs winning six and Orlando Pirates one.

7 – Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter is undefeated in 7 league derbies as coach against Orlando Pirates (W3 D4). Since 1996/97 no Kaizer Chiefs coach has gone through this many league derbies without losing to Orlando Pirates.

8 – Kaizer Chiefs chairperson Kaizer Motaung, once an Orlando Pirates player, scored 8 goals against his former club as a Glamour Boy.

9 – Kaizer Chiefs went 9 league games without a win against Orlando Pirates (D6 L3), between 7 March 2015 and 9 February 2019. The run was ended with a 3-2 Kaizer Chiefs home win on 9 November 2019. It was Kaizer Chiefs’ longest ever winless run in league games against Orlando Pirates.

10 – Twice has a match between the sides produced 10 goals, the first ever encounter between the teams in the 1970 Rogue Cup ended 6-4 for Orlando Pirates, while Kaizer Chiefs won 7-3 in the second leg of the 1972 Champion of Champions final.

19 – The fastest goal in the history of the derby match came after just 19 seconds from Mabhuti Khenyeza in Durban in November 2007, in a league game that ended 2-2. 19 is also the number of goals Kaizer Chiefs’ record goal scorer Ace Ntsoelengoe has in derby games for Amakhosi against Orlando Pirates.

42 – Kaizer Chiefs have won 42 of their previous 101 league games against Orlando Pirates, losing 23 and drawing 36.

52 – This will be the 52nd PSL era league game between the teams. Of these, Kaizer Chiefs have 15 wins to Orlando Pirates’ 12 and the remaining 24 games have ended in a draw.

78 – The number of different players who have scored for Kaizer Chiefs in official games against Orlando Pirates.

102 – The teams will meet in a league game for the 102nd time. The first league meeting was on 24 April 1971, a game Kaizer Chiefs won 4-3.

175 – This will be the 175th game between Amakhosi and the Buccaneers in all competitions since their first clash in the Rogue Challenge Cup third place playoff on the 24 January 1970. Kaizer Chiefs lead with 71 wins to 44, there have been 54 draws and 5 abandoned games.

223 – Kaizer Chiefs have scored 223 goals in their previous 174 games against Orlando Pirates who have netted on 189 occasions.

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