Orlando Pirates are 2nd in the Betway Premiership standings on 19 points from 7 games: 6 wins, 1 draw and no defeats, one point behind Mamelodi Sundowns, who have played a game more. Pirates have conceded once in seven league games. Their next league match has moved: Pirates now host TS Galaxy on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 19:30 SAST at Orlando Stadium, not Sunday 18 October as first listed. Our published pick is Orlando Pirates to win at 71 percent.
The Betway Premiership standings today
Read on 4 October 2026 from the ESPN South African Premiership standings and checked row by row against the SuperSport log, which agrees on every position, game, win, draw, defeat and point. Points per game is our own calculation. Goal difference is left out because the two sources have disagreed on goal columns earlier this season.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | Pts | Pts per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2.71 |
| 3 | AmaZulu | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2.29 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 5 | Milford | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Stellenbosch | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Chippa United | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Durban City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Polokwane City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Kruger United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 14 | Richards Bay | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Siwelele | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Marumo Gallants | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 16 clubs | 114 (57 matches) | 34 | 46 (23 drawn matches) | 34 |
On points per game Pirates are top of the division at 2.71 against Sundowns’ 2.50. The log puts Sundowns first only because they have played once more. Pirates, Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs are the three clubs still unbeaten.
How Pirates got to 19 points
Every result below is on the ESPN Orlando Pirates schedule and was confirmed this week by a second source: the SuperSport results list and match report, the PSL’s own report, or independent match coverage.
| Date | Result | Venue | Outcome | Running points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Aug | Orlando Pirates 2-0 Milford | Orlando Stadium | W | 3 |
| Wed 12 Aug | AmaZulu 1-1 Orlando Pirates | Kings Park Stadium | D | 4 |
| Sun 16 Aug | Chippa United 0-3 Orlando Pirates | Kings Park Stadium | W | 7 |
| Tue 25 Aug | Orlando Pirates 2-0 Sekhukhune United | Orlando Stadium | W | 10 |
| Tue 1 Sep | Kruger United 0-4 Orlando Pirates | Mbombela Stadium | W | 13 |
| Thu 17 Sep | Orlando Pirates 2-0 Durban City | Orlando Stadium | W | 16 |
| Sun 20 Sep | Marumo Gallants 0-2 Orlando Pirates | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | W | 19 |
| 7 games | 16 scored, 1 conceded | 6W 1D 0L | 19 |
Five straight league wins since the draw in Durban, all five without conceding. Six clean sheets in seven games, and the one goal against came in the second match of the season.
The original number: a perfect record against the bottom half
We split Pirates’ seven games by where each opponent sits in the standings today, top half (1st to 8th) or bottom half (9th to 16th). Our own calculation from the verified results and today’s log.
| Opponents | Games | Results | Points won | Points available | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top half today: AmaZulu (3rd), Milford (5th), Sekhukhune (6th) | 3 | W2 D1 L0 | 7 | 9 | 2.33 |
| Bottom half today: Chippa (9th), Durban City (10th), Kruger (13th), Marumo (16th) | 4 | W4 D0 L0 | 12 | 12 | 3.00 |
| All seven | 7 | W6 D1 L0 | 19 | 21 | 2.71 |
Pirates have taken every available point from the bottom half, 12 from 12, scoring 11 and conceding none in those four games. The only points dropped all season were two at AmaZulu, who are third. Set that against Kaizer Chiefs, who have dropped four points to bottom-half sides, and the difference between second and fourth on this log is mostly the games a title side is supposed to win.
The title-race maths for 13 October
Pirates and Sundowns both play on Tuesday 13 October at 19:30 SAST, Pirates at home to TS Galaxy and Sundowns away at Richards Bay, so after that night both will have played eight games and the game in hand is gone. Here is every combination of the two results.
| Pirates result | Sundowns win (23) | Sundowns draw (21) | Sundowns lose (20) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates win (22) | Sundowns top by 1 | Pirates top by 1 | Pirates top by 2 |
| Pirates draw (20) | Sundowns top by 3 | Sundowns top by 1 | Level on 20 |
| Pirates lose (19) | Sundowns top by 4 | Sundowns top by 2 | Sundowns top by 1 |
| Nine outcomes | Two put Pirates top | One leaves them level | Six keep Sundowns top |
That line uses only our own published numbers: Pirates to beat TS Galaxy at 71 percent and Sundowns to win at Richards Bay at 76 percent. Pirates go top outright only if they win and Sundowns do not, and on those two figures that is 0.71 times 0.24, or 17.0 percent. The single most likely outcome is that both win, 0.71 times 0.76 or 54.0 percent, which leaves Sundowns top by a point. Treating the two matches as independent is an assumption, and we do not publish separate draw probabilities, so the level-on-points case is not priced here.
Next fixtures and our picks
Kick-off times are South African time, checked against the ESPN feed and the SuperSport list, which shows the same moments two hours earlier because its clock is UTC.
| Date | Fixture | Kick-off (SAST) | Venue | Our pick | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Oct | MTN8 final: Orlando Pirates v Mamelodi Sundowns | 18:00 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | Pirates to lift the trophy, 53%, close | Cup final, does not affect the log |
| Tue 13 Oct | Orlando Pirates v TS Galaxy | 19:30 | Orlando Stadium | Orlando Pirates, 71%, strong | Moved from Sun 18 Oct, confirmed by two sources |
| Sat 31 Oct | Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs | 15:30 | Orlando Stadium | Orlando Pirates, 58%, good | Confirmed by two sources |
| Wed 4 Nov | Siwelele v Orlando Pirates | Postponed, new date to be confirmed | Free State Stadium | Not published | Listed as postponed on ESPN |
Our record, including the losses
Every prediction we publish is graded in public and stays on the log. A draw counts as a loss when we backed a winner.
| What we publish | The figure | Verified |
|---|---|---|
| Overall graded record | 104 wins, 74 losses, 58% from 178 picks | Live site, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Picks at 70% and above | 24 wins from 28, 86% | Live site, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Betway Premiership picks | 6 wins, 7 losses, 46% from 13 | Counted from our public pick log, 4 Oct 2026 |
| Kruger United v Orlando Pirates, 1 Sep | Pirates to win, 66%: 0-4 WIN | Our pick log |
One graded Pirates league pick so far, and it won. One is not a hit rate and we will not dress it up as one. The figure that matters more is the Betway Premiership column, 6 wins from 13, which is the weakest league on our record. The 71 percent TS Galaxy pick sits in our strong band, which has won 24 of 28, in our weakest league.
Read next
- Orlando Pirates news, fixtures and our graded picks
- Orlando Pirates v TS Galaxy, now 13 October: our 71 percent pick
- MTN8 final, 10 October: Pirates v Sundowns
- Orlando Pirates news: the one goal that defines their season
- Soweto Derby, 31 October: Pirates v Chiefs
- Kaizer Chiefs standings and where their points went
- The full Betway Premiership log with points per game
- Mamelodi Sundowns hub
- Every PSL fixture with our picks
- Betway Premiership hub
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