Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates

Play-offs 1/2 10 Apr 2026, 17:30
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
🏟 Richards Bay Sports Stadium 👤 C. Kistoor Round 24

Match report

Richards Bay shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Orlando Pirates in the Play-offs 1/2 on 10 April 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Orlando Pirates dominated possession with 82% of the ball and had 27 shots to Richards Bay's 6.

The match was played at Richards Bay Sports Stadium, with C. Kistoor in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 18% - 82% Shots 6 - 27 On target 3 - 8 Corners 1 - 16 Fouls 15 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Lindokuhle Zikhali
Richards Bay · 1 goal
8 Thulani Gumede 1 goal
7 Lebone Seema 1 goal
7 Oswin Appollis 1 goal
7 Ian Otieno 6 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–14 3–13
Shots On Goal 2–3 1–5
Ball Possession 28–72 —
Corners 1–7 0–9
Attacks 33–68 28–73
Match statistics
1 Corners 16
4 Substitution 3
61 Attacks 141
25 Dangerous Attacks 119
3 On Target 10
2 Off Target 10
18% Ball Possession 82%
6 Shots Total 27
3 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 10
0 Shots Blocked 9
2 Shots Inside Box 16
4 Shots Outside Box 11
15 Fouls 9
1 Corners 17
0 Offsides 2
24% Ball Possession 76%
3 Yellow Cards 0
6 Saves 1
180 Passes Total 532
116 Passes Accurate 449
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Richards Bay · 4-1-4-1
1 I. Otieno
22 L. Mabuya 37 S. Zulu 25 S. Mcineka 5 T. Sikhakhane
45 B. Nashixwa
30 S. Barns 20 M. Mthembu 36 L. Zikhali 17 T. Gumede
14 L. Mahala
Orlando Pirates · 4-2-3-1
24 S. Chaine
36 K. Sebelebele 33 L. Seema 5 N. Sibisi 7 D. Hotto
16 T. Mbatha 15 M. Nemtajela
12 O. Appollis 38 R. Mofokeng 11 T. Moremi
9 Y. Mbuthuma
Richards Bay
Coach
Papi Zothwane
Substitutes
  • 33 Wandile Ngema
  • 9 Ntlonelo Bomelo
  • 6 Tlakusani Mthethwa
  • 77 Luyanda Khumalo
  • 8 Thabani Zuke
  • 19 Siyabonga Nzama
  • 16 Salim Jamal Magoola
  • 31 Olwethu Mbambo
  • 53 Sanele Simelane
Orlando Pirates
Coach
Abdeslam Ouaddou
Substitutes
  • 17 Evidence Makgopa
  • 14 Andre de Jong
  • 28 Patrick Maswanganyi
  • 23 Sipho Mbule
  • 8 Makhehlene Makhaula
  • 43 Mpho Chabatsane
  • 35 Melusi Buthelezi
  • 21 Deano van Rooyen
  • 3 Nkosikhona Ndaba
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ E. Makgopa ↓ Y. Mbuthuma Orlando Pirates
  • 66' ↑ N. Bomelo ↓ L. Mahala Richards Bay
  • 66' ↑ W. Ngema ↓ S. Barns Richards Bay
  • 68' ↑ A. De Jong ↓ O. Appollis Orlando Pirates
  • 71' ↑ T. Mthethwa ↓ T. Gumede Richards Bay
  • 77' ↑ P. Maswanganyi ↓ T. Moremi Orlando Pirates
  • 86' ↑ L. Khumalo ↓ M. Mthembu Richards Bay
Cards
  • 71' W. Ngema Richards Bay
  • 84' I. Otieno Richards Bay
  • 87' N. Bomelo Richards Bay
Head-to-head
Richards Bay 1 2 draws 6 Orlando Pirates
2026-04-10 Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates 2 - 2
2026-03-11 Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay 2 - 0
2025-11-08 Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates 0 - 1
2025-01-26 Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates 1 - 3
2024-11-05 Orlando Pirates vs Richards Bay 1 - 0
2024-09-29 Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates 0 - 1
Recent form
Richards Bay D D D D W
Orlando Pirates D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates?
Richards Bay drew 2-2 against Orlando Pirates on 10 April 2026.
Who won Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates played?
The match was played at Richards Bay Sports Stadium.
Who had more possession in Richards Bay vs Orlando Pirates?
Orlando Pirates had 82% of possession, compared to 18% for the other side.