Orlando Pirates brushed aside TS Galaxy 2-0 in a Betway Premiership clash at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. The Buccanneers moved up the league table after their impressive victory.
Evidence Makgopa and Tshegofatso Mabasa scored for Abdeslan Ouaddou’s side, securing three crucial points. Pirates, who have played seven league matches, now have 15 points and occupy the third spot in the league table.
They’ve won five and lost two out of their seven games. Pirates is just six points behind league leaders, Mamelodi Sundowns, who have played three games more than Pirates.
Orlando Pirates were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute after a foul on Masindi Nemtajela inside the box. Evidence Makgopa put the hosts in the lead when he converted from the spot in the 20th minute.
Ouaddou’s men scored their second goal late in stoppage time. Tshegofatso Mabasa, who replaced Makgopa in the 61st minute, scored in the 90+4 minute, making sure that Bucs secured maximum points from their home game.
Pirates were the better side on the night, scoring twice from six shots on target. The South African football giants played attacking football, taking a total of 14 shots at TS Galaxy’s goal.
Adnan Beganovic’s side only managed six shots the entire 90 minutes, and tested Pirates’ goalie Sipho Chaine only three times.
Orlando Pirates Latest Results
A few days back, Orlando Pirates hammered Lioli 4-0 in the second leg of their CAF Champions League match on 27 September 2025. Both Tshepang Moremi and Yanela Mbuthuma scored twice in the encounter.
Moremi scored his brace in the 45+3 and 48th minutes, and Mbuthuma found the back of the net in the 78th and 80th minutes.
In a league match on 23 September 2025, the Sea Robbers edged Siwelele 1-0. Oswin Appollis scored the only goal of the eighth round clash in the 80th minute.
TS Galaxy Latest Results in Betway Premiership
TS Galaxy thrashed AmaZulu 3-1 in their last league match on 24 September 2025. Seluleko Mahlambi scored TS Galaxy’s opening goal in the 12th minute. It was 1-0 going into the halftime break.
AmaZulu’s Keegan Allan gifted TS Galaxy a second goal when he unfortunately scored in his own net in the 49th minute. Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya pulled one back for the 10-man AmaZulu in the 70th minute. Mory Keita made it 3-1 in the 80th minute, putting the game beyond AmaZulu.
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Orlando Pirates vs TS Galaxy: Head-to-Head
Before this fixture, Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy played a 1-1 draw in their last Betway Premiership match on 17 May 2025. Both sides scored in the second half of the encounter. The Buccaneers’ Bandile Shandu put his side ahead in the 64th minute.
Just when Pirates thought they would secure maximum points in the match, Mpho Mvelase replied for TS Galaxy in the 90+4 minute, breaking the hearts of Bucs’ players and supporters.
On 29 October 2024, Orlando Pirates thumped TS Galaxy 2-0. Thalente Mbatha opened the scoring in the 16th minute of the sixth round clash. Relebogile Mofokeng put the Betway Premiership game beyond TS Galaxy in the 72nd minute when he scored the second goal. The visitors went away with maximum points on the night.
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Orlando Pirates Fixtures:
- On Saturday, 4 October 2025, Orlando Pirates hosts Siwelele at Orlando Stadium in the first round of the Carling Knockout. The clash kicks off at 15:00.
- On Friday, 17 October 2025, Orlando Pirates will compete in the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Their opposition and the time of the encounter are yet to be determined.
TS Galaxy Fixtures:
- On Saturday, 4 October 2025, TS Galaxy will square off with Orbit College at Olympia Park Stadium in the first round of the Carling Knockout. The showdown kicks off at 15:00.
- On Saturday, 18 October 2025, TS Galaxy will face Magesi at Seshego Stadium. The Betway Premiership match starts at 17:30.
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