The AmaZulu vs Orlando Pirates head-to-head results in the last 5 matches clearly highlight how the Buccaneers have outperformed Usuthu.
AmaZulu hosts Orlando Pirates in Round 2 of the 2026/27 Betway Premiership season at the Kings Park Stadium in Durban on Wednesday, 12 August 2026. The match kicks off at 19:30 (SAST).
AmaZulu vs Orlando Pirates: Head-to-Head Analysis of Last 5 Matches
According to AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates’ head-to-head results, Pirates have defeated Usuthu in four of their last five matches.
Usuthu has struggled against the Buccaneers in recent matches, managing only one draw in the recent five encounters.
The reigning Betway Premiership champions have scored nine goals against AmaZulu in their previous five games, while conceding only two goals. Abdeslam Ouaddou’s side has kept three clean sheets against the Durban-based team in their last five meetings.
The AmaZulu vs Orlando Pirates fixture has seen over 1.5 goals in four of their past five clashes, with Pirates scoring the most goals.
In terms of corner kicks, the fixture has produced over 9.5 corners in five of the last five encounters, with the Sea Robbers winning the most corners in four games.
Below, SportPurse zooms in on the head-to-head results of the last 5 matches between AmaZulu and Orlando Pirates, from 2024 to 2026.
Orlando Pirates 3-0 AmaZulu
The defending Betway Premiership champions, Orlando Pirates, thrashed AmaZulu 3-0 in a league thriller at Orlando Stadium on 18 April 2026.
The Sea Robbers made their intentions clear when Yanela Mbuthuma opened the scoring in the 14th minute, assisted by Tshepang Moremi. 2025/26 Midfielder of the Season Oswin Appollis then doubled Pirates’ lead in the 45+1 minute, assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
The 2025/26 Player of the Season, Mofokeng, then extended the hosts’ score to 3-0 in the 59th minute. Nkosikhona Ndaba provided the assist.
Mofokeng, who has transferred to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium, then blew a massive chance to make it 4-0. He failed to convert from the spot in the 75th minute.
Pirates took a whopping 14 shots on target in the statement victory, while the struggling AmaZulu took only one. The Buccaneers also won 10 corner kicks when they outclassed Usuthu, while the latter won only two.
AmaZulu 0-2 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates thumped AmaZulu 2-0 in a thrilling Betway Premiership showdown at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on 3 February 2026.
2025/26 Players’ Player of the Season Relebohile Mofokeng opened the scoring in the 16th minute, assisted by Bafana Bafana teammate Tshepang Moremi.
Usuthu goalie Darren Johnson then unfortunately gifted the visitors their second goal of the night, scoring an unlucky own goal in the 90+4 minute.
The Buccaneers took six shots on target in the dominant victory, while AmaZulu took two. The Sea Robbers also took seven corner kicks in the encounter, while the hosts took five.
AmaZulu 1-1 Orlando Pirates
With a bit of luck, AmaZulu held Orlando Pirates to a 1-1 draw in a closely contested Betway Premiership clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on 24 May 2025.
Patrick Maswanganyi gifted the hosts the opening goal of the match, scoring an unlucky own goal in the 66th minute. However, the visitors fought back and rescued a point away from home.
Simphiwe Selepe levelled the score in the 77th minute, sending the Orlando Pirates faithful into a frenzy. Both sides earned a hard-fought point after the 1-1 draw.
AmaZulu took four shots on target in the entertaining draw, while Orlando Pirates took three. Usuthu won only three corner kicks, while the Sea Robbers took 11 corners.
Orlando Pirates 2-1 AmaZulu
Mohau Nkota scored a brace when Orlando Pirates edged AmaZulu 2-1 in a Betway Premiership thriller at Orlando Stadium on 25 October 2024.
Nkota, who has since transferred to Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League, broke the deadlock in the 31st minute, assisted by Relebohile Mofokeng.
Nkota then doubled Pirates’ lead in the 37th minute, again assisted by Mofokeng. Hendrick Ekstein scored AmaZulu’s consolation goal in the 90+3rd minute, changing the score to 2-1.
The hosts took four shots on target, while Usuthu took two. The Buccaneers also took 10 corner kicks in the narrow win, while AmaZulu took three.
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Orlando Pirates 1-0 AmaZulu
Orlando Pirates edged ten-man AmaZulu 1-0 in a fiercely contested league clash at Orlando Stadium on 20 April 2024.
The referee reduced the visitors to ten players early in the first half after showing Abbubaker Mobara a red card for a serious foul in the 22nd minute. Excluding Mobara’s red card, the referee produced 12 yellow cards in the physical contest (eight to Pirates and four to AmaZulu).
Former Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa broke the deadlock in the 75th minute, assisted by Monnapule Saleng. Mabasa’s decisive goal secured three points for the Buccaneers.
Pirates took four shots on target in the clash, while AmaZulu took two. The hosts also took three corner kicks, while Usuthu won seven corners.
For a live score of the AmaZulu vs Orlando Pirates fixture and a detailed match timeline, including scorers, cards, and substitutions, visit our live scores page.
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