2025-26 Betway Premiership
Richards Bay v Orlando Pirates
Richards Bay Stadium
Friday 10 April 2026
19:30
Orlando Pirates will target a rise to top spot in the
Betway Premiership when they face Richards Bay FC at the Richards Bay Stadium on the evening of Friday 10 April 2026, kick-off at 19:30.
Pirates come into the match on the back of an impressive 5-0 home win over Golden Arrows in midweek, with braces from Oswin Appollis and Relebohile Mofokeng inspiring the team to a fifth win from their last six Premiership matches.
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This has left the Buccaneers two points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns (who will be absent from domestic action this weekend), meaning a win in uMhlathuze on Friday will leapfrog them to first place and boost their hopes of ending the Brazilians’ eight-year hegemony of the league title.
Richards Bay, however, will be no easy prey for the Soweto giants. The Natal Rich Boyz broke a losing run of three league games by defeating Stellenbosch FC 2-1 in midweek – with goals from Sanele Barns and Moses Mthembu.
The result left them two points off the top half of the log, which will be a key target for coach Papi Zothwane and his charges between now and the end of the campaign.
Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou, meanwhile, has promised that his team will fight for the title right to the death: “Pirates are still alive and we’re going to fight until the end whatever happens.”
He added, “It’s difficult, we have two teams [Pirates and Sundowns] now fighting. I think it’s very good for the South African league. For me, I always said it’s the best in Africa, so the fans deserve to have this race until the end and to have interest because if there’s no interest in football, people lose it and are now interested any more.”
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In head-to-head stats, Bay and Pirates have met in seven league matches since the 2022-23 season. The Buccaneers have four wins compared to one for the Natal Rich Boyz, while two games have been drawn.
The teams last met in the league in March, with Pirates winning 2-0 at the Orlando Stadium thanks to goals from Oswin Appollis and Evidence Makgopa.
Head-to-head stats: Richards Bay v Orlando Pirates (league only)
Matches played: 7
Bay wins: 1
Pirates wins: 4
Draws: 2
Betway Premiership weekend fixtures
Friday 10 April
19:30: Richards Bay v Orlando Pirates
Saturday 11 April
15:00: Golden Arrows v Durban City
15:00: Siwelele FC v AmaZulu FC
17:30: Sekhukhune United v Magesi FC
20:00: Chippa United v Polokwane City
Sunday 12 April
15:00: Kaizer Chiefs v TS Galaxy
17:30: Marumo Gallants v Orbit College
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