Ajax Cape Town will be looking to claim the scalp of Orlando Pirates when the teams meet in an Absa Premiership match at Cape Town Stadium on 31 January 2018, kick-off at 19h30.

Ajax has won just one of their last six league matches after playing to a goalless draw at home to Free State Stars on January 26. The Cape side has taken just four points from a possible 18 in the sequence and remains in the relegation zone.

The Urban Warriors have claimed 15 points from 10 home matches this season, though their last two turns as hosts have brought them four points: a 3-1 win over Platinum Stars on January 12 and then the above-mentioned stalemate with Ea Lla Koto.

Pirates claimed a fourth win from their last four matches when they defeated Platinum Stars 2-0 away from home on January 27. Since the turn of the year, the Soweto side has claimed 10 points from a possible 12.

The Buccaneers have claimed just 13 points from nine away matches this season, though their last match on the road saw them pick up an impressive 3-1 victory over log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns. 

In head-to-head stats, Pirates and Ajax have clashed in 37 league matches since 1999/2000. The Buccaneers have generally dominated the rivalry, claiming 21 wins and suffering just six defeats. The Cape side has won four of their 18 home matches against their Soweto counterparts, suffering seven defeats in the process.

When the teams met earlier this season, a goal from Bernard Morrison saw Pirates claim a narrow 1-0 home win back in September. The result extended Bucs’ unbeaten record against the Warriors to 13 league matches, with the Cape side’s last win in the rivalry arriving in the second half of the 2010/11 season.

Form and Fixtures 

AJAX CAPE TOWN

Season league results (most recent first): DLWLLLWDLDLWLLDWLDL

Next five league fixtures: Polokwane City (A), Golden Arrows (A), SuperSport United (H), Bloemfontein Celtic (A), AmaZulu (A)

ORLANDO PIRATES

Season league results (most recent first): WDWWLDDWDLDDDLWDWDW

Next five league fixtures: Maritzburg United (H), Chippa United (A), Kaizer Chiefs (H), Golden Arrows (A), Bloemfontein Celtic (H)

Head-to-Head

LAST 10 LEAGUE RESULTS

Season Result Scorers 

2012/13 Ajax 2-2 Pirates Nale, Losper; Chinyama, Makola

2013/14 Pirates 2-1 Ajax Masuku, Matlaba; Scott

2013/14 Ajax 0-0 Pirates

2014/15 Pirates 4-0 Ajax Jaakkola (og), Majoro, Sangweni, Erasmus

2014/15 Ajax 2-2 Pirates Nkoana, Norodien; Erasmus, M. Masuku

2015/16 Ajax 1-2 Pirates Losper; Erasmus, Majoro

2015/16 Pirates 2-1 Ajax Coetzee (og), Myeni; Nxumalo

2016/17 Ajax 1-2 Pirates Paulse; Ndoro 2

2016/17 Pirates 0-0 Ajax

2017/18 Pirates 1-0 Ajax Morrison

LEAGUE RECORD (since 1999/2000) 

Home

P W D L GF GA

Ajax 18 4 7 7 22 19

Pirates 19 14 3 2 37 9

Away

P W D L GF GA

Ajax 19 2 3 14 9 37

Pirates 18 7 7 4 19 22

Total

P W D L GF GA

Ajax 37 6 10 21 31 56

Pirates 37 21 10 6 56 31