{"id":2705,"date":"2026-10-31T21:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2026-10-31T21:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T13:21:44","slug":"orlando-pirates-head-into-soweto-derby-with-a-formidable-defensive-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/31\/orlando-pirates-head-into-soweto-derby-with-a-formidable-defensive-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Pirates head into Soweto derby with a formidable defensive record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-20.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-20.png 800w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-20-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-20-767x511.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orlando Pirates have not yet let in a single goal from open play in the Betway Premiership this season, an impressive record they take into Saturday\u2019s Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Buccaneers have conceded only once in eight games, and that came from the penalty spot when AmaZulu\u2019s Zimbabwean forward Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya netted in a 1-1 draw in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, Pirates have gone more than 60 minutes of league football without conceding, keeping six consecutive clean sheets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That draw remains the only occasion on which Pirates have dropped points in the league this season as they seek to defend their Betway Premiership title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with Mamelodi Sundowns (W7 D2) and Chiefs (W3 D5), Pirates (W7 D1) remain unbeaten this campaign, while the next-best defence belongs to Lamontville Golden Arrows, who have conceded four goals. Both Sundowns and Chiefs have already conceded eight times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pirates have also been impressive at the other end of the pitch, scoring 19 goals, the second-highest tally in the league behind Sundowns (23).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Buccaneers boast the best goal difference in the competition at +18, three better than Sundowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chiefs have scored the third-most goals in the league with 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orlando Pirates have not yet let in a single goal from  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2705"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2707,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions\/2707"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}