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CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round Friday, 23 October 2026 FT
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4:0Half-time 2:0
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Orlando Pirates winDrawAfrican Stars win
Kick-off
Fri 23 Oct
Expected goals
2.82
2.52 : 0.30
Favourite
87%
Orlando Pirates
Over 2.5 goals
52%
model chance
Both teams to score
25%
model chance
Prices compared
1
in the odds table

Best odds for Orlando Pirates vs African Stars

Bookmaker1X2Over 2.5Under 2.5BTTS yesBTTS no
1xBet1.116.2016.501.821.853.201.28Bet

Best price in each column is marked. Lines move; the bookmaker page shows the current one.

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Orlando Pirates to win partner prices

Best 1X2 lines behind the Orlando Pirates vs African Stars prediction: Orlando Pirates 1.11 (1xBet), draw 6.20 (1xBet), African Stars 16.50 (1xBet).

Shopping the three best prices lifts the payout to 89.1%; one bookmaker on its own returns roughly 94 to 96% on a match like this.

Goal market prices: over 2.5 pays 1.82 (1xBet) and under 2.5 1.85 (1xBet); both teams to score yes pays 3.20 (1xBet) and no 1.28 (1xBet).

Prices move until kick-off, and the bookmaker page shows the current one; the marked cells are the best lines at the last refresh.

87%

Our prediction

Orlando Pirates to win
BankerExpected goals 2.52 : 0.30-3.5% against the best price
Double chanceOrlando Pirates or draw
97% chance-
Goal lineOver 2.5 goals
52% chance1.82
BTTSNot both teams to score
75% chance1.28
Goal lineOver 1.5 goals
77% chance1.30fair
ScorelineCorrect score 2-0
19% chance5.29fair
Half-time / full-timeHalf-time Orlando Pirates, full-time Orlando Pirates
62% chance1.63fair

Orlando Pirates v African Stars head to head

1Orlando Pirates wins
0Draws
0African Stars wins
  • 17 Oct 26African Stars0:1Orlando Pirates

1 meeting since coverage began, 1 goals in total: Orlando Pirates scored 1, African Stars scored 0.

Orlando Pirates vs African Stars prediction

Orlando Pirates vs African Stars prediction, who wins and at what price

Orlando Pirates vs African Stars prediction for the CAF Champions League on Friday, 23 October 2026: the model makes Orlando Pirates a strong favourite at 87%, with the draw at 10% and African Stars at 3%.

The goal expectancy is 2.82 in total, split 2.52 to Orlando Pirates and 0.30 to African Stars. From that pair the grid gives over 2.5 goals 52% and both teams to score 25%.

The probabilities come from our match model, fitted to a Poisson pair of expected goals so every market on the page agrees with the others.

Orlando Pirates to win is the main selection, rated 87%. 1xBet offer the top price at 1.11. That price implies 90%, 3 points over the model figure.

At that price the market already expects this result, so the selection is a probable outcome rather than value. The goal lines carry the better return on Orlando Pirates vs African Stars.

For a safer line, orlando Pirates or draw covers 97% of outcomes at -.

The draw sits at only 10%, so the 12 double chance and draw no bet keep more of the price than usual.

Goals, BTTS and correct score for Orlando Pirates vs African Stars

On the goal lines Orlando Pirates vs African Stars reads 77% for over 1.5, 52% for over 2.5 and 31% for over 3.5, which leaves under 2.5 at 48%.

Over 2.5 goals is the goals selection at 52%; 1xBet pay 1.82.

The chance of both teams scoring is 25%, built from Orlando Pirates scoring in 92% of runs and African Stars in 26%; clean sheets come at 74% for Orlando Pirates and 8% for African Stars.

Not both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 75%.

Correct score: 2-0 leads at 18.9%, then 3-0 at 15.9% and 1-0 at 15%.

Half-time / full-time: half-time Orlando Pirates, full-time Orlando Pirates is the top combination at 62%. The model gives the first half 45% of the goals, which puts a first-half goal at 72%.

All markets, Orlando Pirates vs African Stars

Every chance below comes from the same score grid as the 87% / 10% / 3% split above, with the best bookmaker price where one exists and the fair price otherwise; the green bar marks the strongest line in each group.

Match result

Orlando Pirates to win87%1.11
Draw10%6.20
African Stars to win3%16.50
Orlando Pirates, draw no bet96%fair 1.04
African Stars, draw no bet4%fair 26.32

Double chance

Orlando Pirates or draw97%-
African Stars or draw13%4.51
Orlando Pirates or African Stars (no draw)90%1.04

Goals

Over 0.5 goals94%fair 1.06
Over 1.5 goals77%fair 1.30
Over 2.5 goals52%1.82
Over 3.5 goals31%fair 3.21
Over 4.5 goals16%fair 6.45
Under 1.5 goals23%fair 4.39
Under 2.5 goals48%1.85
Under 3.5 goals69%fair 1.45

BTTS

Both teams to score25%3.20
Not both teams to score75%1.28

Halves

First-half goal72%fair 1.39
Over 1.5 first-half goals36%fair 2.76
Second-half goal79%fair 1.27

Team goals

Orlando Pirates to score92%fair 1.09
African Stars to score26%fair 3.86
Orlando Pirates clean sheet74%fair 1.35
African Stars clean sheet8%fair 12.50
Orlando Pirates to win to nil68%fair 1.47
African Stars to win to nil3%fair 32.26

Odd or even

Odd number of goals50%fair 2.01
Even number of goals50%fair 1.99

Most likely scores

2-018.9%
3-015.9%
1-015%
4-010%
0-06%
2-15.7%

Half-time / full-time

Orlando Pirates / Orlando Pirates61.5%
Draw / Orlando Pirates22.6%
Draw / Draw8.6%
African Stars / Orlando Pirates1.5%
African Stars / African Stars1.4%

Questions about Orlando Pirates vs African Stars

Who will win Orlando Pirates vs African Stars?

The model gives Orlando Pirates the best chance at 87%, with the draw at 10%. A chance above 50% means the win is more likely than the other two results combined.

What is the correct score prediction for Orlando Pirates vs African Stars?

2-0 is the most likely scoreline at 18.9%. The probability is spread across many results, so over 2.5 goals at 52% backs the same picture with less variance.

Orlando Pirates vs African Stars both teams to score: yes or no?

The BTTS yes line is rated 25%. Orlando Pirates find the net in 92% of simulated matches and African Stars in 26%.

When do Orlando Pirates play African Stars?

Orlando Pirates vs African Stars starts at 18:00 UTC on Friday, 23 October 2026, shown in your local time once the page loads. The live score runs on the page and every tip is graded after the final whistle.

Our pick, Orlando Pirates v African StarsOrlando Pirates to win, 87%
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