Africa - CAF Champions League
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by Daniel Ngulu in CAF Champions League Predictions
South African giants Orlando Pirates have an easy outing in the CAF Champions League when they face Lioli from Lesotho. The two meet in the semi-final stage of the qualifiers, and the winner meets St. Eloi Lupopo or Al-Merreikh. We have a prediction for this match below.
Lioli do not have a suitable pitch and so will host this match in Cape Town. They’ve dominated their domestic league and come here unbeaten in the last 10, with eight wins.
Five of those 10 matches produced over 2.5 goals. In their previous home matches, the last five produced a total of 19 goals.
Orlando Pirates have stabilized after a poor start to the season and will definitely be expected to sail past this. Ahead of this match, Pirates eliminated Stellenbosch from the MTN Cup through post-match penalties after a 0-0 draw.
The South African side has a better pedigree at this stage and reached the semi-final stage of the competition last season. They will be looking to do even better this time, but the job at hand is to get to the group stage first.
Though winless in the last three Champions League matches, Pirates have only lost once in the last 15 in this competition.
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The Best Betting Odds for Lioli FC v Orlando Pirates Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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13 | 6.5 | 1.14 |
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17 | 5 | 1.18 |
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15 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
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17 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
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17.5 | 5.25 | 1.18 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Lioli FC and Orlando Pirates?
Our prediction for the Lioli FC vs Orlando Pirates match is: Pirates to win and over 2.5 goals.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 20/09/2025 between Lioli FC and Orlando Pirates in CAF Champions League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 20.44% for a win of Lioli FC against Orlando Pirates with odds of 17.5 at Bwin.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Lioli FC vs Orlando Pirates is 23.88% with odds of 6.5 at Bet365.
- Our prediction model gives a 55.68% chance ⭐ for a win of Orlando Pirates vs Lioli FC with odds of 1.24 at BC Game.
Lioli FC - Orlando Pirates Prediction and Best Odds:
| Lioli FC Orlando Pirates Prediction | Probability | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates wins | 55.68% | 1.24 at BC Game |
| Under 2.5 | 56.18% | 4.3 at Tonybet |
| Both Team To Score | 42.86% | 2.2 at Bet365 |
| Half-time: Draw / Full-time: Orlando Pirates | 25.28% | 3.75 at Bet365 |
Most goals and assists
Lioli FC
Orlando Pirates
P. Maswanganyi
(2 Goals)
Lioli FC - Orlando Pirates Key Points
- When hosting matches, Lioli’s last five averaged four goals.
- Orlando Pirates are unbeaten in 14 of 15 Champions League matches.
- Two of Pirates’ last four matches produced over 2.5 goals.
- Five of Lioli’s last 10 matches produced over 2.5 goals.
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Our Lioli FC vs Orlando Pirates Prediction
Lioli are facing one of the continent’s top teams and last season’s semi-finalists in this competition. It will be a massive upset if they can avoid defeat in this fixture, while it also doesn’t help their ambitions that they are hosting this match in South Africa, where Pirates enjoy a lot of support.
Pirates are unbeaten in 14 of their last 15 matches. There’s a possibility the Pirates will win comfortably here too. Our prediction for Lioli v Orlando Pirates is for Pirates to win and over 2.5 goals.
Last Minute: Pre-match odds analysis Lioli FC Orlando Pirates
| Lioli FC vs Orlando Pirates | Opening odds | Pre-match odds | Odds Movements |
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| Lioli FC wins | 10 | 13 | +30.0% |
| Draw | 5.5 | 6.5 | +18.2% |
| Orlando Pirates wins | 1.2 | 1.14 | -5.0% |
After kick-off, the latest odds movements show that:
- Orlando Pirates is most likely to win
- The odds for this bet have decreased by 5.0% since opening
- The probability of this result was 83.3% and is now 87.7% (4.4%)
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