Orlando Pirates vs TS Galaxy: PSL Match Report

Orlando Pirates vs TS Galaxy finished 3-0 to the home side at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, as Boitumelo Radiopane, Tshepang Moremi and Simphiwe Masilela scored either side of half-time to send the Buccaneers to a fifth straight Betway Premiership win. The result keeps Orlando Pirates second on the table, a point behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, while TS Galaxy’s troubles continue near the foot of the division. Referee Jelly Chavani booked six players in a game that never had a second outcome in doubt after Radiopane’s opener.

TS Galaxy’s latest result is in our Polokwane City vs TS Galaxy report.

TS Galaxy’s next outing is covered in our Polokwane City vs TS Galaxy preview.

Pirates are back in action on Saturday, and our Orlando Pirates vs Kaizer Chiefs preview covers the Soweto derby.

What was the final score between Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy?

Orlando Pirates won 3-0 against TS Galaxy at Orlando Stadium. Boitumelo Radiopane opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Tshepang Moremi doubled the lead five minutes into the second half, and substitute Simphiwe Masilela added a third in the 76th minute to complete a comfortable afternoon for the home side. It was Orlando Pirates’ fifth consecutive Betway Premiership win and continued an unbeaten domestic league run that stretches back to the start of the season.

One of the creators in that win is profiled in our Oswin Appollis stats and career guide.

Who scored the goals and when?

Boitumelo Radiopane broke the deadlock in the 18th minute, finishing from open play to settle Orlando Pirates into the contest early. Tshepang Moremi made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, just after the restart, before being withdrawn as part of a double substitution 16 minutes later. Simphiwe Masilela, introduced from the bench, rounded things off in the 76th minute for his side’s third, a result that flattered neither TS Galaxy’s resistance nor overstated how one-sided the afternoon had become by half-time.

How many cards were shown in the match?

Six yellow cards were shown, four of them to TS Galaxy players. Mpho Mvelase, Mlondi Mncwango and T. Kakora were all booked for the visitors, alongside a late caution for the returning Mvelase after his second-half substitution appearance. Orlando Pirates picked up two cautions of their own, for Ghampani Lungu in the first half and Thapelo Mokobodi in the second, plus a stoppage-time yellow for goalscorer Simphiwe Masilela that did nothing to change a result long since settled.

What does the win mean for the Betway Premiership table?

Orlando Pirates move to 22 points from eight matches, sitting second behind Mamelodi Sundowns on goal difference rather than points dropped, and with a goal difference of plus 18 that is the best in the division. Their unbeaten start to the season now reads seven wins and a draw, the platform for a genuine title challenge if Sundowns stumble. TS Galaxy, by contrast, stay 12th on 6 points from eight games, with one win, three draws and four defeats, and a goal difference of minus five that reflects a side still searching for consistency after missing out in last season’s lower reaches. See the full picture on our PSL table page.

How has Orlando Pirates’ form looked this season?

Orlando Pirates have been the form side of the Betway Premiership outside Mamelodi Sundowns, winning five matches in a row heading into this game and extending that run here. Their only blemish in eight league matches is a single draw, and a goal difference of plus 18 is built on the kind of comfortable wins this one represented. The Soweto giants will fancy their chances of overhauling Sundowns at the top if that form continues through the rest of October.

How has TS Galaxy’s form looked this season?

TS Galaxy came into the match on a mixed run (LLLDW in their last five) and leave with a damaging defeat to a side they were never likely to contain for 90 minutes. Their season so far, one win, three draws and four losses from eight matches, leaves them closer to the relegation zone than to mid-table safety, and this result does little to settle the nerves around Mpumalanga’s third top-flight club.

What is the head-to-head record between the two clubs?

Orlando Pirates have dominated this fixture recently. The two clubs’ last five meetings have produced four wins for the Buccaneers, including a 6-0 thrashing in March 2026, and a single 1-1 draw in May 2025 as the only blemish on an otherwise one-sided recent record for Orlando Pirates against TS Galaxy in all competitions.

The official PSL results page confirms the scoreline and round details for this match alongside the rest of the round’s Betway Premiership fixtures.

Orlando Pirates beat Chippa United 3-0 on 16 August and Kruger United 4-0 on 1 September, and both clubs have since met, as our Chippa United vs Kruger United report shows.

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Related player profiles: Pirates winger Tshepang Moremi and TS Galaxy striker Victor Letsoalo.