Mpumalanga Black Aces will welcome Bidvest Wits at the Puma stadium hoping to get the elusive points. Neil Tovey has managed to mould a team of regular shape but they are yet to see the results of that effort in the league. Amaziyoni have been very regular in the way they surrendered points both home and away. They can claim to have taken the Pirates scalp a few weeks back, the Bucs are not the whole league.
The team that has a steady regular poor performance any team would love to hate, is Moroka Swallows. The Dube Birds reached the 2010 MTN8 Cup final and were Nedbank Cup champions last year, but they are yet to record win this season. With Bafana striker, veteran Siyabonga Nomvethe, Izinyoni have been flying too low and they will be hopping to shoot down Golden Arrows at Dobsonville Stadium.
Bloemfontein Celtic have been on the roll and look forward to keep the momentum they had of late. Phunya Selesele host Platinum Stars at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium. They beat Moroka Swallows 2-1 and are on high spirit under a new mentor. Stars will be banking on Owen Da Gama's inside knowledge of the team as Owen spent some reasonable time at the Free State team and he should know the mentality better.
Kaizer Chiefs and Santos will be sizing each other in the league fixture as the 2 teams are drawn each other in the Telkom Knockout Cup semi-final. Vladimir Vermezovic claims to be fielding a very strong team for the match and that is really no big deal to any coach as Boebe Solomons will want to beat them now and later irrespective of Siphiwe Tshabalala playing now or later. Tyron Arendse will be a worry for Amakhosi and the pressure of the players sizing each other may make it a boring affair, but on a good day, Chiefs can beat anyone with a second stream side.
ABSA Premier League rookies, Vasco da Gama will host neighbours Cape Town Ajax in their maiden derby tonight. Vasco have an array of decorated players who are yet to come to the party. In Ajax, they have a stubborn outfit that can be hard to crack and they need to be at their best to get a single point from this one. As common knowledge, derbies really do not need motivation but the team that takes the initiative is like a man that pays lobola and we will see where this one lands.
Mamelodi Sundowns suffered and embarrassing defeat to Maritzburg United in the Telkom Cup and Patrice Motsepe is in no party mood. They will come face to face with Steve Khompela's Free State Stars at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe who they hope to beat and maintain their log leadership. Nyasha Mushekwi and Mabhuti Khenyeza seem to be striking a balanced partnership and Lebohang Mokoena will be vital in providing penetrative support with straight runs into the box.
Unlucky AmaZulu meet onfire Orlando Pirates in a match they would love to win at all costs. The problem is that Pirates are not that charitable anymore and they are blowing hot and breathing fire. Usuthu would have loved to pin their tactics on individuals and Pirates do not operate that way. The Bucs have everyone scoring vital goals and Mabalane and Mbuyane seem to be enjoying their game of late. Jele and Jali are dominating the midfield in a way that keeps Krol happy. For the Happy People, it is a match they would love to win to take the confidence to the derby at the weekend.
The team of the moment, Maritzburg United are on cloud nine after beating Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout Cup. They are hoping to go a step further and kill off the fading champions, also from Pretoria, SuperSport United, in an Absa Premiership match at the Harry Gwala stadium. Supersport seem to have lost the bearings big time and there is no better time to put them to the sword than when they are still on the ground.
About the derby, will Chiefs avenge their MTN-8 loss to the Bucs?
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