Orlando Pirates will be looking to get back to winning ways in the DStv
Premiership when they host Polokwane City at the Orlando Stadium on Friday
evening. The Buccaneers have made a slow start in the league and currently
occupy 13th position on the table with eight points, although they have
three games in hand. Meanwhile, Rise and Shine are in a good run of form,
as they are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.
Pirates will leapfrog Kaizer Chiefs in eighth spot on the log if they
manage to get back to winning ways. City’s only game after the FIFA break
was a 4-1 drubbing of SuperSport United in the Carling Knockout last
Sunday. Lehlohonolo Seema’s charges held Sekhukhune United to a goalless
draw in their last league game, as they maintained their fifth spot on the
log with 14 points.
The sides last met in the 2019/20 season, where the Buccaneers completed a
league double over City, scoring seven goals in the two games, as they
edged the first round clash 3-2 at home and hammered Polokwane 4-1 in the
reverse.
Orlando Pirates will be hoping that their recent record against City will
give them the edge on Friday evening as they look to get back to winning
ways in the DStv Premiership.
