Orlando Pirates vs Mamelodi Sundowns

SportsBrief.com News - Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns will renew the battle at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Stanton Fredericks and Phumudzo ...

A video on Twitter near the venue showed these cars in various states of disrepair. Pirates, who have suddenly turned red-hot in front of goals, lie in fourth place on 29 points after 18 matches. Apart from thumping their visitors 3-0 in a second-leg MTN 8 Wafa Wafa encounter in Polokwane last October, the hosts have been subjected to grief by the defending league champions.

Many Orlando Pirates fans will be looking back to September 2022 when Bucs handed Mamelodi Sundowns a 3-0 hiding in the second leg of their MTN8 semi-final.

Sundowns' first goal was a lucky one after Pirates keeper Moeneeb 'Slimkat' Josephs saved Katlego Mphela’s penalty, but he could not stop the striker from burying the rebound. At the time, the 'Brazilians' were overwhelming favourites but Pirates, spearheaded by former Sundowns striker Kermit Erasmus, were unstoppable on the day. Their lone shot on target was a long-range effort from Teboho Mokoena but goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane took care of the danger.

Saturday's clash between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns in Soweto has the potential of being a blockbuster as the Buccaneers attempt to stop the ...

The second time in a year that Pirates had been beaten 3-0 at home, but the first in May came after they had already secured the title and moved their game against Stellenbosch FC to the University of Pretoria Stadium. Pirates then held their hosts at bay, restricting their chances to fire shots at goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane in the first half but having some good fortune after the break when substitute Neo Maema shot just wide on the hour mark. It took 20 minutes for Sundowns to open the scoring through Themba Zwane and then Percy Tau added a second for Sundowns two minutes before the interval. Pirates were top of the table and looking to strengthen their chances of taking the title but their best-laid plans were blown away at the Johannesburg Stadium as Sundowns weathered a first-half onslaught from their hosts and then sucker-punched them after halftime. Bucs conceded a penalty in the 62nd minute, and this Ricardo Nascimento made no mistake from the spot. Musa Nyatama made it 2-1 to Sundowns but, in the closing stages, Tlou Segolela snapped up a loose clearance to hammer home on the half volley and then Bongani Ndulula sent Wayne Sandilands the wrong way with a decisive penalty.

Saturday's "Star Derby" between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns that wlll play out at the Orlando Stadium is a football purist' dream with none of the ...

[File image] Soccer ball on a corner flag. All 16 DSTV premiership teams will be in action this weekend with two matches scheduled for this evening ...

They are leaders of the log. They are a team on form, but we also on form. However, Sundowns ran rings around Pirates in their last league encounter. Of course, it’s a very tough month for us, but we take one game at a time. “Next week, I believe it’s going to be very tough for us. All eyes will be on this fixture with Sundowns on a 14-match winning streak, while Pirates seem to have rediscovered their form and have won three matches in a row.

Follow all of the live action from today's crunch DStv Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns below.

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