Maritzburg United V Orlando Pirates
Absa Premiership Round 29 – Maritzburg United vs. Orlando Pirates Date: 6 May 2015 Time: 19:30 Venue: Harry Gwala Stadium Maritzburg United are hoping to return back to wining form and simultaneously complete a double over Orlando Pirates in their league encounter tonight. The Team of Choice surprisingly lost their last league tie against Moroka Swallows and will now look to dent the Buccaneers' aspirations of a top two finish. Ezika Magebhula are free-scoring at the moment and have netted seven goals in two matches and are out to continue with that momentum. View Soccer Laduma's TV Schedule MARITZBURG UNITED: Averages per game for 2014-15 season: Shots on goal: 11.61 Entries into final third: 73.64 Successful passes: 270.46 Possession: 48% Tackles: 23 Recent results: Moroka Swallows 1-0 Maritzburg United Maritzburg United 1-0 Ajax Cape Town (Mokate 90' + 3) Bloemfontein Celtic 0-1 Maritzburg United (Lentjies 9') Key performers: Defender (most tackles): Philani Zulu, 3 tackles per game Midfielder (most passes): Ashley Hartog, 43.3 passes per game Forward/Striker (most shots): Mohammed Anas, 1.45 shots per game Top goal scorer (all competitions): Mohammed Anas (7) Top assists (all competitions): Mondli Cele (4) ORLANDO PIRATES: Averages per game for 2014-15 season: Shots on goal: 14.86 Entries into final third: 68.19 Successful passes: 364.11 Possession: 51.24% Tackles: 22.16 Recent results: Orlando Pirates 3-0 CF Mounana (Erasmus 24', 28', 56') Orlando Pirates 4-1 SuperSport United (M. Masuku 43', 55', Erasmus 45' + 1, Myeni 62') Orlando Pirates 0-0 University of Pretoria Key performers: Defender (most tackles): Thabo Matlaba, 2.82 tackles per game Midfielder (most passes): Oupa Manyisa, 49.4 passes per game Forward/Striker (most shots): Kermit Erasmus, 2.76 shots per game Top goal scorer (all competitions): Kermit Erasmus (14) Top assists (all competitions): Thabo Matlaba (8) View Soccer Laduma's TV Schedule Key Stats: The home side have entries into the final third (73.64 ) as well as tackles (23) in their favour ahead of tonight's clash, however Bucs will take heart from the amount of goals they have scored in their last matches to claim maximum points tonight.
