Orlando Pirates will be aiming to get back on the winning trail in the DStv Premiership table when they host Polokwane City on Friday evening.
DStv Premiership
Teams: Orlando Pirates v Polokwane City
Date: 26 October 2023
Venue: Orlando Stadium
Time: 19h30
The Buccaneers' slow start in the league continued after they were held to a goalless draw by AmaZulu on Tuesday.
The Soweto giants find themselves in lowly 13th spot on the table with eight points, although they have three games in hand.
Pirates will leapfrog Kaizer Chiefs in eighth spot on the log if they get back to winning ways.
Rise and Shine, meanwhile, are in a good run of form, as they are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.
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.
Here's how they line up:
Orlando Pirates: 35. Buthelezi, 27. Xoki, 49. Ndah, 2. Monyane, 7. Hotto, 30. Baloni, 4. Timm, 28. Maswanganyi, 3. Lorch, 25. Kimvuidi, 17. Makgopa
Subs: 40. Mpontshane, 5. Sibisi, 26. Shandu, 8. Monare, 11. Makaringe, 14. Saleng, 12. Otladisa, 95. Erasmus, 9. Lepasa
Polokwane City: 1. Sapunga, 2. Matuludi, 33. Ndlovu, 4. Nikani, 34. Nkaki, 21. Kambala, 17. Mashikinya, 8. Mabena, 9. Chauke, 7. Ramabu, 11. Appollis
Subs: 26. Myataza, 5. K. Baloyi, 20. Fikizolo, 16. Goovadia, 15. Raphadu, 3. Nkwe, 35. L. Baloyi, 31. Thuto, 6. Van Heerden
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