Absa Premiership - Wits vs. Orlando Pirates
Date: 30 April 2014
Time: 19:30
Venue: Bidvest Stadium
Wits are on course to qualify for the Caf Confederation Cup come next season. The Students will have to overcome Orlando Pirates in their PSL fixture at the Bidvest Stadium tonight, and must go on to claim maximum points in their last two games to achieve that feat. With nothing really much to play for this season, Pirates will be hoping to keep the Bucs’ faithful smiling again, and will look for a top eight finish when the curtain falls on the 2013/14 campaign.
WITS:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 14.1
Entries into final third: 79.7
Successful passes: 276.9
Possession: 50.2%
Successful tackles: 25.4
Last three results:
Bidvest Wits 0-0 Kaizer Chiefs
SuperSport United 0-0 Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits 2-1 Moroka Swallows (Kebede 83’, Vilakazi 90’ + 3)
Key performers:
Defender: Kwanda Mngonyama, 3.7 tackles per game
Midfielder: Paty Faty, 48.4 passes per game
Forward/Striker: Sthembiso Ngcobo, 1.9 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Sibusiso Vilakazi (12)
Top assists:
Papy Faty (7)
ORLANDO PIRATES:
Averages per game for the season:
Shots on goal: 17.1
Entries into final third: 70.1
Successful passes: 346.9
Possession: 52.4%
Successful tackles: 26.3
Last three results:
Orlando Pirates 1-1 Platinum Stars (Bacela 60’)
Bloemfontein Celtic 1-0 Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 1-0 Maritzburg United (Pelembe 87’)
Key performers:
Defender: Thabo Matlaba, 3.6 tackles per game
Midfielder: Oupa Manyisa, 49.3 passes per game
Striker: Kermit Erasmus, 4.1 shots per game
Top goal scorer:
Lennox Bacela (13)
Top assists:
Daine Klate (7)
Key Stats:
Wits’ entries into the final third stats that stand at 79.7 are evident why the Students have been one of the most difficult teams to beat this season. Gavin Hunt’s side held Kaizer Chiefs to a 0-0 draw in their last clash, and will hope for a better result when they clash another Soweto giant in Orlando Pirates.
