On the 22nd of January, Orlando Pirates will host Stellenbosch in a clash of the Premier League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Orlando Pirates, recorded a 3-1 win against Golden Arrows. Monnapule Saleng scored the first goal for Orlando Pirates in the 28th minute, then in the 68th minute, Knox Mutizwa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Velemseni Ndwandwe. Orlando Pirates is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while stellenbosch sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Sekhukhune United. Ohizu scored the first goal for Sekhukhune United in the 34th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Stellenbosch couldn’t muster any offence and Sekhukhune United ran away with the shutout win. Stellenbosch looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Stellenbosch and Orlando Pirates last played eachother at the Athlone Stadium on the 10th of August. Stellenbosch and Orlando Pirates battled to a 1-1 draw. Nkosinathi Sibisi scored the first goal for Orlando Pirates in the 45th minute, then Júnior Mendieta got the equalizer for Stellenbosch in the 54th minute on a feed from Fawaaz Basadien squeezing out at least the one point for Stellenbosch. Orlando Pirates’s top weapon lately has been Monnapule Saleng, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.