On Feb 17th, Maritzburg United will travel to Johannesburg to battle Orlando Pirates in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Orlando Pirates is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Mamelodi Sundowns. Cassius Mailula struck first for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 6th minute on a feed from Zwane, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Orlando Pirates couldn’t muster any offence and Mamelodi Sundowns ran away with the shutout win. Orlando Pirates is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Maritzburg United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against AmaZulu. Kwame Peprah scored the first goal for Maritzburg United in the 32nd minute, then Guily Manziba tied it up for AmaZulu in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Hendrick Ekstein squeezing out at least the one point for AmaZulu. Maritzburg United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Maritzburg United and Orlando Pirates last played eachother at the Harry Gwala Stadium on the 4th of September. Maritzburg United won by a score of 1 to 0. Amadou Soukouna struck first for Maritzburg United in the 80th minute on a penalty shot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Orlando Pirates couldn’t manage to score, and Maritzburg United took the shutout win.
Amadou Soukouna has been the most prolific scorer on Maritzburg United in his last 5 matches with two goals. Orlando Pirates is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ndlondlo and Monnapule Saleng each having 2 goals in their last five.