Knox Mutizwa of Golden Arrows challenged by Happy Jele of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership 2018/19 match between Orlando Pirates and Golden Arrows at Orlando Stadium. (Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix)
The Soweto giants last tasted victory on the opening day of the league season when they beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-1 at home.
Since then, however, things have not gone well for the mighty Buccaneers as they have been knocked out of two competitions – the MTN8 and the Caf Champions League.
Things have not gone smoothly in the league either as Pirates were humbled 3-0 by Supersport United and then played out a goalless draw against Amazulu last week.
Caretaker manager Rulani Mokwena is under pressure to convince Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza that he deserves the job full time but a win against Arrows will go a long way to silence any critics.
Abafana Bes’thende, meanwhile have started the season with two wins from their first three games.
They did have a blip however when they suffered a 5-0 mauling at the hands of Bloemfontein Celtic but bounced back to beat Chippa United last weekend.
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