Blow by blow: Orlando Pirates vs Black Leopards

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Pirates currently sit level on points with Mamelodi Sundowns but occupy first position courtesy of a superior goal difference. However, Milutin Sredojevic’s side have played a game more than the Brazilians. The league is Pirates’ only chance of a trophy, having been knocked out of the Nedbank Cup, CAF Champions League and MTN8.

The Buccaneers are coming off the back of a narrow 1-0 victory over Bidvest Wits at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday, thanks to a 94th-minute Keagan Ritchie own goal. The Monday previous they drew 0-0 at home with title rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.

They will now go from facing title challengers to relegation battlers in their upcoming two fixtures. After Lidoda Duvha, the Sea Robbers play 15th-placed Free State Stars.

Meanwhile, Leopards are in 12th position with 25 points from 23 matches. Dylan Kerr’s charges fell to a 3-1 defeat against Polokwane City at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday and have won just one of their previous nine league matches.

However, Kerr will be buoyed by his side’s Nedbank Cup first-round upset of the Soweto giants in Thohoyandou earlier this season. Pirates won the reverse league fixture between the sides 2-1 in Polokwane.

Under Kerr’s mentorship, Leopards are a much-improved outfit and if they had taken their chances against fifth-placed Rise and Shine on Sunday, they could easily have come out on top. They are a team that play a fluid passing game and in Mwape Musonda, they have the league’s top goal-scorer with 12 goals. They enjoy knocking the ball around but have looked vulnerable on the counter-attack.

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