ORLANDO PIRATES vs Sundowns is a titanic tussle between the last two MTN8 winners.
Pirates are the underdogs against Sundowns this weekend but all know that football is a funny game.
The game has been scheduled for Orlando Stadium from 3pm.
Although Pirates have lost their last five matches against Sundowns across all competitions, the mood in the Sea Robbers camp is good at the moment.
The Buccaneers actually won the last meeting between the sides in the MTN8, a 4-3 aggregate semifinal success in 2011-12. Rhulani Mokwena will feel as though he never got a fair chance when he was at Orlando Pirates, and that’ll prove as an extra incentive for him to put one against them tomorrow. Rhulani is a smart tactician and he faces a tough test tomorrow, and that should produce a thrilling spectacle.
There’s a wealth of attacking talent on both sides, and the head-to-head history points to plenty of action in the final third. We’re backing three or more goals in the match tomorrow. Sundowns have struck 14 times in their last five meetings with the Buccaneers!
Namibian hotshot Peter Shalulile is always good for a goal and perhaps his new Moroccan teammate Abdelmounaim Boutouil will fancy his chances from a set-piece, if he happens to make his debut?
There’s also Chilean Marcelo Allende as a goal-scoring option.
It should be a thrilling contest between the last two winners of the MTN8.
On Sunday, troubled Kaizer Chiefs versus AmaZulu in another thriller of a game at FNB Stadium. It kicks-off from 3pm.
