7 April 2009 

Maritzburg United v Orlando Pirates

Date: 08 April 2009

Kick-off: 19h30

Venue: Woodburn Stadium

Match Info

 

  • Maritzburg United will host Orlando Pirates at the Woodburn Stadium for an Absa Premiership match on Wednesday evening, kick-off 19h30.

 

  • United have done very well in recent weeks to all but assure themselves of a place in the top flight next season, winning four of their last five games, including three victories on the spin.

 

  • Their most recent outing was a 2-1 win over Bidvest Wits, with Sipho Mngomezulu and Dikulu Bageta scoring the goals for the Team of Choice.

 

  • Pirates, who are chasing championship honours, could only draw 1-1 away to Bloemfontein Celtic this past weekend. Even a goal from talisman Teko Modise couldn’t inspire them to victory.

 

  • The Buccaneers are unbeaten in their last five games, but they will approach this as a must-win encounter if they are to keep alive their hopes of catching SuperSport United.

 

  • Pirates are placed second on the log (44 points), five points adrift of Matsatsantsa (49 points) with five matches still to be played. United are placed 12 th on 31 points, five and six points clear of Thanda Royal Zulu and Celtic respectively.

 

  • The teams have met five times in the PSL, with the Buccaneers winning three of those matches and losing just once.

 

  • Earlier this season the Soweto giants beat United 2-1, with goals from Lucas Thwala and Katlego Mashego, while Fanyana Dhladhla replied for the KwaZulu-Natal side.

 

  • United’s line-up from their 2-1 win over Wits: Babale, Mashishi, Bageta, Mkhonza, Ngwepe, Dhladhla, Arwuah, Mbemba, Mngomezulu (Ncubeni 66’), Davids (Zimba 46’), Aka (Pule 79’)

 

  • Pirates’ line-up from their 1-1 draw with Celtic: Josephs; Lekgwathi, Thwala, Makita, Mahamutsa, Mhlongo, Modise, Mabalane, Gumbi (Kamwendo 73’), Mushangazhike (Mbuyane 46’), Mashego

 

Match Statistics

United

League position – 12 th

P W D L GF GA Pts

Home 12 7 1 4 18 17 22

Away 13 2 3 8 11 28 9

Overall 25 9 4 12 29 45 31

Last five league results

Date H/A Opponent Result

24/03/09 H Bidvest Wits W 2-1

14/03/09 H Santos W 1-0

04/03/09 A Bay United W 2-1

21/02/09 A Golden Arrows L 2-5

08/02/09 A AmaZulu W 2-1

Remaining league fixtures

Date H/A Opponent

19/04/09 A Platinum Stars

02/05/09 H Moroka Swallows

06/05/09 H Free State Stars

09/05/09 A Thanda Royal Zulu

Pirates

League position – 2 nd

P W D L GF GA Pts

Home 13 8 3 2 17 7 27

Away 12 4 5 3 11 8 17

Overall 25 12 8 5 28 15 44

Last five league results

Date H/A Opponent Result

05/04/09 A Bloemfontein Celtic D 1-1

14/03/09 A Thanda Royal Zulu W 2-0

04/03/09 H Mamelodi Sundowns W 2-0

01/03/09 A Platinum Stars W 2-1

21/02/09 H Free State Stars W 1-0

Remaining league fixtures

Date H/A Opponent

23/04/09 A SuperSport United

02/05/09 H Kaizer Chiefs

06/05/09 A Ajax Cape Town

09/05/09 H AmaZulu

Head-to-Head Stats

2005/06

Classic 1 (King) Pirates 2 (Kitenge (og), Mathe)

Pirates 0 Classic 0

2006/07

Maritzburg 1 (Siphika) Pirates 0

Pirates 1 (Sikhwivhilu) Maritzburg 0

Telkom 1 st Rd – Maritzburg 2 (Ndlovu, Pule) Pirates 4 (Tefera, I.Chansa, Mogaladi (og), Tambal)

2008/09

Pirates 2 (Thwala (pen), Mashego) United 1 (Dhladhla)

Summary

League matches in brackets

Total Pirates Home Maritzburg Home

Played 6 (5) 3 (3) 3 (3)

Pirates won 4 (3) 2 (2) 2 (1)

Maritzburg won 1 (1) 0 1 (1)

Drawn 1 (1) 1 (1) 0

Pirates goals 9 (5) 3 (3) 6 (2)

Maritzburg goals 5 (3) 1 (1) 4 (2)

 

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