On the 4th of September, Orlando Pirates and Maritzburg United will play a match in Pietermaritzburg in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Maritzburg United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Royal AM. Sera Motebang struck first for Royal AM in the 10th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maritzburg United couldn’t manage to score, and Royal AM took the shutout win. Maritzburg United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while orlando Pirates is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Tshakhuma. Paseka Matsobane Mako scored the first goal for Orlando Pirates in the 3rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Tshakhuma was frustrated by Orlando Pirates’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Orlando Pirates ended the match with the shutout victory. Orlando Pirates is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Orlando Pirates won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Orlando Pirates is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nkosinathi Sibisi and Deon Hotto each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Maritzburg United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Amadou Soukouna and Friday Samy, and they each have 1 goal.