Week 17 features a match on Wednesday Mar 2nd, where Cape Town City will travel to Johannesburg to battle Orlando Pirates in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Orlando Pirates sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Golden Arrows. Neither Orlando Pirates nor Golden Arrows could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Orlando Pirates should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Cape Town City recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Golden Arrows. Khanyisa Mayo scored the first goal for Cape Town City in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Golden Arrows was frustrated by Cape Town City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cape Town City ended the match with the shutout victory. Cape Town City is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Orlando Pirates and Cape Town City last played eachother at the Cape Town Stadium on the 2nd of October. Cape Town City and Orlando Pirates battled to a 1-1 draw. Happy Quinton Jele scored the first goal for Orlando Pirates in the 14th minute, then Mduduzi Mdantsane tied it up for Cape Town City in the 54th minute earning them at least the one point.
Cape Town City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Terence Makola and Fasika, and they each have 1 goal. Orlando Pirates is fortunate enough to have Kwame Peprah in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.