The revived Orlando Pirates club travels to Port Elizabeth(PE) to meet Chippa United in the Absa Premiership league at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Saturday evening (18h00).

The Chill Boys are battling relegation. In all likelihood, they need positive results to avoid and/or escape the chop. They lie 12th on the log after 20 league games, posting a debilitating 22-point in the 2019/20 season.

Pirates are gunning for position two (2) in the league standings, taking advantage of the 2nd-place Mamelodi Sundowns off the Premier Soccer League schedules at this period – playing in the CAF Champions League game against Wydad Casablanca in Pretoria.

Fourth on 33 points after 19 games, The Buccaneers are in line to overtake Sundowns (on 35 points) should a win accrue this evening in PE.

A draw will peg them level on 34 points with SuperSport United. They are positioned 3rd and are scheduled for Saturday before the Pirates game.

Lamontville Golden Arrows vs SuperSport United FC

Golden Arrows kick off the Saturday fixtures with SuperSport in the Absa Premiership league at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Clermont, Durban, at 15h30.

Matsatsantsa a Pitori travel to Clermont 3rd on the log with 34 points. A win will plant them 2nd on the log.

The host, Abafana Bes’thende, are 9th and hope to improve their league position.

Highlands Park vs Baroka FC

In the night (20h15) league game, Highlands Park play Baroka at Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa.

With the bad streak the Lions of the North have been experiencing, their season has turned for the worst. However, they accumulated more points in the beginning league games of the 1st round to cushion them from the relegation drop. They need to start registering wins at all costs.

Baroka team visits Tembisa swelling with pride after beating Maritzburg in Polokwane last weekend. Even so, they need more wins to survive the dreaded drop.