Saturday | February 1, 2025

The race for the Betway Premiership honours is hotting up with two South African giants locking horns this afternoon.

Orlando Pirates Football Club host their crosstown nemesis Kaizer Chiefs FC at the colossal FNB Stadium in Johannesburg at 15h00.

The Buccaneers [Pirates] are on a 6-point catch-up bet against the defending champions (Mamelodi Sundowns FC) perched on top of the log.

Sitting precariously 2nd on the standings with 27 points after 11 encounters, they an ambivalent Amakhosi [Chiefs] side lying 5th on the table.

Chiefs have accumulated 21 points in their 14 games this 2024/2025 league season. They need maximum points to improve and climb up the table.

However, the decades-old fierce rivalry between these Soweto behemoths is well known. This fixture has oftenly attracted much attention and continues. Today is no different.

Indeed, Pirates are a much better team on paper and form. Based on these obvious facts, they are the firm favourites.

Although Chiefs have had their struggles in the past league campaigns, they should hold their own in this anticipation face-off. They have come to the party in recent matches

The Soweto derby is a highly important fixture in SA football history. But the outcomes of this afternoon’s tie will not affect the league position significantly.

A win for the Buccaneers cements the hold behind log leaders. Meanwhile a Chiefs victory will see them hope one place to 3rd.

But for the footballing loving fans it is all about the bragging rights at stake. They will egg on their beloved clubs for triumph.