A miniature bit over a month after their remaining visit to Pietermaritzburg, Orlando Pirates are encourage on town for one more assembly with Maritzburg United, this time for a Nedbank Cup Spherical of 16 conflict.
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The match kicks off at 18: 00 on Saturday, 27 February and it’s the Buccaneers’ third all of a sudden fixture in opposition to Maritzburg United, with the remaining two league encounters between these two sides each taking pickle at Harry Gwala Stadium.
Sizzling dart
It items the Soweto giants with the opportunity to expand their successful dart over the “Team of Alternative”, having prevailed on their two previous meetings.
When the Buccaneers registered victory at Harry Gwala Stadium in January this year, it change into their third away triumph in as many visits to the fabled venue, the put they have posted a total of eight wins in their remaining 15 attempts.
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The home side, on the various hand, has managed to beat Orlando Pirates lawful five cases in this period.
Sound defence
Key to the Buccaneers unbeaten hotfoot in opposition to the males in blue in novel cases has been a proper structure on the encourage, which has every now and then let in any targets in this fixture.
Since Maritzburg United remaining defeated Orlando Pirates, they have handiest managed a single procedure in eight matches.
The lone strike change into netted by Siyanda Xulu in a 2-1 defeat at Orlando Stadium in February 2018.
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Knockout football
Cup meetings between these two sides have been very few and a ways in between, with none taking pickle in over five years.
The rest time the Buccaneers played the Team of Alternative in a knockout rivals change into in October 2015 within the remaining eight of the Telkom Knockout.
On that occasion, the Soweto giants emerged victorious, with targets from Kermit Erasmus and Mpho Makola securing a pickle within the semis.
Their remaining Nedbank Cup encounter change into encourage in 2014, when Orlando Pirates went on to elevate the coveted trophy after edging previous Maritzburg United within the semis.
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