Friday, April 4, 2014

Absa Premiership Match Press Kits Supersport United v Orlando Pirates 5 April


ABSA PREMIERSHIP

2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates

Lucas Moripe Stadium
Saturday 05 April 2014
15h00 kick-off

Match background   

-       SuperSport United and Orlando Pirates will both be looking to bounce back from midweek Absa Premiership defeats when they clash at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday, 05 April 2014, kick-off at 15h00.

-       SuperSport have gone four league matches without a win and suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Maritzburg United in midweek.

-       The Tshwane side has claimed 18 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.

-       Their next three league opponents are Free State Stars, Ajax Cape Town (both away) and Bidvest Wits (home).

-       Matsatsantsa are placed eighth on the Absa Premiership log with 34 points from 23 matches.

-       Pirates suffered a third defeat from their last six league matches when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Mpumalanga Black Aces in midweek.

-       The Soweto side has claimed 16 points from their 10 away matches so far this season.

-       Their next three league opponents are Maritzburg United (home), Bloemfontein Celtic (away) and Platinum Stars (home).

-       The Buccaneers are placed fourth on the Absa Premiership log with 37 points from 23 matches.

-       In head-to-head stats, SuperSport and Pirates have met in 45 league matches since 1990.

-       The Buccaneers have 20 wins compared to 14 for Matsatsantsa, while 11 matches have been drawn.

-       SuperSport have won eight of their 22 home matches against Pirates, suffering nine defeats in the process.

-       When the teams met earlier this season in Soweto, Matsatsantsa claimed a 2-1 away win thanks to goals from Niang and Ndlovu.

-       SuperSport’s line-up from their 3-1 loss to Maritzburg: Williams, Moloi, Diouf, Gyimah, Dean (Niang 64’), Mkhabela, Mokeke, Chenene (Manyama 64’), Phala, Mahlangu, Grobler.

-       Pirates’ line-up from their 1-0 loss to Aces: Dauda, Nyauza, Mahamutsa, Sangweni, Matlaba, Myeni (Pelembe 83’), Manyisa, Ntshumayelo, Segolela, Makola, Majoro (Bacela 67’).
                                                                                                                       
Previous meetings   

Last ten league meetings

Season          Result                                                Scorers

2008/09          SuperSport 1-1 Pirates       Laffor; Mabalane
2009/10          SuperSport 3-0 Pirates       Klate 2 (1 pen), Monterio
2009/10          Pirates 0-0 SuperSport
2010/11          SuperSport 0-1 Pirates       Mbuyane
2010/11          Pirates 0-1 SuperSport       Gould
2011/12          Pirates 3-0 SuperSport       McCarthy (pen), Chansa, Mabena
2011/12          SuperSport 1-2 Pirates       Doutie; Rantie, Lekgwathi
2012/13          SuperSport 0-0 Pirates
2012/13          Pirates 1-0 SuperSport       Manyisa
2013/14          Pirates 1-2 SuperSport       Jele; Niang, Ndlovu

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 1990)

Home                                    
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
SuperSport    22        8          5          9          25        28
Pirates            23        11        6          6          31        16

Away
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
SuperSport    23        6          6          11        16        31
Pirates            22        9          5          8          28        25

Total 
                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA
SuperSport    45        14        11        20        41        59
Pirates            45        20        11        14        59        41

Fixtures and results

SuperSport United

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No       Date                H/A     Opponent      (HT) Result    Goal scorers

1          03/08/13         H         FS Stars         (1-1) W 4-1    Niang pen 45’ 90+3’, Chenene 49’, Doutie 85’
2          28/08/13         A         U Pretoria      (1-0) W 1-0    Maluleka 26’
3          31/08/31         H         Chiefs                        (0-1) W 3-1    Mkhabela 53’, Chenene 70’, Grobler 73’ pen
4          15/09/13         A         Aces               (0-1) D 1-1     Mathebula 79’
5          18/09/13         H         Swallows       (0-1) L 1-2      Gyimah 73’
6          21/09/13         A         AmaZulu       (1-1) D 1-1     Phala 9’
7          23/10/13         A         Maritzburg     (0-0) W 1-0    Mathebula 82’
8          27/10/13         H         Celtic              (0-1) D 1-1     Niang 80’ pen
9          03/11/13         A         P Stars           (0-1) L 0-3
10        09/11/13         H         Arrows            (1-1) W 3-1    Chenene 10’, Grobler 57’, Mathebula 64’
11        26/11/13         H         Ajax                (0-1) L 1-2      Zuma 86’
12        16/12/13         H         Sundowns    (1-0) D 1-1     Khumalo 21’
13        21/12/13         A         Polokwane    (1-0) D 1-1     Diouf 12’
14        18/01/14         A         Pirates            (0-0) W 2-1    Niang 56’, Ndlovu 67’
15        28/01/14         H         AmaZulu       (0-0) L 0-1
16        31/01/14         H         U Pretoria      (1-0) W 1-0    Manyama 9’
17        05/02/14         A         Chiefs                        (0-1) L 0-1
18        12/02/14         H         Aces               (1-0) W 2-0    Phala 28’, Chenene 60’
19        19/02/14         A         Swallows       (1-1) W 2-1    Chenene 36’, Ndlovu 51’
20        25/02/14         A         Wits                (1-1) L 2-3      Khumalo 22’, Doutie 84’
21        16/03/14         A         Celtic              (1-0) D 1-1     Niang 3’
22        19/03/14         H         P Stars           (0-1) D 1-1     Phala 62’
23        02/04/14         H         Maritzburg     (1-2) L 1-3      Grobler 7’

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No       Date                H/A     Opponent

N/A     -                       A         Golden Arrows – Postponed
25        05/04/14         H         Orlando Pirates
26        08/04/14         A         Free State Stars
27        15/04/14         A         Ajax Cape Town
28        19/04/14         H         Bidvest Wits
29        26/04/14         A         Mamelodi Sundowns
30        10/05/14         H         Polokwane City       

League position – 8th

                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
Home             12        5          3          4          19        14        +5        18
Away              11        4          4          3          12        13        -1         16
Overall           23        9          7          7          31        27        +4        34

Orlando Pirates

2013/14 Absa Premiership results

No       Date                H/A     Opponent      (HT) Result    Goal scorers

1          08/08/13         H         AmaZulu       (0-1) L 0-1
2          18/09/13         H         Polokwane    (0-0) W 1-0    Mahamutsa 63’
3          26/10/13         A         Chiefs                        (1-1) D 1-1     Erasmus 10’
4          27/11/13         A         Maritzburg     (1-0) W 1-0    Mbesuma 31’
5          30/11/13         H         Celtic              (0-1) L 2-3      Bacela 56’, Jali 90+1’ pen
6          16/12/13         A         P Stars           (3-0) W 3-0    Ntshumayelo 6’, Manyisa 16’, Klate 32’
7          19/12/13         H         U Pretoria      (0-0) W 1-0    Manyisa 53’
8          22/12/13         H         Arrows            (2-1) W 3-1    Jele 13’, Manyisa 25’ 90+5’
9          18/01/14         H         SuperSport    (0-0) L 1-2      Jele 90+1’
10        23/01/14         A         AmaZulu       (0-0) D 1-1     Gcaba 56’
11        27/01/14         H         Ajax                (1-0) W 2-1    Masuku 36’, Matlaba 56’
12        04/02/14         H         Wits                (0-1) W 2-1    Pelembe 56’, Erasmus 73’
13        08/02/14         H         Sundowns    (0-0) L 0-1
14        15/02/14         A         Polokwane    (0-1) L 0-1
15        18/02/14         A         Ajax                (0-0) D 0-0
16        25/02/14         A         Sundowns    (1-0) W 1-0    Masuku 37’
17        01/03/14         H         FS Stars         (0-0) W 2-0    Matlaba 48’, Makola 55’
18        08/03/14         A         U Pretoria      (0-0) L 0-1
19        12/03/14         A         Swallows       (1-0) W 1-0    Erasmus 9’
20        15/03/14         H         Chiefs                        (0-0) L 0-1
21        18/03/19         A         Aces               (1-1) D 1-1     Myeni 23’
22        29/03/14         H         Swallows       (1-0) W 1-0    Segolela 12’
23        02/04/14         H         Aces               (0-0) L 0-1

2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures

No       Date                H/A     Opponent

N/A     -                       A         Free State Stars – Postponed
25        05/04/14         A         SuperSport United
26        15/04/14         H         Maritzburg United
27        21/04/14         A         Bloemfontein Celtic
28        26/04/14         H         Platinum Stars
29        30/04/14         H         Bidvest Wits
30        10/05/14         A         Golden Arrows

League position – 4th

                        P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
Home             13        7          0          6          15        12        +3        21
Away              10        4          4          2          9          5          +4        16
Overall           23        11        4          8          24        17        +7        37

League standings

Pos     Team                                      P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts

1          Kaizer Chiefs                                    23        16        4          3          36        14        +22     52
2          Mamelodi Sundowns          24        15        4          5          43        24        +19     49
3          Bidvest Wits                          22        12        5          5          28        17        +11     41
4          Orlando Pirates                    23        11        4          8          24        17        +7        37
5          Mpumalanga Black Aces   24        10        7          7          28        25        +3        37
6          Platinum Stars                      24        9          8          7          26        25        +1        35
7          AmaZulu                               25        9          8          8          24        30        -6         35
8          SuperSport United               23        9          7          7          31        27        +4        34
9          Bloemfontein Celtic             24        7          12        5          30        28        +2        33
10        Moroka Swallows                 24        8          6          10        27        30        -3         30
11        University of Pretoria           24        8          4          12        21        23        -2         28
12        Ajax Cape Town                   24        7          7          10        21        27        -6         28
13        Maritzburg United                24        7          6          11        28        34        -6         27
14        Free State Stars                   23        5          6          12        22        34        -12      21
15        Polokwane City                    24        5          5          14        24        34        -10      20
16        Golden Arrows                     23        4          1          18        17        41        -24      13

Round fixtures

Friday 04 April 2014

20h00 – Moroka Swallows v Ajax Cape Town – Dobsonville Stadium

Saturday 05 April 2014

15h00 – SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00 – Mpumalanga Black Aces v Bidvest Wits – Mbombela Stadium
18h00 – University of Pretoria v Polokwane City – Tuks Stadium
18h00 – AmaZulu v Free State Stars – Moses Mabhida Stadium
20h15 – Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns – FNB Stadium

Sunday 06 April 2014

15h00 – Bloemfontein Celtic v Platinum Stars – Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium
15h00 – Maritzburg United v Golden Arrows – Harry Gwala Stadium

Club information

SuperSport United

Nickname: Matsatsantsa
Formed: 1994
Major honours: League titles: 3 (2008, 2009, 2010); Top Eight Cup titles: 1 (2004); National Cup titles: 3 (1999, 2005, 2012).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)
P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts
534     216     173     145     722     546     +176   821

Orlando Pirates

Nickname: The Buccaneers
Formed: 1937
Major honours: League titles: 9 (1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012); Top Eight Cup titles: 9 (1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2011); League Cup titles: 1 (2011); National Cup titles: 7 (1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2011); Other cup titles: 6 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1992); 1995 African Champions Cup; 1996 African Super Cup.
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season results)
P         W        D         L          GF       GA      GD      Pts

534     258     171     105     758     458     +300   945

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