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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