ABSA PREMIERSHIP
2013/14 Season
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Orlando Pirates v Mpumalanga Black Aces
Orlando Stadium
Wednesday 02 April
2014
19h30 kick-off
Match background
- Orlando Pirates will
welcome an in-form Mpumalanga Black Aces for an Absa Premiership clash at the
Orlando Stadium on Wednesday, 02 April 2014, kick-off at 19h30.
- Pirates returned to
winning ways in the league with a 1-0 triumph over derby rivals Moroka Swallows
on Saturday.
- The Soweto giants
have claimed 21 points from their 12 home matches so far this season.
- Their next three
league opponents are SuperSport United (away), Maritzburg United (home) and
Bloemfontein Celtic (away).
- The Buccaneers are
placed fourth on the Absa Premiership log with 37 points from 22 matches.
- Aces extended their
unbeaten run in the league to five matches on Friday night when they defeated
Ajax Cape Town 2-0 away from home.
- The Mpumalanga club
has claimed 11 points from as many away matches so far this season.
- Their next three league
opponents are Bidvest Wits (home), Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns (both
away).
- AmaZayoni are placed eighth
on the Absa Premiership log with 34 points from 23 matches.
- In head-to-head
stats, Pirates and Aces have met in 30 league matches since 1985.
- The Buccaneers have
claimed 13 wins compared to seven for AmaZayoni, while 10 matches have been
drawn.
- Pirates have won six
of their 14 home matches against Aces, suffering five defeats in the process.
- When the teams met
earlier this season they played to a 1-1 draw in Mpumalanga, with Ngalo and
Myeni scoring for AmaZayoni and Bucs respectively.
- Pirates’ line-up from
their 1-0 win over Swallows: Meyiwa, Jele, Matlaba, Lekgwathi, Mahamutsa,
Ntshumayelo, Manyisa, Makola (Erasmus 69’), Myeni (Masuku 85’), Bacela (Pelembe
46’), Segolela.
- Aces’ line-up from
their 2-0 win over Ajax: Mabokgwane, Mabaso, Mabizela, Mwanjali, Ngalo, Timm
(Tukane 80’), Qalinge, Zwane, Okonkwo (Zuke 63’), Nale, Ndoro.
Previous
meetings
Last ten league
meetings
Season Result Scorers
1995 Aces 0-2 Pirates Mphafudi, Skosana
1995 Pirates 3-0 Aces Silent, Maponyane, Mkhalele
1996 Aces 0-2 Pirates Sebola, Sikhosana (pen)
1996/97 Aces 0-2 Pirates Silent, Ngake
1996/97 Pirates 2-1 Aces Lane, Sebola; Mphahlele
2009/10 Pirates 1-0 Aces Mabalane
2009/10 Aces 1-1 Pirates Maleka; Chenene
2010/11 Pirates 0-1 Aces Maleka
2010/11 Aces 0-1 Pirates Chansa (pen)
2013/14 Aces 1-1 Pirates Ngalo; Myeni
Head-to-Head
(League
only, since 1985)
Home
P W D L GF GA
Pirates 14 6 3 5 15 11
Aces 16 2 7 7 14 21
Away
P W D L GF GA
Pirates 16 7 7 2 21 14
Aces 14 5 3 6 11 15
Total
P W D L GF GA
Pirates 30 13 10 7 36 25
Aces 30 7 10 13 25 36
Fixtures
and results
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’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
N/A - A Free State Stars – Postponed
24 02/04/14 H Mpumalanga Black Aces
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 12 7 0 5 15 11 +4 21
Away 10 4 4 2 9 5 +4 16
Overall 22 11 4 7 24 16 +8 37
Mpumalanga Black Aces
2013/14 Absa Premiership results
No Date H/A Opponent (HT)
Result Goal scorers
1 02/08/13 H Chiefs (0-1) L 0-1
2 27/08/13 A AmaZulu (1-0) W 2-1 Hendricks 19’, Zwane 90+2’
3 30/08/13 A Swallows (1-2) L 2-3 Qalinge 28’, Ngobeni 90+5’
4 15/09/13 H SuperSport (1-0) D 1-1 Khenyeza
45’
5 18/09/13 A Maritzburg (0-2) L 0-2
6 25/09/13 H Celtic (1-0) D 1-1 Khenyeza 38’
7 22/10/13 A P Stars (0-1) D 2-2 Ngobeni 50’, Masina 82’
8 26/10/13 H Arrows (1-0) W 1-0 Ngalo 34’
9 09/11/13 H Ajax (0-0) D 0-0
10 22/11/13 A Wits (0-0)
D 0-0
11 04/12/13 H Sundowns (1-0) W 1-0 Mulenga 10’
12 08/12/13 A Polokwane (0-1) L 1-2 Okonkwo 54’
13 16/12/13 H FS Stars (0-0) W 1-0 Mabizela
69’
14 22/12/13 A U Pretoria (0-0) L 0-2
15 12/02/14 A SuperSport (0-1) L 0-2
16 16/02/14 H Maritzburg (2-1) W 2-1 Ndoro 3’,
Nato 35’
17 19/02/14 H AmaZulu (1-0)
W 2-0 Zwane 44’, Khenyeza 65’
18 02/03/14 A Celtic (0-0)
L 0-2
19 07/03/14 H P Stars (1-1)
D 1-1 Zwane 30’
20 12/03/14 A Arrows (1-0)
W 2-1 Mwanjali 26’, Zwane 74’
21 15/03/14 H Swallows (2-1) W 5-2 Ndoro 23’
69’ 83’, Timm 44’, Nale 75’
22 18/03/14 H Pirates (1-1)
D 1-1 Ngalo 32’
23 28/03/14 A Ajax (1-0)
W 2-0 Ndoro 2’ 78’
2013/14 Absa Premiership fixtures
No Date H/A Opponent
24 02/04/14 A Orlando Pirates
25 05/04/14 H Bidvest Wits
26 09/04/14 A Kaizer Chiefs
27 16/04/14 A Mamelodi Sundowns
28 20/04/14 H Polokwane City
29 26/04/14 A Free State Stars
30 10/05/14 H University of Pretoria
League
position – 8th
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 12 6 5 1 16 8 +8 23
Away 11 3 2 6 11 17 -6 11
Overall 23 9 7 7 27 25 +2 34
League standings
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kaizer Chiefs 22 15 4 3 34 14 +20 49
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 22 11 4 7 24 16 +8 37
5 Platinum Stars 23 9 8 6 26 24 +2 35
6 AmaZulu 25 9 8 8 24 30 -6 35
7 SuperSport United 22 9 7 6 30 24 +6 34
8 Mpumalanga Black Aces 23 9 7 7 27 25 +2 34
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 24 7 12 5 30 28 +2 33
10 University of Pretoria 24 8 4 12 21 23 -2 28
11 Ajax Cape Town 24 7 7 10 21 27 -6 28
12 Moroka Swallows 23 7 6 10 26 30 -4 27
13 Maritzburg United 23 6 6 11 25 33 -8 24
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 22 4 1 17 17 39 -22 13
Round
fixtures
Tuesday 01 April 2014
18h30
– Platinum Stars v Moroka Swallows – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Wednesday 02 April
2014
19h30
– Kaizer Chiefs v Golden Arrows – FNB Stadium
19h30
– Orlando Pirates v Mpumalanga Black Aces – Orlando Stadium
19h30
– SuperSport United v Maritzburg United – Lucas Moripe Stadium
Club
information
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
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Nickname: AmaZayoni
Formed: 1937
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles:
1 (1980); National Cup titles: 1 (1993).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2013/14 season
results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
94 13 21 60 65 163 -98 60
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