Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Absa premiership press kit Orlando Parates v Mpumalanga Black Aces 2 April 2014

ABSA PREMIERSHIP

2013/14 Season
MATCH PRESS KIT
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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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