However, Mpho Matsi is still out nursing a long-term injury which the experienced holding midfielder picked up in the bio-bubble, although Robyn Johannes has often being deployed in midfield and the defender netted against Swallows. The player to watch out for in Barker's side is Lelethu Skelem, who was one of the most in-form players in the bio-bubble as netted against Chiefs, Cape Town City and AmaZulu. Match PreviewPirates are enjoying a four-match unbeaten run in the league - registering three successive wins and one draw. The Soweto giants are also undefeated in their last four home matches in the competition having recorded two wins and two draws.
Game Orlando Pirates vs Stellenbosch FC Date Wednesday, October 28 Time 19:30 SA Time TV Channel, Live Score & How To WatchThe game will be shown live on SuperSport TV. Online Streaming TV Channel DStv. com/DStv Now App SuperSport's PSL channel 202 Squads & Team News Pirates have announced that Wayde Jooste is set to undergo a late fitness test to determine his availability for the clash against Stellenbosch. While Zinnbauer's side will be without Collins Makgaka, Tshegofatso Mabasa and Bongani Sam as the trio are nursing injuries, but they do not have players on the PSL's midweek suspension list. The German tactician will look to last season's PSL Golden Boot award winner Frank Mhango, who opened his scoring account for the new campaign against AmaZulu. Meanwhile, Stellenbosch will welcome back Ashley Du Preez after the speedy forward missed the clash against Swallows due to suspension.
Mendieta’s absence is a huge blow for the already struggling Stellies as the 31-year-old Argentine is their leading scorer with five league goals. Twenty-two-year-old Solly Khunyedi is expected to replace Mendieta in the Stellies XI. As if Mendieta’s unavailability wasn’t enough, Stellies have a bruised confidence as they are winless in their past eight DStv Premiership outings, with four defeats and four draws. Stellenbosch last won a league game when they beat Maritzburg United 3-0 in their backyard in October last year. The side’s recent misfortunes have certainly put coach Steve Barker at risk of being sacked, though he penned a new three-year deal late last year.
Orlando Pirates vs Stellenbosch FC: Kick-off, TV channel, live score, squad news and previewPSL 08:52 SAST 2020/10/28 Bucs are targeting a morale-boosting win ahead of this weekend's Soweto Derby, but Stellies could prove to a tough nut to crack Orlando Pirates will welcome Stellenbosch FC in a Premier Soccer League (PSL) match at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday.
Odds stacked against struggling Stellies at OrlandoThe odds will be stacked against struggling Stellenbosch when they visit an indifferent Orlando Pirates outfit at Orlando Stadium on Sunday (3. 30pm). Going to this game, many things are against Stellenbosch. To begin with, the Winelands side will have to do it without their talismanic midfielder Junior Mendieta, who will be serving suspension after accumulating a fourth yellow card late in their 1-0 defeat at home to Sekhukhune United last weekend.
Bucs are determined to secure their maiden win of the new 2020/21 PSL season after they saw their four-match winning run come to an end when they drew 1-1 with AmaZulu FC over the weekend. The winning run included the MTN8 quarter-final victory over Cape Town City and coach Josef Zinnbauer will be keen to mastermind a win over Stellenbosch heading into Saturday's big clash with Kaizer Chiefs. Pirates will take on a struggling Stellenbosch side which is winless in their last five matches after holding Swallows FC to a 1-1 draw over the weekend. Coach Steve Barker will be eager to lead Stellies to a win over the Buccaneers and avenge last month's 1-0 defeat to the Soweto giants which ended their hopes of finishing in the top eight on the last day of the season.
Steve Barker’s boys also boast a poor record against Pirates, having only beaten them once in the eight occasions they have met them, with three defeats and four draws across all competitions. Stellies are also not good travellers, with just a single win from eight league games on the road with five draws and two defeats, while Pirates have been somewhat solid at Orlando Stadium, where they have four wins from eight DStv Premiership games with two draws and two defeats. Meanwhile, Pirates have confirmed the signing of Souaibou Marou from Coton Sport on a two-year deal. The Buccaneers completed the signing of the 22-year striker yesterday. The Cameroonian international was part of the Cameroon squad during the Fifa World Cup in Qatar last year.
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