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Khama Billiat of Kaizer Chiefs during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FSoccer City, Polokwane, on 09 November 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Kaizer Chiefs vs Bloemfontein Celtic: Prediction, scores, kick-off time and head-to-head

Runaway PSL leaders Kaizer Chiefs can continue their rampant form when they host Bloemfontein Celtic at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium in the PSL on Saturday night.

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Khama Billiat of Kaizer Chiefs during the Absa Premiership 2019/20 match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at FSoccer City, Polokwane, on 09 November 2019 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Kaizer Chiefs are running away with the league title and can put further daylight between themselves and defending PSL champions Mamelodi Sundowns with a favourable result against Bloemfontein Celtic.

Sundowns are out of league action this weekend due to their CAF Champions League clash with Wydad Casablanca. Chiefs are currently 10 points clear of Pitso Mosimane’s men.

Amakhosi’s last league match saw them thump Stellenbosch 4-0, recovering from a 2-1 Telkom Knockout semi-final defeat to Maritzburg United.

“We regrouped immediately after the [Maritzburg] game on Sunday [24 November],” coach Ernst Middendorp said on the Kaizer Chiefs website.

“We went on to deal with forward movements and our passing game. Moving and passing form part of a successful game.

“Tactically, we’ve recently seen opponents close us down quickly. We’ve had to work on the players that would take on opponents in one-on-one situations.”

Head-to-head records

These statistics consist of league and cup matches dating as far back as the 2004-05 season.

Records Kaizer Chiefs Bloemfontein Celtic
Wins 17 3
Draws 14 14
Losses 3 17
Goals for 42 15
Goals against 15 42
Points 65 23

Kick-off time and prediction

Kick-off time: Saturday 7 December at 20:15

Prediction: Kaizer Chiefs will be buoyed by the support of their large Durban fanbase. Amakhosi are in for a tricky ride, but they have what it takes to grind out a 1-0 win.

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