Swallows coach Brandon Truter has admitted his side is short of numbers ahead of their clash against Orlando Pirates on Saturday. ©Muzi Ntombela/Sports Inc
Orlando Pirates starting lineup revealed ahead of Soweto derby!
The starting lineups of both Orlando Pirates and Swallows FC have been revealed ahead of this afternoon’s DStv Premiership Soweto derby!
Swallows coach Brandon Truter has admitted his side is short of numbers ahead of their clash against Orlando Pirates on Saturday. ©Muzi Ntombela/Sports Inc
Swallows FC welcome fellow Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates to the Dobsonville stadium this afternoon and below is how both teams lineup.
Three valuable DStv Premiership points are up for grabs when fifth placed Swallows FC host fourth placed Orlando Pirates today. A win for the Buccaneers will move them level with both Golden Arrows and AmaZulu who are in second and third respectively.
Swallows on the other hand will be desperate for three points having picked up just one league win in their previous 11 encounters.
Take a look at how both teams lineup ahead of this afternoon’s Soweto derby in Dobsonville below
Swallows FC vs Orlando Pirates: Starting lineups
Swallows XI: Vries; Mere, Letlabika, Ngcobo, Matlaba, Nyatama, Mokoena, Mahlatsi, Mbokoma, Gamildien, Sekgota
Subs: Ngobeni; Sibiya, Thibedi, Gozar, hlanti, Sait, Khupe, Mhlongo, Basadien
Orlando Pirates XI: Sandilands; Hlatshwayo, Nyauza, Ndlovu, Mako, Motshwari, Mabaso, Makaringe, Pule, Hotto, Mntambo.
Subs: Sithole; Sesane, Tshobeni, Muwowo, Maela, Zungu, Jooste, Mabasa, Monyane.
Zinnbauer wary of dangerous Swallows FC
“Look on the field at which players they have. On the field it’s not a second-tier team, it’s a first-tier team‚ and in their positions too.” Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer said ahead of the clash.
“Yes‚ it’s always so that if you come with a good mood‚ a good team and a good structure into a new league then you always have those one or two teams in a league who fly. But Swallows have earned this. They have really done a good job. And especially in the offence they always find a solution.
“And you saw the results. They don’t have a lot of defeats. They always come back in games‚ they fight for every metre. That’s the reason for their record and they’ll be dangerous for Orlando Pirates.”
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Swallows FC vs Orlando Pirates: Kick-off time and streaming info
Action at the Dobsonville in today’s DStv Premiership Soweto derby gets underway at 17:00. The match will be televised live on Supersport PSL while this website will also be providing you with live coverage 30 minutes before kick-off.
You can also live stream the match between Swallows FC and Orlando Pirates using Multichoice’s streaming platform DStv Now (Subscription required).
