Chiefs on brink of winless record

Kaizer Chiefs stand on the brink of the longest winless run in Soweto derby history as they prepare to face bitter rivals Orlando Pirates in the Telkom Knockout semifinals at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday.

Chiefs are winless in 10 games against the Buccaneers dating back to December 2014‚ already their longest streak without success since the derby was first played in 1970.

It also equals the record set between the teams that has twice seen Pirates go winless 10 games in a row‚ meaning one more match without a win would take Chiefs to a new unwanted benchmark.

It is an indictment of the quality of the Chiefs squad in the recent past that their lack of success over their neighbours has come at a time of much turmoil for Pirates too, which saw them endure record losses and a steady turnover of coaches until Micho Sredojevic came in to steady the ship.

The last 10 games have resulted in four Pirates victories and six draws.

Penalty shoot-out victories are noted as draws in the record books, according to Fifa.

Another carrot for Pirates is the fact that they have never won three competitive Soweto derby games in a row.

Following their 3-1 league win in March and their 2-1 victory in October‚ they could meet that mark for the first time on Saturday. –