Khaya’s picks

Chippa United will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways when they host Orlando Pirates at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium tonight.

The Chilli Boys suffered a 2-0 defeat to Bloemfontein Celtic in the opening week of the 2018/19 Absa Premiership.

The loss has put coach Dan Malesela under tremendous pressure early on in the season and the former Bucs defender will be looking to regain his boss Chippa Mpengesi’s confidence in him by getting one over his former team.

It will not be easy though against a Bucs side that will also be looking to register their first of the season following their 1-1 draw against Highlands Park last weekend.

Head-to-head stats favour Pirates going into this encounter against Chippa. The Buccaneers have taken six points from Chippa in the past two seasons, winning both home and away in 2016/17, as well as 2017/18 seasons.

I see Pirates’ dominance over Chippa continuing this evening. Pool Name – S6 V2 P1 M1: Salzburg v Shkendija. Salzburg to win this one. TIP: Salzburg = 1 M2: Baroka FC v Cape Town City. Away win for City. TIP: City = 3 M3: Chippa United v Orlando Pirates. Previewed above. TIP: Pirates = 3 M4: Free State Stars v Maritzburg United. Stars to beat Maritzburg. TIP: Stars = 1 M5: Golden Arrows v Bloemfontein Celtic. Share of the spoils. TIP: Draw = 2 M6: SuperSport United v AmaZulu. SuperSport to edge this one.

TIP: SuperSport = 1