Khaya’s picks

Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs clash in the first Soweto derby of the 2018/19 Absa Premiership season at FNB Stadium today.

Amakhosi have a slight edge in the overall head-tohead statistics, but the momentum is with the Buccaneers going into this match.

In the last 40 matches in all competitions since 2004, Chiefs have won 12 and Pirates 10, with the other 18 ending in draws.

But as stated before, Pirates are slight favourites, as they have not tasted defeat against Chiefs in the league since December 2014.

Both teams come into this match on the back of victories in the Telkom Knockout and they will be high on confidence. They are also only separated by two points in the standings and have conceded the same number of goals this season.

This makes the prediction very difficult for this match, but I’m going for a Pirates win. Pool Name – S6 V2 P1 M1: Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich. Away win for Bayern. TIP: Bayern win = 1 M2: Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs. Previewed above. TIP: Pirates win = 1 M3: Polokwane City v Maritzburg United. Home victory for Polokwane. TIP: Polokwane win = 1 M4: Cape Town City v AmaZulu. City to edge AmaZulu. TIP: City win = 1 M5: Chippa United v Mamelodi Sundowns. Win for Sundowns. TIP: Sundowns win = 3 M6: Belenenses v Benfica. Away victory for Benfica.

TIP: Benfica win = 3