Maritzburg United will look to continue with their climb up the Absa Premiership standings when they visit Moroka Swallows at the Dobsonville Stadium on Saturday, kick-off at 3pm.
The Team of Choice ended their three-match winless streak with a 2-0 home win over Mpumalanga Black Aces on Wednesday night.
“It was an important win after going for three matches without a win,” said defender Thamsanqa Mkhize.
“We were a bit concerned after the loss against Kaizer Chiefs because we weren’t creating many chances but we did much better on Wednesday and we’ll keep working on that.”
Wednesday’s win, their second of the season, lifted Ernst Middendorp’s side to ninth on the Absa Premiership log with seven points from five matches.
United have lost both of the matches they have played on the road so far, but Mkhize is hopeful that they will pick up their first away points against Swallows in Dobsonville.
“I think it’s going to be an exciting game because Swallows are confident after their win and they’ve generally played well this season,” he added.
“Our morale is also high after registering our second win of the season and we want to continue collecting points and moving up the table.
“It’s not going to be easy playing away from home but we know how they play and we’ll be prepared for the game.”
Swallows also bounced back from last weekend’s loss to AmaZulu to beat log leaders SuperSport United 2-1 away from home on Wednesday night.
The Dube Birds are yet to drop points at home this season and are currently placed second on the Absa Premiership log with 10 points from five matches.
Despite the inconsistent results, coach Zeca Marques believes they have played well in most of their matches so far this season and is hopeful that they will go up a gear in their backyard.
“I think our performances have been solid,” said Marques. “We didn’t play as well as we would’ve liked against SuperSport, but then again you play as well as your opposition allows you.
“The fact that we won away is a great morale boost; psychologically it’s huge for us.
“We play against Maritzburg United, another tricky team. There are no easy teams to be honest; this is why this is the PSL.
“This is the best of the best in this country so if we want to achieve anything and compete for the honours then we have to be in touch with everyone else.”
Last season United won this fixture 3-1 but the Birds were able to avenge the loss in the reverse fixture in Pietermaritzburg with a 1-0 victory.
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