The University of Pretoria will be out to stretch their unbeaten run in the Absa Premiership to six games when they face Free State Stars at Goble Park on Saturday afternoon.
Kick-off is at 3:30 pm.
AmaTuks got 2015 off to winning start by beating Chippa United 2-1 in the Capital on Tuesday while Ea Lla Koto scored twice in the final 11 minutes to secure a 2-2 draw at SuperSport United in midweek.
Sammy Troughton's men have assembled a neat run of form in the league of late and will head to Bethlehem confident of getting something out of the clash
"We have a big game coming up against Free State Stars which we need prepare for, its a huge game for us," said Troughton following his sides win over the Chilli Boys.
"We need to try and go there and get a positive result."
The University side head into the weekends fixture in eighth spot, but Troughton admits its a position they could easily lose if they fail to keep their momentum going.
"If we get a win on the weekend we can remain in the top eight, if we lose we can slip out again depending on other results. We must really focus on our job in hand," he concluded.
Ea Lla Koto head into the game in 13th spot on the log standings, but know they could drop into the promotion/relegation play-off spot if they fail to win at the weekend.
Head coach Kinnah Phiri is wary of the task in hand, but is confident of his sides chances against the University outfit.
"Tuks is a good team, they have players that are very tricky and its a difficult team to play against," Phiri said.
"But looking at the fact that they are coming to our own backyard I think that we will have a plan for them, we will have a plan."
In head-to-head stats, Stars and Tuks have met in five league matches since 2012/13.
Ea Lla Koto have two wins compared to one for AmaTuks, while two matches have been drawn.
Stars have an unbeaten home record against Tuks, with one win and one draw from their two matches as hosts.
When the teams met earlier this season, a Robert Sankara goal handed Ea Lla Koto a 1-0 away win.
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