Mpumalanga Black Aces and SuperSport United will be eager to get back to winning ways when they meet in an Absa Premiership encounter at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Kick-off is at 3:30 pm.
AmaZayoni's 1-1 draw at Platinum Stars in midweek stretched their winless run in the league to four matches.
SuperSport United were pegged back by Free State Stars who fought back from two goals down to grab a point in Atteridgeville on Wednesday.
Both teams currently languish outside the top eight, but could find themselves back in the top half of the standings with a positive result at the weekend.
Aces midfielder Aubrey Ngoma, who scored in the reverse fixture earlier this season, has highlighted the importance of the tie.
"SuperSport look a different since Gordon [Igesund] took over, but having said that we must capatilize on the advantage of playing at home," he said.
"They concede late goals [against Free State Stars], our fitness levels are right up there and we will play til the final whistle and continue to create chances.
"I think the heat will be the same for both teams, we train in Johannesburg so it will be the same for us as it is for them."
The former AmaTuks star added that Aces are aiming for a top six finishe.
"Our mandate is to finish in the top six. Looking at our last few games we failed to collect the points we wanted, but now we have an opportunity playing at home," he concluded.
Matsatsantsa head coach Gordon Igesund believes the heat in Nelspruit will have a huge say his troops look to put the disappointment of Wednesday's result behind them.
"It is obviously going to be another tough game. I know there are heat waves out there at the moment, temperatures are 36,37 degrees. It will be very difficult for both teams," he said.
"Tactically we will play a bit different. We played high tempo football [against Free State Stars] and to do that in that heat will be very challenging.
"We are going there and if we can play like we did in the first half [against Ea Lla Koto] we will be okay. We are always in for goals, but we don't want to concede goals."
In head-to-head stats, Aces and SuperSport have met in 19 league matches since 1990.
AmaZayoni have nine wins compared to five for Matsatsantsa, while five matches have been drawn.
Aces have won four of their nine home matches against United, suffering one defeat in the process.
When the teams met earlier this season, AmaZayoni claimed a 2-1 away win thanks to goals from CollinsMbesuma and Ngoma.
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