Chippa United will be eyeing a third successive Absa Premiership win when they welcome Free State Stars to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Kick-off is at 3:30pm.
The Chilli Boys further cemented their place in the top eight with a 1-0 win at Bloemfontein Celtic last time out.
Dan Malesela's troops return to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth this weekend before playing a further four home games at the Buffalo City Stadium.
Chippa have enjoyed great support at the Buffalo City Stadium and Malesela has called for the same sort of turn-out in PE.
"We are in the industry of entertaining people. People go to the stadium to be entertained and we need supporters to motivate the players. When we play at the Buffalo City Stadium I don't need to motivate the players, the crowd plays a huge role - its incredible," said Malesela.
"It is sad we won't be playing every game in East London. I hope our fans in Port Elizabeth have been watching and that they will also come to the stadium. It [the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium] is big, but we can fill it."
Stars captain Paulus Masehe was happy with the fight his team showed in their 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates last time out: the victory snapped a four game winless run.
"We had to fight, we knew somewhere, somehow we had to turn the corner. This was a do or die match for us," said Masehe.
The midfielder is hoping for a repeat peformance this weekend: "We really appreciate the crowd that came out to support the team, it is always important to us that the fans come out and support the team. Hopefully we can show the same fighting spirit against Chippa."
In head-to-head stats, Stars and Chippa have met in five league matches since the 2012/13 season.
Ea Lla Koto have claimed four wins compared to one for the Chilli Boys, while zero matches have been drawn.
Chippa’s only win in the rivalry arrived in last season’s home fixture, as they defeated Stars 1-0.
When the teams met earlier this season, a brace from Fileccia inspired Ea Lla Koto to a 3-0 home win.
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