Polokwane City will hope to return to winning ways when they host Ajax Cape Town in the Absa Premiership on Saturday afternoon at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. Kick-off is at 3:30pm.
With the Citizens still licking their wounds after last weekend's 2-1 loss to Lamontville Golden Arrows, the match is set to be a thriller.
The match against the Urban Warriors grants them an opportunity to redeem their status at home as they cannot afford to drop six points consecutively.
Julio Leal's charges are also aware of their responsibility as they have registered two losses in their previous three matches.
Rise and Shine lost to Platinum Stars and Abafana Bes'thende, but were victorious in their encounter against Maritzburg United.
On the log table, City are placed at number 13 with 21 points from 19 league matches and meeting the Capetonians is set to be a test of their character.
Striker Puleng Tlolane says the youthful Ajax could cause a lot of problems for them if they are not watched, saying they need to be on their toes.
“It was disappointing to lose to Arrows last week but that's football and it's in the past now – we have to face Ajax,” said Tlolane.
“They scored late and we were close to securing a point, but we have to rectify those errors, we tried to play well and do everything right.
“We now have a chance to correct that and get the full three points, we must use our advantage at home and get a win.
“Our aim is to be in the top eight and everybody is ready. We have to get a win after losing the first round, but we know they have a good coach and players - we must respect them as they're dangerous.”
Focusing on Roger De Sa's men, Ajax will be high in confidence following their CAF Confederation Cup tie against Angolan side GD Sagrada Esperanca.
However, in their league run so far, they drew 2-2 against Mpumalanga Black Aces, beat Stuart Baxter's side and lost to Orlando Pirates.
Placed at number 10 with 23 points, the Parow-based club will be motivated to fight for the full three points in Polokwane. Ajax were victorious in the reverse fixture at home and RDS will be boosted by the return of Franklin Cale from injury.
“Polokwane are a difficult team, especially when you play away. They are a similar team to us, but they are more compact in the middle and like playing forward passes,” said Cale.
“They’ve got some nice speedy players. We just have to go out there and be ourselves. We need the three points and they need it too, so it can be a game that can maybe go our way if we just stick to our plan.”
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