AmaZulu will host Stellenbosch at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday at 3 p.m., hoping to snap their dreadful winless streak of nine games.
The mood in the Usuthu camp remains buoyant after qualifying for their first-ever MTN8 final last weekend, but the pressure on new coach Romain Folz to secure his first league victory on South African soil remains.
In the few matches in which the French coach has been in charge, the Kwazulu-Natal-based team has displayed flashes of their potential, but their ruthlessness in front of goal and discipline have denied them that elusive victory.
The travelers have an unimpressive record against AmaZulu and would seek to rectify this. The last time Stellies triumphed over AmaZulu was in 2016.
Meanwhile, at the Bidvest Stadium, Richards Bay will attempt to extend their spectacular inaugural season when they host an injured Chippa United team at 13:30.
The Natal Rich Boyz will enter this game in second place in the DStv Premiership standings, just three points behind the league-leading Mamelodi Sundowns.
However, in Chippa, they face an opponent who has demonstrated their potential in recent weeks, and they will be eager to return to winning ways after falling short of a fifth consecutive victory in their most recent outing.
In recent months, much has been made about TS Galaxy’s fall from grace. After a strong start to the season that included victories against Sundowns and SuperSport United, they have gone eight games without a victory while scoring only two goals.
When the two teams play at the Mbombela Stadium on Sunday at 3:30 p.m., the Rockets will hope Sekhukhune United will be the ideal opponent to get all three points.
Babina Noko are not in the best of form after straight losses to SuperSport and Chippa, and will hope to move off the bottom of the league standings with a win over probable relegation rivals Galaxy.
On Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Matsatsantsa and the Dube Birds will compete in what is anticipated to be a close match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium.
Six victories in their last eight contests attest to the fact that SuperSport head coach Gavin Hunt appears to have found the winning formula at his favorite club.
The Pretoria-based team presently sits in third place on the DStv premiership standings, at the opposite end of the table than their upcoming opponent, Swallows.
The team coached by Musa Nyatama now occupy the thirteenth position, two points above the relegation zone. Following the departure of Dylan Kerr, the club has earned only four of a possible nine points.