Williams believes SuperSport have an edge against Orlando Pirates.

Staff Reporter.

SuperSport United captain Ronwen Williams says they must use their extra days’ rest to their advantage when they make the short journey to Orlando Pirates in their DStv Premiership clash on Wednesday.

SuperSport ousted second-tier Platinum City Rovers from the Nedbank Cup in their last fixture on Saturday, while Pirates’ hectic schedule continued with a 3-0 win over Royal Leopard in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday.

“It is never easy to play Pirates, especially in their own backyard,” Williams said. “It is going to be a tough one, but they have been part of many competitions and we need to use that to our advantage.

“The extra day rest that we had, we need to use that and play them at a very high level. SuperSport are in seventh position on the table, but will climb above fourth-placed Pirates with a win – and still have two games in hand.

“They want to climb the ladder, but so do we. We should not give them any respect, we should go out there and dominate the game. To try and put them under pressure from the word go.

“Believe in our structure and the game-plan, we have prepared well and had the opportunity to watch their last game. We know what they are about, it is just for us to go out there and apply ourselves.”

Meanwhile, Pirates suffered defeat in their last league assignment going down 2-1 against rivals Kaizer Chiefs. But last weekend, they pulled a great display to beat Royal Leopards from Eswatini 3-0 in their Group B match of the Caf Confederation Cup.

Last season, it was Pirates who won the first meeting 2-1 before they settled for a 1-1 draw in the second round fixture. The last time SuperSport managed to beat Pirates was in the 2019 season when they won the first meeting 1-0 and then won the second meeting 3-0.

Pirates are currently placed fourth in the 16-team table with 32 points from 22 matches while SuperSport are lying seventh after amassing 29 points from 20 outings.

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