Twelve days after they were originally meant to host Moroka Swallows in an Absa Premiership clash the Amakhosi will get to play host to their Soweto rivals on Wednesday evening at Loftus Versveld in Tshwane/ Pretoria.

Both teams will be looking for the win as they hope to reach their targets, for Chiefs three points will help them cut another of their Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates’ lead at the top of the table to two points.

While the Birds will be looking to collect three points as that will allow them to edge closer to safety and will help them find an exit out of the relegation zone, Chiefs keeper Itumeleng Khune though will have extra motivation to want to keep a clean sheet. Should he feature against Swallows it will the Amakhosi number one’s 100th appearance for the club.

Recent History

Chiefs and Swallows have met each on twenty nine occasions since the Premier Soccer League started back in 1996 – 1997 Wednesday’s game will be their 30th PSL clash.

During the previous twenty nine Chiefs have won sixteen games while Swallows have won five and eight games have been draws.

The earlier meeting this season between the sides was won by Chiefs, Abia Nale scored the only goal of the game as it helped Chiefs record their first league win over Swallows since April 2008 ending a two season winless run in league games for the Amakosi against the Birds.

Should the Amakhosi manage to defeat Swallows for a second time this season it will be the fifth season the inception of the PSL that they have managed to record home and away league wins in a season against the Birds.

Chiefs last win at home against Swallows in a league game came on the 11th of November 2006, the game was played behind closed doors, Siyabonga Nkosi and Shaun Bartlett were on target as Chiefs won 2 – 0.

Current Form

The Amakhosi have won their last three consecutive games and will be looking to win four games in a row for the first time since the 2003 – 2004 season, Chiefs are unbeaten in their last five games having won four of those games and drawn one.

Swallows come into the game on the back of a 1 – 0 win over Maritzburg United which has helped their aims of climbing up the table. Swallows have won two of their last five league games and have lost the other three.

Missing out

Chiefs will be without top scorer Knowledge Musona who misses the match through suspension also missing is Musona’s Zimbabwean international teammate and Amakhosi left back Zhaimu Jambo, who is forced to sit out the game through injury. .