Riveiro Wary Of Pirates' Poor Record Away To Stellenbosch

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro sounded disconcerted by his rather unimpressive away record against Stellenbosch ahead of the two teams meeting in the Betway Premiership at Athlone Stadium on Tuesday night 7.30pm.

Riveiro is yet to beat Stellenbosch in the Mother City in the league since he arrived at Pirates in July 2022. In his maiden season at Pirates in 2022-23, Riveiro's side drew 1-1 in the Cape. Last season, Stellies beat Pirates 1-0 in their backyard in the league.

Pirates have been showing signs of fatigue in recent weeks, the wins seemingly harder to come by. They needed penalties 5-4 to overcome SuperSport United in their Nedbank Cup quarterfinal at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday after a 2-2 scoreline after normal and extra time of a gruelling encounter.

Tough opponents again another game away from home, Riveiro said.

We have a busy month on the road. I think during my term here at Pirates, we haven't managed to beat Stellenbosch in the league in Cape Town we have beaten them once in the MTN8 2-1 in the first leg of the semifinals in September 2023.