Orlando Pirates XI vs SuperSport United: Maela and Lorch dropped, Eva Nga starts

The Ghanaian custodian has edged Siyabonga Mpontshane to the bench again.

Will he grab the chance and register his third clean sheet of the season?

Monyane has been retained at right-back but his positioning means he has been put in a flexible position so that he can also play in the advanced position when the situation demands it.

The Namibian, as has been the case before, will operate at left-back.

As a natural winger, he is expected to add numbers upfront when the Buccaneers are attacking.

The new signing has been brought in place of Innocent Maela and will operate on the left of a three-man defensive system.

Given that Hotto could spend a lot of time upfront, Xoki is also expected to cover the left-back position to avoid a situation where the opponents will exploit the vacuum there.

A solid performer, Sibisi has been given another start as he continues to cement his place at the heart of the Pirates defence.

The Nigerian once again operates to the left of Sibisi as the Sea Robbers target a second consecutive victory.

At the centre of the midfield, Mosele has always performed well regardless of who he is paired with.

The 30-year-old star has kept his first team slot as Thabang Monare, whom he replaced in the starting XI for the Royal AM showdown, is missing completely from the matchday squad.

He was introduced in the second half against Royal AM and was lively in the few minutes he was on the pitch.

He will do duty as a left-forward as Thembinkosi Lorch is benched.

After he played for close to an hour against Royal AM and got yellow-carded, Dlamini has been trusted to operate as one of the three attackers for the away side.

He makes another start ahead of Kwame Peprah, who is not even on the bench.

After failing to find the back of the net in two games, he has been handed an opportunity to try and break the goalless run and ease the mounting pressure.