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Their have been 153 previous competitive meetings between the giants of South African football, with Chiefs having emerged victorious in 66 of those.
The last was the 2014 MTN8 Final in September when a Tefu Mashamaite goal earned Chiefs a 1-0 win and the first silverware of the season.
Pirates have claimed 36 victories down the years, with their last coming five games ago when a superb Daine Klate free-kick earned them a 1-0 win in the first leg of the MTN8 semifinal in 2013.
There have also been 46 draws with five games abandoned for a variety of reasons.
Not surprisingly given their dominance, Chiefs also lead the goal scoring stakes having netted 204 times to Pirates’ 162.
The last 10 fixtures between the sides have been more even, with both sides winning three games each and four ending in draws. Each side has also netted nine times over that period.
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