With Kaizer Chiefs enjoying a week's rest ahead of the Nedbank Cup final against rivals Orlando Pirates, KickOff reveals whether it is an advantage or not after Jose Riveiro's men played on Tuesday.
Chiefs go into the cup final on Saturday carrying the extra pressure of having no midweek fixture, as expectations will be that they should be the fresher of the two sides.
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In hindsight, however, the latter have actually performed well and had the upper hand in Soweto derbies, at least from last season, when they had midweek games before the blockbuster event.
Last season, in the league's first round clash, Pirates had a midweek encounter prior to the derby, where they edged Sekhukhune United 1-0 and went on to beat their arch-rivals by the same scoreline four days later.
In the reverse fixture, they actually had only two days' rest ahead of the derby after drawing 1-1 with Cape Town Spurs but went on to edge Chiefs in a five-goal thriller.
Even in last Saturday's 2-1 win, the men in Black and Red had only two days' rest before locking horns with Nasreddine Nabi's troops last weekend, following a 1-0 loss to Sekhukhune.
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They were also spared midweek exertions before last weekend's derby, smarting at the Naturena Village for a week after a 2-1 loss to Marumo Gallants but could not avoid a 2-1 defeat to the CAF Champions League semi-finalists.
