DStv Premiership Derbies light up the month of March

March is Derby month in the DStv Premiership with several key matchups between bitter rivals that could shape the second half of the season.

It is not just local bragging rights on offer, but also key league points at both ends of the table.

KAIZER CHIEFS VS MOROKA SWALLOWS

March 2, 17h30 – FNB Stadium

A Soweto Derby that is neither the ‘original’ nor the classified as the ‘big one’, but still a game between local rivals that carries huge significance.

The last three meetings have been won by the away side, with no home success since Swallows claimed a 1-0 victory in 2020 while, quite remarkably, Chiefs have not registered a home win against The Birds since 2012.

That is a rare anomaly and makes Swallows the side they have battled against the most on their home patch in the last 12 or so years.

Overall the record is quite heavily weighted in the favour of Chiefs since the formation of the National Soccer League in 1985. They have 51 wins to only 14 for Swallows, with 24 draws. Chiefs won 1-0 away in the reverse fixture in November as Christian Saile scored a late winner.

It is also a battle between two sides who had a contrasting January transfer window. There was no movement in or out at Chiefs as interim coach Cavin Johnson had a settled squad of players to work with, but it has been all change at Swallows with mass departures of players and the exit of coach Steve Komphela, who also used to lead the AmaKhosi.

CAPE TOWN CITY VS STELLENBOSCH FC

March 5, 19h30 – Cape Town Stadium

A clash between two sides in the current top four and direct rivals for a CAF Champions League place next season.

With Cape Town City leading Stellenbosch by three points, this fixture has huge significance as it could either close that gap to