Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer has indicated that they will be the underdogs when they face Mamelodi Sundowns on Thursday.
The two Gauteng giants are set to meet in the Nedbank Cup quarter-final match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium with the winner scheduled to face Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in the semi-final on April 18.
Sundowns are coming into this cup clash oozing with confidence after setting a new record of going 20 matches unbeaten at the start of a PSL season by defeating Chippa United 2-1 on Monday.
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“Sundowns are the favourites in this game, they have the best team at this moment in the league and Caf Champions League as well," Zinnbauer told the media.