As the excitement mounts ahead of Saturday’s Soweto derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, former Buccaneers midfielder Benedict Vilakazi says that the game is destined to be a draw.

The two sides go into the game separated by a single point on the league table, in fifth and sixth places respectively. But in a blunt assessment of what to expect, Vilakazi told the Sowetan that Chiefs were ordinary.

“It will be a draw,” he said. “I don’t see anyone winning. They will play to a goalless draw because I don’t think there will be anyone who will score.

“Maybe at Pirates… Relehobile Mofokeng can make a difference, but at Chiefs, I don’t see anyone because for me, they are just ordinary,” he said.

“If Pirates don’t win 1-0, then it will be goalless. I mean, if you don’t create chances, how are you going to score? Chiefs are not creating chances.”

“I believe that Pirates have got a better squad compared to Chiefs,” he continued.

“I think it boils down to the coaches to find the right combinations from the players they have. At Chiefs, to be honest, for me there is no outstanding player except Ashely du Preez, who is trying. He works very hard.

“I understand when he makes a mistake because it’s too much for him. You know when you are trying too much, you will make mistakes, that’s what Du Preez is doing.

“For me, Pirates have a better chance looking at the players they have compared to Chiefs’. Chiefs are getting worse by the day.

“The quality of players that are available now compared to way back is definitely not the same because back in the days when you were going to watch the derby, you would say from Pirates, I want to see what Teboho Moloi or Jerry Skhosana are going to do.

“When you look at Chiefs, you will say, I want to see what Frank Makua and Doctor Khumalo are going to do. But if you look at this derby now, who are you going to watch?

“Who gets your eye and says this one will make a difference? I think that’s the difference now if you compare it with the old derbies,” he said.