Football Fever | Pirates vs Downs blockbuster headlines five big fixtures

Mamelodi Sundowns' Aubrey Modiba and Orlando Pirates' Sipho Mbule will face off again on Saturday, two months after they last met in the MTN8 semifinals. This weekend's football fixtures have thrown up interesting fixtures across the spectrum - from Durban to Pretoria, to Germany and right up to Saudi Arabia. While all the attention - and rightly so - is on Saturday's epic Betway Premiership between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in Pretroria, there are other big fixtures to follow this weekend: Gavin Hunt welcomes former side Chiefs to Durban Kaizer Chiefs will be eager to transfer their form in the CAF Confederation Cup into their domestic campaign. Amakhosi will face Durban City - guided by former Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt - in a Betway Premiership encounter at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday evening. Kickoff is at 7.30pm. Chiefs go into the match at their alternative home ground in Durban fresh from reaching the group stage of the Confederation Cup. Their 3-1 aggregate win over DR Congo's AS Simba in the preliminary round was a confidence booster for the Chiefs side that had endured a slump in the domestic league despite a strong start to the campaign. Chiefs are placed fourth on the Premeirship log, a point ahead of City, who are a place below them on the table with 15 points. Nkota takes on Mokwana in Saudi Arabia The clash between Ettifaq Club and Al Hazem in a Saudi Pro League fixture on Friday will pit two former PSL stars against each other - it's Mohau Nkota versus Elias Mokwana. Nkota's Ettifaq heads into this match after back-to-back defeats despite a strong start to the campaign. They were beaten 5-0 at home by Al Hilal on 18 October, then suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Al Fateh a week later. Mokwana's Hazem have recorded just one victory in their opening six matches so far this season. The two Bafana Bafana stars are set to face off at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in a 7.30pm kickoff. Downs vs Orlando Pirates The Mamelodi Sundowns versus Orlando Pirates clash has become the next biggest fixture after the Soweto derby in the PSL calendar. The sold out sign was up by Thursday already for the Betway Premiership encounter at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday. The game kicks off at 3.30pm. A win for Sundowns would extend their lead over Pirates to six points, while a Pirates victory would see them draw level with the Brazilians on 21 points, with a game in hand. Tottenham meet Chelsea in the London derby Undoubtedly the pick of this weekend's Premier League fixtures, Tottenham will host Chelsea in a London derby on Saturday evening. In their recent fixtures, third-placed Tottenham have picked up two victories, three draws and just one defeat over their last six league matches. Chelsea, in contrast, have recorded four wins and two losses across their last six matches. Like Tottenham, the Blues have managed 17 goals but have conceded 11. The match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will kick off at 7.30pm. Bayern Munich are cruising in Bundesliga German champions Bayern Munich are top of the Bundelsiga table with a 100% record of wins from eight league fixtures so far, with 30 goals scored and just four conceded. However, on Saturday, coach Vincent Kompany and his side will face a tricky test against a Bayer Leverkusen team that has enjoyed resurgence under Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand. A win for Leverkusen could take them to the second spot. They are placed fifth with 17 points. The match at Allianz Arena, Munich, will kick off at 7.30pm.