Eric Tinkler is expecting Cape Town City to bounce back from their recent defeat to claim all three points against an unbeaten Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Citizens suffered a 2-0 loss to AmaZulu before the international break to leave the club in ninth place on the DStv Premiership.
They also lost the MTN8 final, to Sundowns, in October.
Tinkler’s side have just three wins from nine games, alongside three draws and three losses.
Ahead of the weekend’s tie, he said in the Sowetan: “Obviously we were very disappointed with the performance and result against AmaZulu.
“We could say it was the back end of a tough week after losing the MTN8 final, possibly psychologically the players weren’t in the right space but I don’t think we can use that as an excuse. Our performance against AmaZulu was simply not good enough.
“We have given the players a couple of days off to hopefully put what’s in the past in the past. We must forget about the MTN8 and move on now and focus on the next eight games.”
