Stats show Chiefs the hardest team to play when they press high: Zwane

“But if you looked at the stats we're the most difficult team to deal with when we apply pressure. 

“There are many games I can talk about [when Chiefs applied pressure well]. [Against] Sundowns, I don't know if people watched the game properly, we could have scored five goals. We were winning the ball in their half and we were just not ourselves on the day.”

Zwane said a third win from four games against Arrows would be an encouraging sign for Chiefs a week before they play Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby on February 26.

“They [Chiefs' players] know how important this game is to us. We missed out on climbing the ladder and we're a bit under pressure after our result against Galaxy. We stood a good chance and we could have won it if we took our chances.

“Here is another opportunity for us to ensure we climb the ladder by getting maximum points. They've been conceding goals just like we do and their situation is worse than us. What I'm happy about is that in the past three games we didn't concede.”

Arrows will come to Sunday's game as huge underdogs having lost four times and won once in their past five matches to be sitting four points clear of bottom-placed side Marumo Gallants. 

Caleb Bimenyimana and Edmilson Dove scored for Chiefs when they beat Arrows 2-0 in a the first round match in Durban on December 31.  

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