Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is pleased his team are on a role and seem to be on course for a strong finish to the 2022-23 season that may include more silverware, so for now he's willing to overlook that they continue to miss some glaring chances.

Pirates are in third place in the DStv Premiership. On form, of the teams chasing second place and a place in next season's Caf Champions League, the Buccaneers look the best bet to clinch that.

Bucs (46 points from 26 games) have won seven games in a row in all competitions and five on the trot in the league, and are a point behind second-placed SuperSport United, who have played 27 games.

This season's MTN8 winners are also in the Nedbank Cup semifinals, where they face Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on May 6.

Yet, Pirates continue to miss chances, as they did in their 2-1 Premiership win against City at Orlando Stadium on Saturday, where they had seven shots out of 19 on target. Riveiro was asked if he's frustrated at such a statistic. 

“Frustration is not the word,” said the Spaniard. “I'm not coming to the games thinking we're going to win 5-0 and if we're not at 5-0 at halftime I get frustrated. I know how difficult it is.

“We played a good game against SuperSport but we only scored one penalty after 70 minutes. We played against Maritzburg [United] and suddenly [Monnapule] Saleng shoots from nowhere and the ball is in the net.

“It's a complicated game and you have to control a lot of things to get a result. But I'm not frustrated because I know how much it takes.

“We have to work a lot to create one chance and to make sure that chance is not going to result in a transition immediately after we have it.

“I think that's one of the keys in this moment for us, probably the main change in the second part of the season. No we have the capacity to play more in the half of the opponent and you do that your probabilities to score increase.”

Pirates meet 11th-placed TS Galaxy at Mbombela Stadium on Sunday (3pm).