Chippa United FC will bring a mixed season to a close when they face Kaizer Chiefs at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday in a fixture that could have seismic implications for the relegation scrap, but none at the top end of the South African Premiership table. Chiefs have guaranteed third place and CAF Confederation Cup football. Heading into the last round of fixtures, they sit 12 points behind second-placed Orlando Pirates - who will win the title if they beat Orbit College - and 10 ahead of fourth-placed AmaZulu. This is Amakhosi's best league finish since 2019-20, when they finished second - losing the league title to Mamelodi Sundowns on the final day of the season. However, their season has still fallen short of the ambitions they would have had after a superb start. Chiefs looked set for a title push after a strong start to the season, but the first sign of trouble came in September, when they lost 3-1 to Sekhukhune United. Three days later, head coach Nasreddine Nabi was out of the club in an exit which remains shrouded in mystery amid conflicting narratives. Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze were promoted from within, taking charge of the team for the remainder of the season. Chiefs were still very much in the title fight at the turn of the year, but fell out of contention after a run of poor results in February and early March - notably a 3-0 Soweto Derby defeat to Orlando Pirates on February 28. Chiefs have rallied in the final stretch, picking up 1-1 draws against Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns, but even in recent weeks, they have still struggled to maintain discipline while playing their often effective physical, aggressive style of football by South African standards. The Glamour Boys may face lingering questions over their identity, but Chippa have a far more pressing issue to attend to: they are 13th out of 16 teams in the Premiership and safe from automatic relegation, but only one point above 15th. If both 14th-placed Marumo Gallants and 15th-placed Orbit College overtake them, Chippa will be in the promotion-relegation playoffs along with Motsepe Foundation Championship sides Cape Town City and Milford FC. While Orbit College face Orlando Pirates, Marumo Gallants will play Stellenbosch in their final match, but Chippa's fate remains in their own hands.