Kaizer Chiefs will be aiming to consolidate their position at the summit of the Premiership table when Baroka visit the FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.

Kaizer Chiefs will be aiming to consolidate their position at the summit of the Premiership table when Baroka visit the FNB Stadium on Saturday evening.

Amakhosi bounced back from a shock 1-0 defeat to Polokwane last time out as they clinched a 2-0 win over AmaZulu in Durban in midweek, with Leonardo Castro and Khama Billiat getting their names on the scoresheet.

And, heading into the weekend encounter, Chiefs will be acutely aware that a slip-up against Baroka could allow Polokwane to reclaim top spot in the league when they face Highlands Park on Sunday.

However, head coach Ernst Middendorp may have to make do without the services of a handful of players currently struggling to recover from injury.

Samir Nurkovic, Reeve Frosler, Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya and Kearyn Baccus are doubts and will undergo late fitness tests.

"A decision will be done earliest on Saturday. I can't give you at the moment a clear indication of what's possible," said Middendorp, as quoted by KickOff.

"There's Samir, Reeve, Kearyn, Ntiya-Ntiya, we must see [how they progress]."

Baroka, meanwhile, will be aiming to bounce back to winning ways after suffering a 2-1 defeat at home to Highlands Park at the weekend.

Collins Makgaka managed to pull one back for Bakgaga in that game after a Peter Shalulile brace gave the visiting Lions of the North a two-goal lead.

However, they were unable to push on and snatch a late equaliser, with the result leaving them sitting in ninth place with eight points from six games.