PSL Betting Guide and Stats by OptaJabu

Another bumper weekend in the DSTV Premiership, and there are some huge matches to look forward to.  has crunched the numbers and gives statistics to inform you on the best betting options for this weekend.

Kaizer Chiefs v Supersport United

SuperSport have stepped it up in recent weeks, notching up three consecutive narrow wins
(1-0, 2-1 and 2-1). Gavin Hunt will hope his team continues what they are doing well when
they meet his former employers on Saturday evening. It’s been 10 years since SuperSport
won four league games in a row. That, and the fact that they have one win in six matches
away to Chiefs makes us hesitant to go with them here. With seven points from eight games,
Chiefs fans may fear the worst, but they are advancing into the box more often in recent
games and that could be a sign of improvement. Plus, they remain the only team with a
100% clean sheet record at home this season. This is the 30th meeting between the sides
since February 2008, and 28 of the 29 previous meetings have seen Over 0.5 goals.

1 – Gavin Hunt has won just one of the last 12 matches against teams that he’s previously managed (P11 W1 D5 L6).

Sundowns v AmaZulu

The champions have started a bit slowly this term, but even that is enough to see them top
the table after eight games. Two years ago, this game saw seven goals as Sundowns won
4-3, but the next three meetings have yielded just two goals altogether. Another low scoring
match could be at hand here if Brandon Truter and co. decide to sit back. At 1.50/1, Downs
are heavily favoured to take home the points, and the recent back-to-back wins may have
been a factor. Yet, caution must be exercised:

3 – Sundowns are yet to win three consecutive league games this year.

Can they break the hoodoo?

Golden Arrows v Swallows

This is a tougher game to call, with both teams level on wins, draws, losses, and points at the
moment. If anything, Arrows’ home advantage could make the difference. They pummelled
over 20 shots in two of their three home games this season and scored three times in the
other. Leapfrogging Swallows is the immediate reward should they show the same intent on
Saturday afternoon, but they’ll surely climb higher up the (congested) table too. Their last
meeting was a 4-goal thriller, but all games have been tight. And with three clean sheets
between them all season (14 games combined), we could easily see goals here too.

4 – Since Swallows’ promotion, all four meetings between the sides have ended in a draw. Only against Chippa do Swallows also “enjoy” a 100% draw record (4/4).

Richards Bay v TS Galaxy

These are two teams that started the season well, but Richards Bay are holding on much
longer at the top. The visitors will be looking for a first win in just over a month, having drawn
two and lost two of their four games since a 2-0 win over SuperSport. Based on xG, they are
the two least creative teams in the division, averaging 0.5xG per game and that makes us
lean towards a low scoring tie. Yet, they are also the 2nd and 3rd worst defences (based on
xGA), so there is a good case that this could be open.

0 – TS Galaxy have not scored a goal in each of their last three away matches. Since their promotion, they’ve failed to score in four consecutive away games only once before.