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Joined June 2013
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16 - Tshepang Moremi's goal over the weekend was the 16th he's scored for Orlando Pirates in all competitions. No player has scored more than him since he made his debut for the club in August 2025. Trustworthy.
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In our latest newsletter, Progress Reports, we look at how PSL teams compare to last season in both boxes. Rising: Sundowns’ attack, Chippa’s defence. Falling: Richards Bay’s defence, TS Galaxy’s attack. All set against where every other team ranks. 🔗: ladumaanalytics.substack.com…
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30% - Kaizer Chiefs have won just three of their 10 games in all competitions this season. Not only is this their joint-lowest win rate 10 games into a PSL campaign, but it’s also the fifth time this has happened post-pandemic. Attrition.
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21 - Orlando Pirates are now unbeaten in 21 away games (W16 D5 all comps), setting a new outright record for the longest unbeaten away run by a PSL top-flight team acrosss competitions. Key.
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5 - No player in the #betwayprem has created more big chances than Oswin Appollis and Athini Maqokolo (5 each). Plate.
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🔢 - Kaizer Chiefs' Mfundo Vilakazi has taken the most shots in the #betwayprem this season (27). Trigger.
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Premier League
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Footballers from 128 nations across the globe have played in the Premier League. 🌏 Greatness comes from everywhere.
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🔢 - Milford FC’s Sifiso Mdluli has created the most chances of any player in the league this season (15). Provider.
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26 - Only 1996/97 Kaizer Chiefs (26) have scored more goals after nine games than the current Sundowns side (23, level with 2001/02 Manning Rangers). Lavish.
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20 - The 3-0 win over TS Galaxy was Orlando Pirates 20th league clean sheet since the start of 2026, making Sipho Chaine the first keeper in the club's PSL history to keep 20 clean sheets in a calendar year. Insurance.
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*this is a club record.
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5 - Kaizer Chiefs have drawn five of their eight league games so far this season, their joint-most draws at this stage of a campaign in PSL history (also in 1999/00, 2005/6, 2006/7 and 2015/16). Fetters.
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23 - Sundowns have scored 23 goals in their nine league games this season, their most at this stage of a season in PSL history. Overflowing.
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🟡 Kaizer Chiefs (1.13xG) 1-1 (0.85xG) Stellenbosch.🟣 Stellies didn't create much, but took their one big chance on the day through Kwayiba. 1-1 was the most likely outcome here, and it turned out to be just that. Chiefs remain unbeaten, but it's faint praise..
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⚫️ Orlando Pirates (1.97xG) 3-0 (0.61xG) TS Galaxy 🔴 Another clean sheet for Orlando Pirates, who bounced back from defeat in the MTN8 final with maximum points. 2-0 the most likely scoreline on amost days with this performance, and even that would have been comfortable.
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🔵 Richards Bay (0.42xG) 1-4 (2.39xG) Sundowns 🟡 Sundowns racked up the chances against Richards Bay, resulting in four goals, and are on record-breaking pace for goals in a season. A 74% win probability, among other metrics pointing to a well deserved 3 points.
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Shot volume vs shot quality: #BetwayPrem 2026/27 So far this season, Sundowns have led all teams in both shot volume & shot quality. Chiefs are taking fewer (speculative) shots than before, likely for the better. AmaZulu remain the curious case, TS Galaxy the worry. 📈📉
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6 - Overall, Orlando Pirates’ 26-game unbeaten run across competitions is the sixth longest by any team in PSL history. Stuart Baxter’s Kaizer Chiefs hold the all-time PSL record of 30 games, ending in February 2015 (all comps). Benchmark.
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26 - Defeat to Sundowns ended Abdeslam Ouaddou’s 26-game unbeaten run for Orlando Pirates (W19 D7, all comps), one shy of the club’s longest unbeaten run in PSL history. Whisker.
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In Malibongwe Khoza & Khulumane Ndamane, Sundowns had two centre-backs under-23 in the #MTN8Final. Khoza (already on 50 club apps) has been extensively used this season (69% of mins). With the likes of Grant Kekana getting older, the future is looking bright for The Brazilians
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