DSTV Premiership fans have plenty to look forward to on Saturday with no fewer than 6 matches and we suggest a bet in each.
GOLDEN ARROWS v TSHAKHUMA
Arrows are 6th on the log and they haven’t lost in the 9 matches this season, drawing 6 and winning 3. Last time out they beat Chippa United 1-0 at home and their last 5 matches have had 2 goals or less in them.
Tshakhuma are 12th on the log with just 1 win in their 10 starts and they are without a win in their last 6 games. Their first 8 games all delivered for 2.5 goal backers, but their last 2 games have had goals with 4 against Cape Town City and 3 in the match against Orlando Pirates.
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Arrows 19/20
Draw 43/20
Tshakhuma 33/10
Suggested Bet: Arrows win at 19/20
Tshakhuma appears to be struggling and Arrows can take advantage with 3 valuable points at home.
SUPERSPORT UNITED v MAMELODI SUNDOWNS
This is the big game and it features number 1 and 2 on the table.
SuperSport are currently 2nd, 2 points behind Sundowns and they have won 5 and drawn 1 of their last 6 matches. Their last game was a 2-1 home win over Bloem Celtic and they have won 4 out of 5 home matches this season, drawing the other one.
Sundowns have yet to lose in 10 matches this season and they are coming off a confident 2-0 away win over Baroka. They have played 5 matches on the road winning 3 and drawing 2 and last season it was Sundowns who edged this fixture 2-1.
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SuperSport 21/10
Draw 22/10
Sundowns 27/20
Suggested Bet: Sundowns win at 27/20
This is of course a local derby, but I was amazed by Sundowns excellent record against SuperSport away and they have won their last 6 head-to-head’s hosted by SuperSport.
BLOEM CELTIC v STELLENBOSCH
Celtic are 11th on the table and have only won twice in 10 starts this season, most recently going down 2-1 away at SuperSport. Both of their wins this season have come at home.
Stellenbosch are 7th on the table and have only lost once in their last 5 starts. On the road they have won once in 5 attempts with 2 draws and 2 losses.
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Bloem Celtic 27/20
Draw 39/20
Stellenbosch 12/5
Suggested Bet: Bloem Celtic win at 27/20
Celtic did the double over Stellenbosch last season and I am expecting more of the same, all be it a tight game is on the cards.
TS GALAXY v CHIPPA UNITED
TS Galaxy have fallen down the table after a promising start and they currently sit 14th with just 1 win in 10 starts and they are without a victory in their last 8. Their last home match was a 3-0 defeat to SuperSport United and over 2.5 goal backers would have collected in Galaxy’s last 3 matches.
Chippa United are 15th on the log, 1 position and 2 points behind Galaxy. They have also only won once this season and have had 2 draws and 5 losses in their last 7 games, 6 of which have been on the road and they have yet to win on their travels this season.
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TS Galaxy 11/10
Draw 43/20
Chippa United 28/10
Suggested Bet: Correct Score 1-1 at 9/2
I think this is going to be a tight encounter and with Galaxy matches taking on a higher scoring trend I am going for a play on the 1-1 draw.
BAROKA v SWALLOWS
Baroka are 8th on the table, but have only taken 1 point from the last 12 they have played for. They face a Swallows side that sits 3rd on the log and has yet to taste defeat this season in 10 matches. Swallows most recent action was a 1-1 away draw at Pirates.
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Baroka 43/20
Draw 41/20
Swallows 14/10
Suggested Bet: Swallows win at 14/10
How long can Swallows keep up this strong start? Well I am not sure, but I am going to continue backing them until they falter and 14/10 looks a cracking price given their opponents have lost their last 2 home matches.
CAPE TOWN CITY v KAIZER CHIEFS
Cape Town City are 5th on the log, but without a win in their last 2 games. Cape Town City’s matches have averaged 3.4 goals this season and 60% of their games have delivered for over 2.5 goal backers, a rare stat in the PSL.
Chiefs got a much needed victory last time out beating AmaZulu 1-0 away and it broke a run of 7 matches without a win and sees them climb up to 10th on the log.
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Cape Town City 33/20
Draw 23/10
Kaizer Chiefs 33/20
Suggested bet: Over 2.5 goals at 5/4
This bet would have arrived in both meetings last season and Cape Town City’s last 5 games would have seen over 2.5 goal backers collect and indeed in 4 of those games over 3.5 goal backers would have been in the money.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change