Dstv Premiership Betting Guide: Weekend Action

14 teams are in action in the DSTV Premiership in a seven-game schedule that runs all weekend from Friday till Sunday. Two games kick off the game week on Friday, three are scheduled for Saturday with the final two on Sunday. Sundowns are champions-elect once again (just six points needed; which could be three by Sunday), but there is a lot to play for in other important races. Our Betting Guide is a statistical review of some of the weekend games.

Kaizer Chiefs (10th) v SuperSport (5th)

Both teams have had a difficult start to the year, and their sets of fans will have fingers and everything else crossed that something changes in their favor come Saturday. SuperSport are yet to win a league game this year, while Chiefs are the lowest scorers in 2024. It’s a coincidence of struggle that is expressed in the match odds, with Chiefs (2.3/1) just slightly ahead of their visitors (3.1/1) for the win. Not only will Gavin Hunt’s side look to break their winless streak, but they are also eyeing a first league double over Chiefs in 12 years – last doing so in 2012 under Gavin Hunt as well. But they may need to start with the basics – a clean sheet to stop the bleeding of goals at the back.

27 – SuperSport Utd have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 27 games (all comps since September 2023) – the club’s longest-ever run without a clean sheet in their PSL history.

You can bet on Chiefs to score Over 1.5 goals

You can bet on a Chiefs win/draw

Stellenbosch (2nd) v Polokwane (11th)

It is over 200 days since Stellies lost a game in any competition, and the momentum is firmly with them in the race for second. The Maroons can open up a six-point gap ahead of Pirates with a win here. Polokwane City, meanwhile, have blown hot and cold all season, and their current run of one win in eight is more on the cold side. They find themselves in that weird no-man’s land where you’re safe from relegation (primary goal) and still in the frame for a Top 8 spot they may not have planned for originally. We’re going with the home team again here, despite knowing they beat Stellies earlier in the season – feels like Stellies are in better form and have more to play for. Plus, Polokwane have won just one away game in 2024 (P5).

23 – Stellenbosch are unbeaten in 23 games (W15 D8, all comps since October last year), the longest unbeaten run of all top-flight teams across competitions.

You can bet on a Stellies win

You can bet on Under 2.5 goals

Royal AM (12th) v Orlando Pirates (3rd)

Three wins in a row for Pirates in all competitions, and 12 goals mean the Happy People are smiling again. Interestingly, the three wins have all come against KZN opposition – AmaZulu (twice) and Golden Arrows, and they now travel to face another KZN side on Sunday. The bookies strongly hint at that streak continuing, with Pirates (1.6/1) heavily favored for the win over their hosts (6.8/1). The gap in odds may surprise those who have closely monitored Royal AM’s home form lately – they haven’t lost any of their last six home games (W4 D2 since past year December). However, the head-to-head suggests the bookies may have a point.

0 – Pirates have never lost a game v Royal AM (P6 W0 D3 L3).

You can bet on Over 2.5 goals

You can bet on a draw or Pirates win

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