There will be two PSL fixtures taking place on Wednesday the 23rd of October, namely Sundowns vs Royal AM and Stellenbosch vs Chippa. We look at both matches below from a betting angle.
Let’s start with a look at the outright markets where Mamelodi Sundowns are currently the favourites at 1.05, followed by Orlando Pirates at 13.00 with Stellenbosch and Kaizer Chiefs both available at 26.00. The rest of the field are priced at 41.00 or higher – note betting will reopen on Wednesday morning and Pirates may shorten slightly after their 2-0 win over Supersport.
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MAMELODI SUNDOWNS v ROYAL AM – Click here to bet
Sundowns have had a perfect start to this season of the Premiership, and they are in 2nd on the table after winning all 3 of their matches so far and racking up 9 points.
Their first match took place just over a month ago where they beat SuperSport 2-0 at home, they then played Marumo Gallants in front of a home crowd at Loftus and dominated the match, with a final score of 4-1.
Their most recent game took place on the 28th of September where they played Kaizer Chiefs away from home. Chiefs gave them a solid run but when the final whistle blew it was Sundowns who claimed a 2-1 victory.
Royal AM have had a relatively uneventful season so far, and they have played 4 matches and drawn all of them, only scoring in 1 game, which leaves them in 9th position on the table.
Royal AM started their campaign with a 1-1 draw to Cape Town City on home turf, they then went on to face SuperSport away from home in a match that ended with no goals scored from either side. Their 3rd game saw them go head-to-head with Richards Bay in yet another encounter that ended 0-0.
Their last game was on the 28th of September where they took on Magesi on the road and the game ended in a draw without the ball finding the back of the net.
Head-to-Head
These sides met in last season of the Premiership, where Sundowns were the better side on both occasions, winning the first clash on home ground 1-0, they then went on to beat Royal AM 2-0 away from home later in the season.
VERDICT
I believe that Sundowns will be too strong justifying the 1.33 favouritism and I will back them to win by more than a goal.
BET: Handicap Sundowns -1.5 at 2.00
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CHIPPA UNITED v STELLENBOSCH – Click here to bet
Chippa United have had a decent start to the competition, they have won 2, lost 1 and drawn 1 match, which puts them in 4th spot.
Chippa’s opening match of the season resulted in a 2-1 loss to Orlando Pirates away from home, they then found their form on their own turf to beat Richards Bay 1-0. Their 3rd match was a game against Sekhukhune where both sides scored once, drawing the match 1-1.
Their last game was on the 29th of September at their home stadium where they picked up a 2-1 win over TS Galaxy.
Stellenbosch are in 8th on the log after not having the start they envisioned and they have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their matches.
They had a poorfirst match at home, losing 2-0 to the Golden Arrows who were heavy underdogs. They then put up a dominant display against Cape Town City in front of a home crowd to win the match 3-0.
Their most recent match was held on the 29th of September where they took on Polokwane City away from home and drew the match 1-1.
Head-to-Head
These sides met twice last season and both games ended in a draw, the first was a 0-0 result on Chippa’s home turf, the second match was held in Stellenbosch where both sides scored but neither side could score a winner before the game ended.
VERDICT
I believe that this will be a well contested match-up between these sides and there will be goals scored by both sides, with the game ending in a draw.
BET: Draw at 3.30
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