The DStv Premiership kicks off its 2022-23 season on Friday 5 August. Here’s what you need to know as Africa’s most-watched sports league gets going.
With the dust having settled on another DStv Premiership season, it is time to take stock of what has taken place across the course of nine frenetic months and although the main narrative will be Mamelodi Sundowns’ sixth league title in a row, there are plenty of other stories to be told.
The main story is goals, the DStv Premiership has been often known for lack of firepower. There were 45 goalless draws in the league last season.
There were eight teams that scored less than 25 goals in the entire 2021/22 campaign. Six of those clubs netted 22 goals meaning Peter Shalulile alone outscored seven Premiership teams.
Only Mamelodi Sundowns (56) and Royal AM (43) scored more than 40 goals.
The over/under 2.5 markets is one of the most popular on any given weekend.
So the big question is, If you backed every game in a PSL to finish with under 2.5 goals, would you be in profit by the end of it?
There was a total of 479 goals scored in 240 DStv Premiership matches last season. This means we had an average of just under 2 goals per game.
In the previous campaign, relegated Baroka played the least (7) amount of draws. Sundowns, Arrows and Chiefs were equal on 8 draws apiece while TS Galaxy had 9 draws. The rest of the teams had double digits.
AmaZulu had the most draws (17). Swallows, Chippa, Stellenbosch and Pirates all had 14 draws.
10 DStv Premiership sides had less than 10 wins from 30 games played. Swallows FC had the least (4) number of wins
- AmaZulu (7th)
- Cape Town City (2nd)
- Chippa United (14th)
- Golden Arrows (9th)
- Kaizer Chiefs (5th)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (1st)
- Maritzburg United (12th)
- Marumo Gallants (10th)
- Orlando Pirates (6th)
- Richards Bay (in Glad Africa Champ)
- Royal AM (3rd)
- Sekhukhune (11th)
- Stellenbosch (4th)
- SuperSport United (8th)
- Swallows FC (15)
- TS Galaxy (13th)
Mamelodi Sundowns won the DStv Premiership title for the fifth straight season.
Only one team was promoted from the Gad Africa Championship. This was the second time in succession where we saw a PSL team winning promotional/relegation play-offs.
KZN’s Richards Bay United are the only newcomers this season. This means there are five teams from the Natal province competing in the DStv this campaign.
In the DStv Prem, there is one automatic relegation and the second to last team on the log competes in the play-offs against two teams that finished second and third in the lower division.
Baroka were the only team relegated since Swallows won the play-offs.
According to Hollywoodbets oods, Mamelodi Sundowns are favourites to claim their sixth successive title. The Brazilians are currently priced at 11/10.
- AmaZulu
Dumisani Zuma and Gabadinho Mhango - Cape Town City
Jordan Bender from MLS - Chippa United
Justice Chabalala - Golden Arrows
Divine Lunga (loan deal) - Kaizer Chiefs
Yusuf Maart, Ashley Du Preez and Zitha Kwinika - Mamelodi Sundowns
Ronwen Williams and Sipho Mbule - Maritzburg United
Bongani Sam, Bonginkosi Makume and Given Mashikinya - Marumo Gallants
- Orlando Pirates
Nkosinathi Sibisi, Evidence Makgopa and Tapelo Xoki - Richards Bay
Abel Mabaso - Royal AM
Samir Nurkovic, Ruzaigh Gamildien and Andre De Jong - Sekhukhune
Tshegofatso Mabasa, Daniel Cardoso and Linda Mntambo - Stellenbosch
Lasse Sobiech and Vusi Sibiya - SuperSport United
Thulani Hlatshwayo and Ricardo Goss - Swallows FC
- TS Galaxy
Sibusiso Vilakazi, Xola Mlambo and Victor Letsoalo
