There is PSL midweek action for punters to look forward to and we take a look at 3 of the games from a betting angle.
TUESDAY
MARITZBURG UNITED v SUPERSPORT UNITED
Maritzburg United are currently 13th on the log and are without a win in their last 5 matches. They play SuperSport United who sit 6th with 2 wins, 2 losses and a draw in their last 5 games.
Looking closer at Maritzburg‘s record you have to go back 10 games to find their last victory which came in October of 2021. They haven't been in action since late December when they lost 2-0 away at Kaizer Chiefs and at home this season they have won 2 and drawn 3 of 8 matches.
Maritzburg United home games have averaged just 1.1 goal each and they themselves have only scored 3 times in 8 attempts while conceding 6 goals. You would be poor if you were backing over 2.5 goals as not one of their home matches has reached the 3 goal mark.
SuperSport have played 8 times on the road winning 2 and drawing 5 and their away matches have averaged 1.4 goals each with SuperSport scoring 7 goals and conceding 4.
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Maritzburg United 21/10
Draw 37/20
SuperSport United 16/10
Suggested Bet: Over 2.5 goals at 19/10
I can totally understand this huge price as both of these sides have been involved in low scoring encounters this season, but SuperSport did beat Maritzburg United 2-1 at home earlier in the season and this particular fixture would have seen over 2.5 goals arrive in the last 3 head-to-heads.
CAPE TOWN CITY v KAIZER CHIEFS
Cape Town City are 9th on the log, 6 points behind 4th placed Kaizer Chiefs with both sides having played 16 matches.
Cape Town City ended the year with a loss away at SuperSport, but that broke a run of 6 matches without defeat. Kaizer Chiefs last game was a 2-0 win at home to Maritzburg United and they won 4, drew 1 and lost 1 of their last 6 matches.
Cape Town City have only lost once at home this season while Kaizer Chiefs have won 3 and drawn 3 of their 8 away matches. A closer look at the goal stats sees Cape Town City home games averaging 2.6 goals each with a 50% split of over and under 2.5 goals, while Kaizer Chiefs away games have averaged just 1.6 goals each with only 2 of the 8 matches reaching the 3 goal mark.
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Cape Town City 31/20
Draw 15/8
Kaizer Chiefs 85/40
Suggested Bet: Kaizer Chiefs win at 85/40
There are two interesting things about the head-to-head fixtures between these sides in the League, one we get over 2.5 goals as a regular occurrence and has happened in 5 of the last 6 meetings, but the away side also has a good record in these head-to-head fixtures winning with 5 out of the last 6 head-to-heads going to the team that was travelling, that is enough to get me involved on Kaizer Chiefs.
WEDNESDAY
ORLANDO PIRATES v GOLDEN ARROWS
Pirates are currently 2nd on the log a distant 18 points behind Mamelodi Sundowns with two games in hand. They finished their 2021 campaign with back-to-back home wins over AmaZulu and Marumo Gallants. Pirates have only lost once in 9 home matches this season and their home games have averaged 2.2 goals each.
Golden Arrows are down in 10th on the table and although they are undefeated in their last 8 matches, 6 of those have been draws and they finished 2021 with a 2-2 away draw at Swallows and a 1-1 home draw with Galaxy.
Arrows have only won once in 8 attempts on the road this season drawing 5 and losing 2 and looking at Arrows goal scoring on the road shows they have the highest scoring games on the road in the League averaging 3 goals each with 5 of the 8 matches delivering profits for over 2.5 goal backers.
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Orlando Pirates 4/9
Draw 16/5
Golden Arrows 7/1
Suggested Bet: Correct Score 0-0 at 17/2
I am once again looking at the head-to-head fixtures here and amazingly in these sides last 9 League meetings there have been 6 goalless draws and only once have both teams found the back of the net. I think we could be in for another tight one.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
