The DSTV Premiership is back and we take a look at Friday night’s opener between Sekhukhune and Mamelodi Sundowns and also have a look at the Outright Betting heading into the new season.

Mamelodi Sundowns go in search of their 7^th consecutive Title and the bookmakers expect them to deliver the goods for their fans with their current price of 4/10 to win the Title. Orlando Pirates are distant 2^nd favourites at 13/2 with Kaizer Chiefs 9/1 and you can get 14/1 SuperSport United and 25/1 Cape Town City.

I suspect that if Sundowns make a strong start to the season it won’t be long before we see “Betting without Sundowns” Markets.

4/10 is a bit short for me to tie my money up for such a long season, but if I were to pick a team from the challengers to make a run at Sundowns it would probably be Kaizer Chiefs priced at 9/1. Chiefs are coming off a poor season but there were signs that they are ready to end an 8 year trophy drought and they can benefit from the fact that Pirates and SuperSport United will be playing in Africa which will certainly stretch their resources.

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SEKHUKHUNE v SUNDOWNS

Sekhukhune United finished 7^th last season with an equal split of wins, draws and losses across their 30 matches. A mid-table or Top 8 finish certainly looks a possibility for them, but they couldn’t have asked for a tougher start to the season than the defending Champions first up.

Mamelodi Sundowns ran away with the Title, winning by 16 points after taking their foot off the gas a bit once the job was done. They only lost 2 matches all season and incredibly in 30 matches only conceded 13 goals and it is their defence which really sets them apart from the rest of the PSL.

Head-to-Head

These sides have met 4 times in the PSL with Mamelodi Sundowns winning 3 and Sekhukhune managing to get a 1-1 draw out of this fixture last season. Under 2.5 goal backers would have collected profits in all 3 matches.

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Sekhukhune 15/4

Draw 9/4

Sundowns 17/20

Sundowns like Pirates and SuperSport will have a big workload this season and they have shown in the past that getting out of the blocks quickly is no problem and I am more than happy to take the current 17/20 on offer that they bag 3 points first up against a game but probably outclassed Sekhukhune side.

Suggested Bet: Mamelodi Sundowns win at 17/20

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Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change