Relebohile Mofokeng is 100th percentile for chances created in Belgium. And 94th for goals. Cassius Mailula is 93rd and 99th in the PSL. Two tens, basically the same shape, and Pitso has both 🇿🇦 PITSO SELECTS, part seven: the attacking midfielders. Follow for the rest of the squad.

The pressing index measures how hard a team works to win the ball back: high turnovers plus tackles and interceptions, adjusted for possession. Pirates lead the PSL by a distance, ahead of Sundowns and Milford.

Sundowns' new prospect Lazola Maku, 19. Already good at: Winning it back (79th pct tackles) Keeping it (88% passing) To work on for a 68%-possession side: Pass volume: 33 per 90 Carrying under pressure (0 dribbles) Interceptions: 50th pct

The PSL's best goal combinations so far Ndlovu & Matthews and Radebe & Ngwenya lead with 3 each. Khumalo & Junior Dion have been involved in 2 of Golden Arrows' 3 league goals (67%). Appollis & Radiopane: 2, one assist each way Radebe is the only player in two pairs. #BetwayPrem

AmaZulu's 3-2 build-up drags teams across and gets the ball to Radebe 1v1. He beats his man and crosses, and league top scorer Ngwenya heads it in at the far post. Radebe creates, Ngwenya finishes: a combination defenders will need to stop #AmaZulu #BetwayPrem

AmaZulu have been a very interesting team to watch this season tactically AmaZulu's build-up is set up in a 3-2-4-1 three defenders spread wide, with a double pivot stepping in just in front. The shape gives them an extra player against a two-man press and a safe pass into midfield. When one side closes, they recycle back through the keeper to draw the press forward, then look for the long diagonal to play over it. #Amazulu #BetwayPrem

Milford don't just defend. They win it back and go Top 3 in the PSL for:
Fast breaks per game (2nd) Fast-break goals (2nd)
Tackles per game (3rd) No other side is top 3 in all three. Not bad for a promoted club. #BetwayPrem

Who were the top scorers in last season's CAF Champions League? Trézéguet led with 6, half of Al Ahly's 12 goals. Bryan León was joint 2nd on 5, and four Sundowns players reached 2+ on the way to the title. #CAFCL #Sundowns #Masandawana

Hotto and Ndaba have shared Pirates' left-back spot this season Hotto brings the end product: 93rd percentile for crosses and chances created. 
Ndaba wins it back: 96th for tackles and ground duels. Against all 38 PSL full-backs, they split the six stats 3–3. #UpTheBucs

PSL coaches in Africa Cardoso: 3 straight CAF Champions League finals, winner in 2026 
Tinkler: 2 Confederation Cup finals (Pirates & SuperSport) 
Da Cruz: Quarter-final with AS FAR 
Ouaddou: Yet to reach a group stage, with the current Pirates team it’s a great opportunity for him to do so #CAF #Masandawana #UpTheBucs #Amakhosi

Nuno Santos led the CAF Champions League for assists, group stage to final last season. Modiba and Matthews created 14 chances each, 4 of the top 6 were Sundowns. Reaching the final took contributions from all over the pitch, they will need this kind of creativity to retain the title #Masandawana #CAF

Who's the PSL's most complete goalkeeper? Sipho Chaine is saving 94% of shots on target while completing 83% of his passes. Among keepers with 4+ games, nobody beats him on both. Ronwen Williams is the best passer (91%) but saves only 70% of shots. #BetwayPrem

Why do Chiefs keep drawing? 🤔 When level, they win the xG battle by 0.43 per 90. Once ahead, that gap almost halves to 0.24, and opponents take more shots than them. 5 of their 8 goals conceded have come while winning. #BetwayPrem

How do PSL teams attack when winning, drawing or losing? Pirates have never trailed all season. Milford are the most dangerous side in front (2.1 xG per 90), while Sundowns create the most when level (2.0). Non-penalty xG per 90 in each game state #BetwayPrem

How Sundowns dominated in a 4–1 victory at Richards Bay Ndamane (122 passes) and Khoza (101) started everything from the back. Ndamane to Basadien was the strongest link on the pitch, being most of the entry passes to the final third 48% of their final-third touches came down the left, compared with 31% on the right. #BetwayPrem #Masandawana