What if the Betway Premiership teams continued to accrue points at their current pace up to the conclusion of the 2025/26 season? Would the table see any changes as a result?
The straightforward answer is no, but it certainly highlights how the relatively small point differences we observe today would grow significantly.
To crunch the numbers, taking into account that Mamelodi Sundowns have amassed 56 points from 23 matches, they are averaging 2.44 points per game. By projecting this across a full season, multiplying by 30 games and rounding off, we arrive at an estimated total of 73 points by the end of the season.
This scenario is purely speculative, of course, as football is unpredictable, but should Orlando Pirates maintain their current form, they’d finish the season with 69 points, resulting in Sundowns claiming the title by a margin of four points.
The implications are particularly pronounced in the race for third place.
In the proposed scenario, the Kaizer Chiefs, currently in third, would wrap up the season with 57 points, leaving them eight points clear of fourth-placed AmaZulu. This is a significant gap, whereas the current difference is merely three points.
Following them in the top eight are Sekhukhune United (48 points), Durban City (44), Polokwane City (43), and Lamontville Golden Arrows (39).
Stellenbosch FC (37) would be deprived of a spot in the MTN8 for the first time since 2021.
In the relegation battle, Magesi FC (22) would stay at the bottom and face automatic relegation, while both Marumo Gallants and Orbit College (each on 24) would find themselves neck-and-neck, requiring goal difference to determine who would finish in the relegation play-off position.
Currently, Gallants, with a goal difference of -17, holds the advantage over Orbit College, who sit at -22.
Projected final points tally for clubs if they continue at their current rate after 30 matches:
1. Mamelodi Sundowns – 73 points
2. Orlando Pirates – 69
3. Kaizer Chiefs – 57
4. AmaZulu – 49
5. Sekhukhune United – 48
6. Durban City – 44
7. Polokwane City – 43
8. Golden Arrows – 39
9. Stellenbosch – 37
10. Siwelele – 35
11. Richards Bay – 34
12. TS Galaxy – 31
13. Chippa United – 29
14. Marumo Gallants – 24
15. Orbit College – 24
16. Magesi – 22
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