PSL stats: Top scorers, most goals by team and latest video highlights – 1 March 2020

Despite losing to Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby over the weekend, Orlando Pirates striker  Gabadinho Mhango remains in pole position for the PSL’s top scorers this season.

Amakhosi extended their lead to seven points at the top of the league standings, while Bucs remained third on the log.

The Buccaneers started the match brightly launching attacks – trying to unsettle the visitors by getting an early goal.

But in the end, Lebogang Manyama’s first-half goal – completely against the run of play – was the only goal of the match, a rare sight for Chiefs this season.

Coach Ernst Middendorp was overjoyed with his side after they completed the league double over their Soweto rivals.

“It’s quite a good outcome, we were talking a lot about advice from Steve Komphela, Jomo [Sono] and basically they are right. These last ten games it’s about mentality, how you handle it, how you take it,” Middendorp told SuperSport TV.

“And I know my players, I know this team, I know them very well, I could see during the week already that we’re prepared, we want it and unfortunately here and there some injuries.

“Leonardo [Castro] had to go off as you see, Willard Katsande had to go out and that’s always a difficult moment, players from the bench, in particular huge compliment to [Anthony] Akumu coming on and taking over in a really crucial position.

“I’m very proud of it and I think each and everybody on the Kaizer Chiefs side, players, technical team, supporters, deserve this moment and they should enjoy it.”

Chiefs still top the log for most goals by a team so far this season, though.

Elsewhere over the weekend, Highlands Parks and Golden Arrows drew 1-1. The draw left Abafana Bes’thende placed eighth on the league standings, while the Lions of the North remained seventh on the log.

Wits’ hopes of winning the title this season was also handed a blow as they fell to a 2-0 loss away to SuperSport United at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday evening.

Get the full list of results from South Africa’s PSL as well as the latest standings here.

South Africa Premiership (PSL) top scorers as on 1 March 2020

The table below shows the total number of goals scored by a player as well as their percentage contribution of their team’s total goals.

Player	Team	Player Goals/Team Goals	Contribution
G. Mhango	Orlando Pirates	14/35	40%
P. Shalulile	Highlands Park	12/26	46%
S. Nurkovic	Kaizer Chiefs	11/40	28%
K. Mutizwa	Golden Arrows	11/21	52%
B. Ntuli	AmaZulu FC	11/13	85%
B. Grobler	SuperSport United	10/32	31%
K. R. Erasmus	Cape Town City FC	9/28	32%
T. Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	8/29	28%
L. Castro	Kaizer Chiefs	7/40	18%
N. Mabena	Bloemfontein Celtic	7/33	21%

PSL most goals: Teams

Team	P	GF
Baroka FC	23	13
AmaZulu FC	23	13
Chippa United	23	15
Lamontville Golden Arrows	22	21
Stellenbosch FC	23	21
Polokwane City	23	21
Black Leopards	22	21
Maritzburg United	23	22
Bidvest Wits	19	24
Highlands Park	23	26
Cape Town City FC	22	28
Mamelodi Sundowns FC	20	29
SuperSport United	23	32
Bloemfontein Celtic	22	33
Orlando Pirates	22	35
Kaizer Chiefs	21	40

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