PSL stats: Top scorers and most goals by team – 10 November 2019

The 2019-20 Premier Soccer League is getting intense. While cup fixtures have gone thick and fast, there are some serious rivalries brewing in South Africa’s Premiership. If you missed any of the weekend’s action, you can catch up with the latest PSL scores and get the latest PSL log here.

Daniel Cardoso converted an 84th-minute penalty to give leaders Kaizer Chiefs a 3-2 victory over greatest rivals Orlando Pirates on Saturday in a pulsating South African Premiership clash.

An own-goal by Pirates captain Ntsikelelo Nyauza just 43 seconds after the Soweto derby kicked off and a headed goal by Colombian Leonardo Castro propelled Chiefs to a two-goal advantage.

Vincent Pule halved the deficit by scoring direct from a tight-angle free-kick and Malawian Frank ‘Gabadinho’ Mhango levelled just before the hour before an 80,000 Soweto crowd.

Pirates cursed their luck as they struck the woodwork three times before a foul on substitute Bernard Parker allowed Cardoso to slam the ball past Wayne Sandilands and win the match.

Tempers flared in the closing stages and pushing and shoving led to Chiefs’ defender Eric Mathoho being red-carded and three other players booked.

Ironically, Mhango, whose push instigated scuffles that lasted several minutes, escaped unpunished.

Success took success-starved Chiefs 10 points clear of second-place Mamelodi Sundowns, who play Golden Arrows in Durban Sunday.

Chiefs, who are chasing a first league title in five seasons, last won a Premiership match against Pirates in 2014.

This season, pacesetters Chiefs have won nine matches, drawn one and lost one while Pirates are languishing in ninth position with just three victories from 11 outings.

The most popular football clubs in South Africa are both desperate for success as Chiefs have gone four seasons and Pirates five without lifting a trophy.

After Chiefs won a thrilling League Cup quarter-final between the clubs last Saturday, many supporters feared the second derby within eight days would fall short of expectations.

But a bizarre own-goal set the scene for another memorable match between clubs whose rivalry dates back to 1970 when some Pirates stars quit the club and formed Chiefs.

Sandilands strayed too far off his line and an attempted headed back-pass from Nyauza sailed over the goalkeeper and into the net.

When Castro soared to nod a corner into the corner of the net on 28 minutes the situation was grim for a Pirates side lacking the steadying influence of suspended captain Happy Jele.

But Pule lifted spirits with his goal from a near impossible angle and Pirates’ second-half dominance led to Mhango scoring.

While there was no disputing the penalty that gave Chiefs victory, a draw would have been the fairest outcome to a match neither side deserved to lose.

South Africa Premiership (PSL) top scorers

The table below shows the individual player totals as well as their total contribution of the team’s goals.

Player	Team	Player Goals/Team Goals	Contribution
K. Mutizwa	Golden Arrows	7/12	58%
B. Ntuli	AmaZulu	7/7	100%
P. Shalulile	Highlands Park	7/13	54%
K. R. Erasmus	Cape Town City	7/19	37%
T. J. Mabaso	Orlando Pirates	5/14	36%
S. Motebang	Bloemfontein Celtic	4/15	27%
B. Grobler	SuperSport United	4/15	27%
A. M. Modiba	SuperSport United	4/15	27%
W. Isaacs	Stellenbosch FC	4/9	44%
T. Zwane	Mamelodi Sundowns	3/13	23

PSL most goals: Teams

Team	Goals
Kaizer Chiefs	19
Cape Town City FC	19
SuperSport United	15
Bloemfontein Celtic	15
Orlando Pirates	14
Mamelodi Sundowns FC	13
Highlands Park	13
Lamontville Golden Arrows	12
Bidvest Wits	11
Polokwane City	10
Black Leopards	10
Stellenbosch FC	9
Maritzburg United	7
Baroka FC	7
AmaZulu FC	7
Chippa United	5

Additional reporting by AFP.