South Africa Premier Results and Scores

Competition: South Africa Premier

Sport: Football

Region: South Africa

Results and odds history

Past match results, final scores and historical odds load in the interactive table once the app has started.

About this competition

South African Top Flight a Thrilling but Low-Scoring Affair: PSL Results, Context & Betting Insights

If you bet on football with a cool head, not getting caught up in the hype, then the South African top flight's results archive on OddsRun is a goldmine. This is a league where the margins are razor thin. Draws are a regular occurrence, and the bookies often over-price big club superiority, only for the scores to stay stubbornly tight.

On this page you can look back over past results, compare how games have played out over time and get a glimpse of what the bookies thought would happen before kick off, using those all-important archive odds.

The League's Identity - why PSL results often read: 1-0, 0-0 and other low-scoring thrillers

When you scroll through the past results for the PSL you'll spot a pattern: 1-0, 0-0, 1-1 - and don't be surprised if a lot of games go the full 90 without a second goal being scored. That's why in the PSL most bettors tend to focus on:

  • Under 2.5/ Under 3.5 goals
  • Draw bets such as Double Chance or DNB
  • Handicaps - but ones that are small rather than massive.

OddsRun's data reinforces that idea: on average there are less than 2 goals in each game, and the BTTS (both teams to score) market is pretty low. And let's be honest - 0-0 is a surprisingly common result for the PSL.

The Clubs That Rule the Roost - why their odds are worth a close look

The PSL is all about the big brands - the "glamour teams" that draw in the punters. As a result, their archive odds and closing odds can be super interesting to study.

Mamelodi Sundowns

The top team of the modern era. Sundowns games often have a "control" vibe to them: they can win without needing to fire in a ton of goals. When you look at the past results you see a lot of professional, tightly managed scorelines rather than wild games.

Orlando Pirates

The team with national pull. Pirates matches tend to attract a lot of money, so you can expect the odds to move fast - especially if they've got their strongest XI on the pitch. In the PSL one moment can decide a game, so Pirates odds can get a bit crazy-fast.

Kaizer Chiefs

One of the biggest brands in African football. Chiefs games are the perfect example of "reputation betting": the bookies will often price them up on the strength of their name rather than the actual team. And that's where the archive odds come in handy - if Chiefs are favourite but the results show they're actually pretty dodgy, you know what you're getting yourself in for.

Other key PSL teams you'll see popping up in the betting and results:

  • SuperSport United, Stellenbosch, Cape Town City and AmaZulu - all teams with a strong reputation, plus the likes of Chippa United and Marumo Gallants who can shape the relegation battle - where low-scoring games and conservative tactics are key to betting success.

The PSL Icons Who Shaped Club Reputations

A winning results archive gets a massive boost when it includes the names of the people who put their stamp on the league's biggest clubs - simply because all these names still have a lasting impact on how fans and punters without a clue see fixtures (and therefore the cash that flows into the books).

Kaizer Chiefs Icons

  • Doctor Khumalo - the one and only true all time legend for the Chiefs and probably the most celebrated PSL midfield maestro out there.
  • Itumeleng Khune - the long time Chief's man between the sticks and possibly the most well known face in the PSL.
  • Siphiwe Tshabalala - a guy who always seemed to turn up big when it mattered most and spearheaded the "derby narrative" era for Kaizer.

Mamelodi Sundowns - The Modern-Era Reference Point

  • Hlompho Kekana - you know him, he's the one who dominated Sundowns and had them running the show in the PSL title hunt for years on end.

Well Known South African Football Legends Whose Names Keep Getting Brought Up Alongside The PSL

  • Benni McCarthy - the top goal scorer for South Africa of all time and basically the benchmark for any PSL team looking to sign a top notch attacking talent.
  • Lucas Radebe - a true legend for the nation and a name that still carries weight when people talk about South African football and the Bafana legends.

Why this actually matters on a betting/results page: in the PSL, where results are usually pretty tight and draws are more common than we'd like, what the casual fans think can actually skew the odds. The clubs with big star power tend to bring in the money even when the actual match up is pretty even.