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Updated March 2, 2021, at 11:54 PM
| 3/11 |  Stellenbosch0 | 10% | 23% |
 M. Sundowns1 | 67% |
| 3/10 |  Bidvest Wits1 | 60% | 25% |
 Black Leopards0 | 15% |
| 3/8 |  Highlands Park0 | 30% | 30% |
 SuperSport Utd2 | 40% |
| 3/8 |  Cape Town City2 | 43% | 25% |
 Bloem Celtic0 | 31% |
| 3/7 |  Kaizer Chiefs0 | 72% | 21% |
 AmaZulu1 | 7% |
| 3/7 | Bidvest Wits0 | 57% | 29% |
 Chippa United0 | 13% |
| 3/7 |  Golden Arrows0 | 22% | 28% |
 Orlando Pirates0 | 50% |
| 3/7 |  Baroka2 | 41% | 33% |
Black Leopards0 | 25% |
| 3/6 |  Maritzburg Utd1 | 48% | 31% |
 Polokwane City0 | 21% |
| 3/1 | Polokwane City2 | 45% | 29% |
Black Leopards1 | 26% |
| 3/1 | Bloem Celtic2 | 44% | 31% |
Baroka1 | 25% |
| 2/29 | SuperSport Utd2 | 31% | 30% |
Bidvest Wits0 | 38% |
| 2/29 | Chippa United1 | 38% | 36% |
AmaZulu0 | 26% |
| 2/29 | Golden Arrows1 | 36% | 31% |
Highlands Park1 | 33% |
| 2/29 | Orlando Pirates0 | 35% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs1 | 38% |
| 2/28 | Maritzburg Utd3 | 52% | 31% |
Stellenbosch0 | 17% |
| 2/19 | M. Sundowns2 | 68% | 21% |
Bloem Celtic1 | 11% |
| 2/19 | Bidvest Wits2 | 62% | 25% |
Highlands Park2 | 13% |
| 2/16 | Polokwane City3 | 35% | 29% |
Cape Town City2 | 36% |
| 2/16 | Black Leopards0 | 19% | 23% |
Orlando Pirates1 | 57% |
| 2/15 | AmaZulu1 | 39% | 34% |
Golden Arrows2 | 26% |
| 2/15 | Kaizer Chiefs1 | 66% | 25% |
Maritzburg Utd2 | 9% |
| 2/15 | Highlands Park2 | 35% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic0 | 37% |
| 2/15 | Baroka0 | 21% | 33% |
Bidvest Wits1 | 47% |
| 2/15 | M. Sundowns3 | 68% | 25% |
Chippa United0 | 7% |
| 2/14 | Stellenbosch1 | 24% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd0 | 48% |
| 2/12 | Bidvest Wits0 | 60% | 28% |
Maritzburg Utd1 | 12% |
| 2/2 | Black Leopards2 | 43% | 29% |
Stellenbosch1 | 28% |
| 2/2 | AmaZulu1 | 38% | 33% |
Polokwane City0 | 30% |
| 2/1 | Highlands Park1 | 39% | 34% |
Baroka0 | 27% |
| 2/1 | Chippa United1 | 22% | 30% |
Orlando Pirates2 | 49% |
| 2/1 | Golden Arrows1 | 25% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd0 | 45% |
| 1/31 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 38% | 31% |
Cape Town City1 | 31% |
| 1/26 | Baroka2 | 33% | 39% |
Maritzburg Utd1 | 28% |
| 1/25 | Orlando Pirates1 | 63% | 24% |
AmaZulu0 | 14% |
| 1/25 | Stellenbosch1 | 35% | 30% |
Polokwane City0 | 35% |
| 1/25 | Golden Arrows0 | 14% | 24% |
Kaizer Chiefs1 | 62% |
| 1/24 | Cape Town City1 | 53% | 25% |
Black Leopards0 | 22% |
| 1/24 | SuperSport Utd3 | 49% | 32% |
Chippa United0 | 19% |
| 1/19 | Polokwane City1 | 42% | 30% |
Golden Arrows1 | 28% |
| 1/19 | Bloem Celtic1 | 45% | 30% |
Chippa United1 | 25% |
| 1/19 | SuperSport Utd1 | 28% | 31% |
M. Sundowns2 | 42% |
| 1/18 | Cape Town City2 | 23% | 26% |
Bidvest Wits0 | 51% |
| 1/18 | Orlando Pirates3 | 61% | 24% |
Highlands Park1 | 16% |
| 1/18 | Black Leopards1 | 12% | 20% |
Kaizer Chiefs1 | 67% |
| 1/17 | Stellenbosch1 | 35% | 34% |
Baroka0 | 30% |
| 1/17 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 44% | 34% |
AmaZulu0 | 22% |
| 1/15 | Bidvest Wits3 | 62% | 24% |
Bloem Celtic2 | 15% |
| 1/15 | Orlando Pirates1 | 31% | 28% |
M. Sundowns0 | 41% |
| 1/12 | Bloem Celtic4 | 52% | 26% |
Black Leopards2 | 22% |
| 1/12 | Kaizer Chiefs3 | 66% | 21% |
Cape Town City0 | 13% |
| 1/12 | AmaZulu0 | 29% | 31% |
SuperSport Utd2 | 40% |
| 1/11 | Chippa United0 | 35% | 37% |
Maritzburg Utd0 | 28% |
| 1/11 | Highlands Park1 | 50% | 29% |
Stellenbosch4 | 20% |
| 1/11 | Baroka1 | 38% | 34% |
Polokwane City0 | 29% |
| 1/8 | Cape Town City2 | 49% | 28% |
AmaZulu2 | 22% |
| 1/8 | Golden Arrows1 | 38% | 34% |
Baroka0 | 28% |
| 1/8 | Kaizer Chiefs3 | 63% | 24% |
Highlands Park0 | 12% |
| 1/8 | Black Leopards1 | 35% | 33% |
Chippa United2 | 32% |
| 1/8 | SuperSport Utd2 | 47% | 33% |
Maritzburg Utd2 | 21% |
| 1/7 | Stellenbosch1 | 29% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic2 | 43% |
| 1/7 | Polokwane City1 | 28% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates4 | 45% |
| 1/7 | M. Sundowns0 | 43% | 30% |
Bidvest Wits0 | 27% |
| 1/5 | Highlands Park2 | 50% | 29% |
Black Leopards1 | 21% |
| 1/5 | Cape Town City1 | 49% | 29% |
Baroka0 | 22% |
| 1/4 | AmaZulu0 | 18% | 29% |
M. Sundowns3 | 54% |
| 1/4 | SuperSport Utd2 | 24% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs1 | 48% |
| 1/4 | Stellenbosch0 | 15% | 25% |
Bidvest Wits2 | 60% |
| 1/4 | Polokwane City2 | 38% | 34% |
Chippa United0 | 29% |
| 1/4 | Bloem Celtic1 | 31% | 26% |
Orlando Pirates1 | 43% |
| 1/3 | Maritzburg Utd2 | 44% | 34% |
Golden Arrows1 | 23% |
| 12/22 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 17% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs1 | 53% |
| 12/22 | Bloem Celtic1 | 47% | 29% |
AmaZulu2 | 24% |
| 12/21 | Chippa United1 | 30% | 34% |
SuperSport Utd0 | 36% |
| 12/21 | M. Sundowns1 | 66% | 22% |
Polokwane City0 | 12% |
| 12/21 | Highlands Park2 | 44% | 31% |
Golden Arrows0 | 25% |
| 12/21 | Baroka0 | 46% | 32% |
Stellenbosch1 | 22% |
| 12/21 | Orlando Pirates3 | 62% | 23% |
Black Leopards1 | 15% |
| 12/20 | Bidvest Wits2 | 57% | 24% |
Cape Town City0 | 19% |
| 12/17 | Bidvest Wits1 | 38% | 29% |
M. Sundowns1 | 33% |
| 12/12 | Golden Arrows0 | 22% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits1 | 51% |
| 12/11 | M. Sundowns3 | 75% | 19% |
Stellenbosch1 | 6% |
| 12/8 | Polokwane City0 | 37% | 32% |
Maritzburg Utd1 | 30% |
| 12/7 | Kaizer Chiefs5 | 62% | 25% |
Bloem Celtic3 | 13% |
| 12/7 | Cape Town City0 | 47% | 29% |
Chippa United1 | 24% |
| 12/7 | Baroka2 | 24% | 30% |
Orlando Pirates2 | 46% |
| 12/7 | Black Leopards0 | 37% | 31% |
AmaZulu0 | 32% |
| 12/6 | SuperSport Utd2 | 45% | 31% |
Highlands Park0 | 24% |
| 12/1 | Chippa United0 | 42% | 35% |
Baroka0 | 23% |
| 12/1 | AmaZulu0 | 36% | 34% |
Maritzburg Utd0 | 30% |
| 11/30 | SuperSport Utd1 | 61% | 25% |
Stellenbosch1 | 14% |
| 11/30 | Cape Town City0 | 45% | 27% |
Highlands Park0 | 29% |
| 11/30 | Black Leopards2 | 34% | 30% |
Golden Arrows1 | 36% |
| 11/30 | Polokwane City0 | 36% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic1 | 36% |
| 11/27 | Stellenbosch0 | 12% | 24% |
Kaizer Chiefs4 | 64% |
| 11/27 | Baroka0 | 38% | 33% |
Golden Arrows1 | 29% |
| 11/27 | Chippa United3 | 43% | 32% |
Black Leopards0 | 25% |
| 11/27 | Maritzburg Utd0 | 35% | 33% |
SuperSport Utd2 | 32% |
| 11/27 | Bloem Celtic0 | 40% | 25% |
Cape Town City0 | 35% |
| 11/26 | Highlands Park1 | 26% | 28% |
Bidvest Wits1 | 46% |
| 11/26 | M. Sundowns1 | 66% | 23% |
AmaZulu0 | 11% |
| 11/26 | Orlando Pirates3 | 58% | 25% |
Polokwane City2 | 17% |
| 11/10 | Golden Arrows3 | 16% | 27% |
M. Sundowns2 | 57% |
| 11/10 | Black Leopards2 | 29% | 25% |
Cape Town City1 | 46% |
| 11/9 | AmaZulu0 | 41% | 33% |
Chippa United2 | 25% |
| 11/9 | Stellenbosch0 | 29% | 29% |
Highlands Park0 | 42% |
| 11/9 | Polokwane City0 | 43% | 31% |
Baroka1 | 26% |
| 11/9 | Kaizer Chiefs3 | 49% | 29% |
Orlando Pirates2 | 22% |
| 11/8 | Maritzburg Utd2 | 38% | 32% |
Bloem Celtic2 | 30% |
| 11/8 | Bidvest Wits0 | 57% | 25% |
SuperSport Utd1 | 18% |
| 11/6 | Baroka0 | 15% | 26% |
M. Sundowns0 | 58% |
| 11/6 | Chippa United0 | 18% | 31% |
Kaizer Chiefs2 | 50% |
| 11/6 | Cape Town City5 | 49% | 26% |
Polokwane City3 | 25% |
| 11/6 | AmaZulu2 | 46% | 29% |
Stellenbosch0 | 24% |
| 11/5 | Bloem Celtic3 | 37% | 30% |
Highlands Park1 | 33% |
| 11/5 | SuperSport Utd0 | 49% | 28% |
Golden Arrows0 | 22% |
| 11/5 | Orlando Pirates0 | 54% | 28% |
Maritzburg Utd0 | 18% |
| 10/30 | Bloem Celtic1 | 38% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd1 | 34% |
| 10/29 | Highlands Park0 | 34% | 28% |
Orlando Pirates1 | 38% |
| 10/27 | M. Sundowns0 | 49% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs2 | 21% |
| 10/27 | Baroka0 | 39% | 31% |
AmaZulu1 | 30% |
| 10/26 | Highlands Park2 | 46% | 31% |
Chippa United0 | 23% |
| 10/26 | Stellenbosch1 | 18% | 24% |
Orlando Pirates0 | 58% |
| 10/26 | Golden Arrows2 | 37% | 31% |
Polokwane City1 | 32% |
| 10/25 | Cape Town City0 | 48% | 28% |
Maritzburg Utd1 | 25% |
| 10/25 | SuperSport Utd2 | 54% | 27% |
Black Leopards2 | 19% |
| 10/23 | M. Sundowns1 | 64% | 23% |
Highlands Park0 | 13% |
| 10/2 | Polokwane City0 | 55% | 27% |
Stellenbosch2 | 18% |
| 10/2 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 44% | 32% |
Baroka0 | 24% |
| 10/2 | Black Leopards1 | 12% | 22% |
M. Sundowns2 | 66% |
| 10/1 | Chippa United0 | 21% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits1 | 52% |
| 10/1 | Kaizer Chiefs2 | 60% | 26% |
Golden Arrows0 | 13% |
| 10/1 | AmaZulu2 | 28% | 26% |
Cape Town City1 | 46% |
| 9/29 | Highlands Park2 | 38% | 29% |
Polokwane City0 | 33% |
| 9/29 | Black Leopards1 | 30% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic0 | 42% |
| 9/28 | SuperSport Utd1 | 51% | 27% |
AmaZulu0 | 22% |
| 9/28 | Kaizer Chiefs1 | 61% | 26% |
Baroka0 | 14% |
| 9/28 | Golden Arrows2 | 50% | 29% |
Stellenbosch2 | 21% |
| 9/28 | Orlando Pirates3 | 50% | 25% |
Cape Town City3 | 24% |
| 9/27 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 42% | 33% |
Chippa United0 | 25% |
| 9/24 | AmaZulu0 | 25% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs2 | 46% |
| 9/22 | Baroka1 | 35% | 30% |
Highlands Park2 | 35% |
| 9/22 | Cape Town City1 | 55% | 26% |
Golden Arrows1 | 20% |
| 9/21 | Bidvest Wits4 | 40% | 29% |
Orlando Pirates3 | 31% |
| 9/21 | M. Sundowns2 | 69% | 22% |
Maritzburg Utd1 | 9% |
| 9/21 | Stellenbosch2 | 35% | 31% |
Black Leopards2 | 34% |
| 9/21 | Chippa United0 | 35% | 30% |
Bloem Celtic0 | 35% |
| 9/21 | Polokwane City3 | 35% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd1 | 35% |
| 9/15 | Bloem Celtic2 | 58% | 25% |
Stellenbosch1 | 17% |
| 9/15 | Black Leopards0 | 38% | 30% |
Baroka2 | 31% |
| 9/14 | SuperSport Utd3 | 40% | 28% |
Cape Town City3 | 32% |
| 9/14 | Kaizer Chiefs0 | 55% | 27% |
Polokwane City1 | 17% |
| 9/14 | Golden Arrows1 | 40% | 30% |
AmaZulu1 | 30% |
| 9/14 | Orlando Pirates2 | 59% | 26% |
Chippa United1 | 15% |
| 8/28 | Baroka0 | 30% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd2 | 39% |
| 8/28 | Chippa United0 | 37% | 30% |
Polokwane City0 | 32% |
| 8/28 | Maritzburg Utd0 | 49% | 29% |
Black Leopards1 | 22% |
| 8/28 | Bloem Celtic1 | 20% | 26% |
M. Sundowns2 | 54% |
| 8/28 | Bidvest Wits2 | 76% | 17% |
Stellenbosch1 | 6% |
| 8/28 | Orlando Pirates0 | 64% | 23% |
Golden Arrows0 | 12% |
| 8/27 | Highlands Park2 | 46% | 28% |
AmaZulu1 | 26% |
| 8/27 | Cape Town City1 | 38% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs2 | 33% |
| 8/25 | Stellenbosch0 | 27% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd0 | 43% |
| 8/25 | Baroka0 | 34% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic0 | 39% |
| 8/24 | Kaizer Chiefs1 | 49% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd1 | 22% |
| 8/24 | Golden Arrows2 | 38% | 31% |
Chippa United1 | 31% |
| 8/24 | Black Leopards1 | 32% | 28% |
Highlands Park1 | 40% |
| 8/20 | M. Sundowns1 | 59% | 24% |
Cape Town City1 | 17% |
| 8/20 | AmaZulu0 | 20% | 25% |
Orlando Pirates0 | 55% |
| 8/14 | Chippa United1 | 14% | 24% |
M. Sundowns1 | 61% |
| 8/14 | Polokwane City0 | 27% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits1 | 46% |
| 8/14 | SuperSport Utd3 | 21% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates0 | 52% |
| 8/11 | Bloem Celtic5 | 41% | 29% |
Golden Arrows0 | 30% |
| 8/10 | Kaizer Chiefs1 | 64% | 23% |
Black Leopards0 | 13% |
| 8/10 | Cape Town City1 | 67% | 21% |
Stellenbosch0 | 13% |
| 8/10 | Polokwane City1 | 46% | 27% |
AmaZulu0 | 27% |
| 8/9 | Maritzburg Utd1 | 40% | 29% |
Highlands Park1 | 31% |
| 8/6 | Bidvest Wits0 | 63% | 23% |
Baroka1 | 15% |
| 8/4 | Highlands Park2 | 32% | 30% |
Kaizer Chiefs3 | 38% |
| 8/4 | Golden Arrows1 | 38% | 31% |
Maritzburg Utd0 | 32% |
| 8/4 | Black Leopards0 | 33% | 27% |
Polokwane City1 | 40% |
| 8/3 | AmaZulu0 | 26% | 26% |
Bidvest Wits3 | 48% |
| 8/3 | Orlando Pirates3 | 61% | 23% |
Bloem Celtic1 | 16% |
| 8/3 | Baroka2 | 27% | 27% |
Cape Town City2 | 47% |
| 8/3 | Chippa United0 | 55% | 26% |
Stellenbosch0 | 19% |
| 8/3 | M. Sundowns2 | 61% | 25% |
SuperSport Utd0 | 15% |
| Team rating | avg. simulated season | end-of-season probabilities | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| team | spi | off. | def. | goal diff. | proj. pts.pts. | Every position | relegatedrel. | qualify for CCLmake CCL | win Premier Divisionwin league | |||||||
Kaizer Chiefs48 pts | 36.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +29 | 63 | — | 95% | 60% | ||||||||
M. Sundowns44 pts | 38.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | +23 | 62 | — | 92% | 39% | ||||||||
Bidvest Wits38 pts | 28.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +10 | 52 | — | 6% | <1% | ||||||||
Orlando Pirates40 pts | 33.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +12 | 51 | — | 5% | <1% | ||||||||
SuperSport Utd40 pts | 29.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +16 | 50 | — | 1% | <1% | ||||||||
Maritzburg Utd39 pts | 24.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | +6 | 47 | — | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Golden Arrows32 pts | 17.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -6 | 41 | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Highlands Park31 pts | 19.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -6 | 38 | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Bloem Celtic28 pts | 22.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | -1 | 37 | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Cape Town City27 pts | 24.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -3 | 36 | <1% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Chippa United26 pts | 13.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -9 | 33 | 3% | <1% | — | ||||||||
Stellenbosch27 pts | 12.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -12 | 33 | 3% | <1% | — | ||||||||
AmaZulu23 pts | 13.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -13 | 31 | 17% | — | — | ||||||||
Polokwane City23 pts | 15.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -15 | 28 | 35% | — | — | ||||||||
Baroka23 pts | 12.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -10 | 28 | 30% | — | — | ||||||||
Black Leopards20 pts | 11.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -20 | 25 | 78% | — | — | ||||||||
The top two teams from each group qualify for the knockout phase. The third-place team from each group qualifies for the UEFA Europa League knockout phase. The third-place finisher from each group in the UEFA Champions League — eight teams total — will join the UEFA Europa League in the round of 32.The top seven teams from each conference — 14 teams total — make the MLS playoffs. The top team from each conference receives a first-round bye.The top two teams from each group make the USL playoffs.The top twelve teams at the end of the regular season make the Liga MX playoffs, with four teams receiving a first-round bye.The top four teams at the end of the regular season make the NWSL playoffs.The top six teams make the A-League playoffs, with two teams receiving a first-round bye.Three teams are promoted, and four teams are relegated. Depending on the league standings, playoffs for the final promotion and relegation spots may be necessary.Four teams — based on overall performance during the last four seasons — are relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the second-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom team is automatically relegated, and the second-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom two teams are automatically relegated, and the third-to-last team will enter a playoff against a team from the lower division to determine if it is relegated.The bottom two teams are automatically relegated, and the third-to-last team will enter a playoff against teams from the lower division to determine if they are relegated.Two teams are relegated through a playoff.The top two teams from each group and four third-place teams make the round of 16.
Design and development by Jay Boice, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Julia Wolfe. Statistical models by Jay Boice and Nate Silver.
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