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Updated Aug. 19, 2019, at 12:20 AM
8/20 |  AmaZulu | 20% | 25% |
 Orlando Pirates | 55% |
8/20 |  M. Sundowns | 59% | 24% |
 Cape Town City | 17% |
8/24 |  Black Leopards | 32% | 28% |
 Highlands Park | 40% |
8/24 |  Golden Arrows | 38% | 31% |
 Chippa United | 31% |
8/24 |  Kaizer Chiefs | 49% | 29% |
 SuperSport Utd | 22% |
8/25 |  Baroka | 34% | 28% |
 Bloem Celtic | 38% |
8/25 |  Stellenbosch | 27% | 30% |
 Maritzburg Utd | 43% |
8/27 | Cape Town City | 38% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 34% |
8/27 | Highlands Park | 48% | 27% |
AmaZulu | 25% |
8/28 | Baroka | 32% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd | 38% |
8/28 | Orlando Pirates | 62% | 24% |
Golden Arrows | 14% |
8/28 |  Bidvest Wits | 76% | 17% |
Stellenbosch | 6% |
8/28 | Bloem Celtic | 23% | 26% |
M. Sundowns | 51% |
8/28 | Maritzburg Utd | 51% | 28% |
Black Leopards | 21% |
8/28 | Chippa United | 38% | 31% |
 Polokwane City | 31% |
9/14 | Golden Arrows | 41% | 29% |
AmaZulu | 30% |
9/14 | Kaizer Chiefs | 52% | 28% |
Polokwane City | 21% |
9/14 | SuperSport Utd | 37% | 28% |
Cape Town City | 35% |
9/15 | Black Leopards | 35% | 29% |
Baroka | 36% |
9/15 | Bloem Celtic | 61% | 23% |
Stellenbosch | 15% |
9/21 | Polokwane City | 36% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd | 34% |
9/21 | Chippa United | 35% | 29% |
Bloem Celtic | 36% |
9/21 | Stellenbosch | 34% | 30% |
Black Leopards | 36% |
9/21 | M. Sundowns | 63% | 24% |
Maritzburg Utd | 13% |
9/21 | Bidvest Wits | 40% | 28% |
Orlando Pirates | 32% |
9/22 | Cape Town City | 55% | 26% |
Golden Arrows | 20% |
9/22 | Baroka | 35% | 29% |
Highlands Park | 36% |
9/24 | AmaZulu | 26% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 47% |
9/27 | Maritzburg Utd | 43% | 31% |
Chippa United | 26% |
9/28 | Golden Arrows | 52% | 28% |
Stellenbosch | 20% |
9/28 | Kaizer Chiefs | 56% | 26% |
Baroka | 17% |
9/28 | SuperSport Utd | 50% | 27% |
AmaZulu | 22% |
9/29 | Black Leopards | 29% | 27% |
Bloem Celtic | 45% |
9/29 | Highlands Park | 42% | 28% |
Polokwane City | 29% |
10/1 | AmaZulu | 28% | 26% |
Cape Town City | 45% |
10/1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 56% | 27% |
Golden Arrows | 17% |
10/1 | Chippa United | 25% | 28% |
Bidvest Wits | 47% |
10/2 | Black Leopards | 14% | 22% |
M. Sundowns | 63% |
10/2 | Bloem Celtic | 39% | 28% |
SuperSport Utd | 33% |
10/2 | Maritzburg Utd | 44% | 30% |
Baroka | 26% |
10/2 | Polokwane City | 58% | 26% |
Stellenbosch | 16% |
10/2 | Highlands Park | 27% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates | 46% |
10/23 | Orlando Pirates | 59% | 25% |
Chippa United | 15% |
10/23 | M. Sundowns | 62% | 23% |
Highlands Park | 14% |
10/25 | SuperSport Utd | 56% | 26% |
Black Leopards | 18% |
10/26 | Golden Arrows | 36% | 30% |
Polokwane City | 34% |
10/26 | Stellenbosch | 14% | 22% |
Orlando Pirates | 64% |
10/26 | Cape Town City | 50% | 27% |
Maritzburg Utd | 23% |
10/26 | Highlands Park | 45% | 29% |
Chippa United | 26% |
10/27 | M. Sundowns | 52% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 21% |
10/27 | Baroka | 42% | 28% |
AmaZulu | 30% |
11/5 | Orlando Pirates | 57% | 26% |
Maritzburg Utd | 17% |
11/5 | SuperSport Utd | 49% | 29% |
Golden Arrows | 22% |
11/5 | Bloem Celtic | 43% | 27% |
Highlands Park | 30% |
11/5 | Chippa United | 27% | 30% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 43% |
11/6 | AmaZulu | 53% | 27% |
Stellenbosch | 20% |
11/6 | Cape Town City | 50% | 26% |
Polokwane City | 24% |
11/6 | Baroka | 18% | 25% |
M. Sundowns | 57% |
11/8 | Bidvest Wits | 51% | 27% |
SuperSport Utd | 22% |
11/8 | Maritzburg Utd | 38% | 29% |
Bloem Celtic | 33% |
11/9 | Black Leopards | 24% | 26% |
Cape Town City | 51% |
11/9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 36% | 29% |
Orlando Pirates | 35% |
11/9 | Polokwane City | 45% | 29% |
Baroka | 26% |
11/9 | Stellenbosch | 24% | 27% |
Highlands Park | 49% |
11/9 | AmaZulu | 38% | 30% |
Chippa United | 32% |
11/10 | Golden Arrows | 18% | 25% |
M. Sundowns | 57% |
11/26 | Orlando Pirates | 57% | 25% |
Polokwane City | 18% |
11/26 | M. Sundowns | 69% | 20% |
AmaZulu | 11% |
11/26 | Highlands Park | 28% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 44% |
11/27 | Bloem Celtic | 36% | 26% |
Cape Town City | 38% |
11/27 | Maritzburg Utd | 36% | 31% |
SuperSport Utd | 33% |
11/27 | Chippa United | 48% | 29% |
Black Leopards | 23% |
11/27 | Baroka | 41% | 30% |
Golden Arrows | 29% |
11/27 | Stellenbosch | 17% | 26% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 58% |
11/30 | Polokwane City | 38% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic | 34% |
11/30 | Black Leopards | 35% | 30% |
Golden Arrows | 35% |
11/30 | Cape Town City | 49% | 26% |
Highlands Park | 25% |
11/30 | SuperSport Utd | 62% | 25% |
Stellenbosch | 14% |
12/1 | AmaZulu | 36% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd | 35% |
12/1 | Chippa United | 41% | 30% |
Baroka | 28% |
12/6 | SuperSport Utd | 44% | 29% |
Highlands Park | 28% |
12/7 | Black Leopards | 36% | 28% |
AmaZulu | 36% |
12/7 | Cape Town City | 52% | 27% |
Chippa United | 21% |
12/7 | Kaizer Chiefs | 50% | 27% |
Bloem Celtic | 24% |
12/8 | Polokwane City | 40% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd | 29% |
12/11 | Golden Arrows | 23% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 49% |
12/11 | Baroka | 23% | 26% |
Orlando Pirates | 51% |
12/11 | Stellenbosch | 11% | 20% |
M. Sundowns | 69% |
12/17 | Orlando Pirates | 49% | 26% |
Cape Town City | 25% |
12/17 | Bidvest Wits | 33% | 28% |
M. Sundowns | 38% |
12/20 | Bidvest Wits | 48% | 26% |
Cape Town City | 26% |
12/21 | Orlando Pirates | 68% | 21% |
Black Leopards | 11% |
12/21 | Baroka | 53% | 27% |
Stellenbosch | 20% |
12/21 | Highlands Park | 47% | 28% |
Golden Arrows | 25% |
12/21 | M. Sundowns | 63% | 23% |
Polokwane City | 13% |
12/21 | Chippa United | 33% | 31% |
SuperSport Utd | 36% |
12/22 | Bloem Celtic | 50% | 26% |
AmaZulu | 25% |
12/22 | Maritzburg Utd | 30% | 30% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 40% |
1/3 | Maritzburg Utd | 45% | 30% |
Golden Arrows | 25% |
1/4 | Bloem Celtic | 29% | 26% |
Orlando Pirates | 45% |
1/4 | Polokwane City | 43% | 30% |
Chippa United | 27% |
1/4 | Stellenbosch | 15% | 23% |
Bidvest Wits | 62% |
1/4 | SuperSport Utd | 34% | 30% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 36% |
1/4 | AmaZulu | 17% | 24% |
M. Sundowns | 59% |
1/5 | Cape Town City | 54% | 25% |
Baroka | 20% |
1/5 | Highlands Park | 53% | 26% |
Black Leopards | 21% |
1/7 | M. Sundowns | 49% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 24% |
1/7 | Polokwane City | 26% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates | 46% |
1/7 | Stellenbosch | 23% | 26% |
Bloem Celtic | 51% |
1/8 | SuperSport Utd | 44% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd | 25% |
1/8 | Black Leopards | 33% | 30% |
Chippa United | 37% |
1/8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 51% | 27% |
Highlands Park | 22% |
1/8 | Golden Arrows | 40% | 30% |
Baroka | 30% |
1/8 | Cape Town City | 56% | 24% |
AmaZulu | 20% |
1/11 | Orlando Pirates | 35% | 28% |
M. Sundowns | 37% |
1/11 | Baroka | 36% | 30% |
Polokwane City | 34% |
1/11 | Highlands Park | 59% | 25% |
Stellenbosch | 16% |
1/11 | Bidvest Wits | 60% | 25% |
Golden Arrows | 15% |
1/11 | Chippa United | 37% | 32% |
Maritzburg Utd | 31% |
1/12 | AmaZulu | 32% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd | 40% |
1/12 | Kaizer Chiefs | 44% | 28% |
Cape Town City | 28% |
1/12 | Bloem Celtic | 55% | 25% |
Black Leopards | 20% |
1/15 | Bidvest Wits | 54% | 25% |
Bloem Celtic | 21% |
1/17 | Maritzburg Utd | 46% | 29% |
AmaZulu | 26% |
1/18 | Black Leopards | 21% | 27% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 52% |
1/18 | Orlando Pirates | 56% | 25% |
Highlands Park | 19% |
1/18 | Cape Town City | 35% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 37% |
1/18 | Stellenbosch | 29% | 29% |
Baroka | 42% |
1/19 | SuperSport Utd | 24% | 28% |
M. Sundowns | 48% |
1/19 | Bloem Celtic | 47% | 28% |
Chippa United | 26% |
1/19 | Polokwane City | 45% | 29% |
Golden Arrows | 26% |
1/21 | Kaizer Chiefs | 37% | 29% |
Bidvest Wits | 33% |
1/22 | M. Sundowns | 48% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates | 25% |
1/24 | Bidvest Wits | 55% | 25% |
Highlands Park | 20% |
1/24 | SuperSport Utd | 47% | 30% |
Chippa United | 23% |
1/25 | Golden Arrows | 26% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 45% |
1/25 | Stellenbosch | 25% | 29% |
Polokwane City | 47% |
1/25 | Orlando Pirates | 63% | 23% |
AmaZulu | 15% |
1/25 | M. Sundowns | 62% | 23% |
Bloem Celtic | 16% |
1/26 | Cape Town City | 61% | 23% |
Black Leopards | 16% |
1/26 | Baroka | 36% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd | 34% |
1/29 | Bidvest Wits | 66% | 22% |
Black Leopards | 12% |
1/31 | Maritzburg Utd | 33% | 29% |
Cape Town City | 39% |
2/1 | Black Leopards | 47% | 29% |
Stellenbosch | 24% |
2/1 | Golden Arrows | 31% | 30% |
SuperSport Utd | 38% |
2/1 | Chippa United | 24% | 28% |
Orlando Pirates | 48% |
2/1 | Highlands Park | 47% | 28% |
Baroka | 26% |
2/1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30% | 29% |
M. Sundowns | 41% |
2/1 | Bloem Celtic | 30% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 43% |
2/2 | AmaZulu | 36% | 29% |
Polokwane City | 36% |
2/4 | Black Leopards | 18% | 24% |
Orlando Pirates | 58% |
2/4 | M. Sundowns | 65% | 23% |
Chippa United | 11% |
2/4 | Baroka | 24% | 27% |
Bidvest Wits | 49% |
2/12 | Bidvest Wits | 55% | 27% |
Maritzburg Utd | 18% |
2/14 | Stellenbosch | 21% | 28% |
SuperSport Utd | 51% |
2/15 | Highlands Park | 40% | 27% |
Bloem Celtic | 33% |
2/15 | Kaizer Chiefs | 51% | 29% |
Maritzburg Utd | 20% |
2/15 | AmaZulu | 40% | 29% |
Golden Arrows | 31% |
2/16 | Polokwane City | 33% | 28% |
Cape Town City | 39% |
2/28 | Maritzburg Utd | 57% | 27% |
Stellenbosch | 16% |
2/29 | Orlando Pirates | 45% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 26% |
2/29 | Golden Arrows | 35% | 29% |
Highlands Park | 36% |
2/29 | Chippa United | 43% | 29% |
AmaZulu | 28% |
2/29 | SuperSport Utd | 31% | 29% |
Bidvest Wits | 40% |
3/1 | Bloem Celtic | 49% | 27% |
Baroka | 25% |
3/1 | Polokwane City | 51% | 27% |
Black Leopards | 21% |
3/1 | Cape Town City | 28% | 27% |
M. Sundowns | 45% |
3/6 | Maritzburg Utd | 40% | 30% |
Polokwane City | 30% |
3/7 | Baroka | 47% | 28% |
Black Leopards | 25% |
3/7 | Kaizer Chiefs | 57% | 25% |
AmaZulu | 17% |
3/8 | Cape Town City | 48% | 25% |
Bloem Celtic | 27% |
3/8 | Highlands Park | 38% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd | 33% |
3/11 | Bidvest Wits | 58% | 26% |
Chippa United | 16% |
3/11 | Golden Arrows | 22% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates | 51% |
3/11 | M. Sundowns | 82% | 14% |
Stellenbosch | 4% |
3/20 | Chippa United | 30% | 29% |
Cape Town City | 42% |
3/21 | Black Leopards | 31% | 30% |
Maritzburg Utd | 40% |
3/21 | Polokwane City | 30% | 30% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 41% |
3/21 | Highlands Park | 22% | 26% |
M. Sundowns | 52% |
3/21 | Orlando Pirates | 42% | 28% |
Bidvest Wits | 30% |
3/21 | SuperSport Utd | 43% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic | 29% |
3/21 | AmaZulu | 40% | 29% |
Baroka | 31% |
3/22 | Stellenbosch | 29% | 30% |
Golden Arrows | 41% |
4/4 | Orlando Pirates | 62% | 23% |
Baroka | 15% |
4/4 | Chippa United | 36% | 30% |
Highlands Park | 34% |
4/4 | Stellenbosch | 19% | 24% |
Cape Town City | 57% |
4/4 | SuperSport Utd | 45% | 29% |
Polokwane City | 26% |
4/4 | Bidvest Wits | 61% | 23% |
AmaZulu | 15% |
4/4 | Maritzburg Utd | 21% | 27% |
M. Sundowns | 52% |
4/5 | Golden Arrows | 46% | 29% |
Black Leopards | 25% |
4/5 | Bloem Celtic | 33% | 28% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 39% |
4/10 | Maritzburg Utd | 27% | 29% |
Bidvest Wits | 44% |
4/11 | Black Leopards | 27% | 29% |
SuperSport Utd | 45% |
4/11 | Polokwane City | 40% | 29% |
Highlands Park | 32% |
4/11 | M. Sundowns | 68% | 22% |
Golden Arrows | 11% |
4/11 | AmaZulu | 34% | 27% |
Bloem Celtic | 40% |
4/11 | Kaizer Chiefs | 68% | 22% |
Stellenbosch | 10% |
4/12 | Baroka | 39% | 31% |
Chippa United | 31% |
4/13 | Cape Town City | 34% | 27% |
Orlando Pirates | 39% |
4/24 | Bidvest Wits | 44% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 27% |
4/25 | Orlando Pirates | 52% | 27% |
SuperSport Utd | 21% |
4/25 | Golden Arrows | 28% | 28% |
Cape Town City | 44% |
4/25 | Stellenbosch | 27% | 30% |
Chippa United | 42% |
4/25 | M. Sundowns | 68% | 21% |
Baroka | 11% |
4/25 | Highlands Park | 42% | 29% |
Maritzburg Utd | 29% |
4/26 | AmaZulu | 46% | 28% |
Black Leopards | 26% |
4/26 | Bloem Celtic | 44% | 27% |
Polokwane City | 29% |
5/6 | SuperSport Utd | 49% | 28% |
Baroka | 22% |
5/6 | Black Leopards | 19% | 25% |
Bidvest Wits | 56% |
5/6 | Kaizer Chiefs | 54% | 28% |
Chippa United | 18% |
5/6 | Golden Arrows | 34% | 28% |
Bloem Celtic | 38% |
5/6 | Maritzburg Utd | 26% | 28% |
Orlando Pirates | 46% |
5/6 | Polokwane City | 21% | 27% |
M. Sundowns | 52% |
5/6 | Highlands Park | 34% | 27% |
Cape Town City | 39% |
5/6 | Stellenbosch | 29% | 29% |
AmaZulu | 42% |
5/9 | Orlando Pirates | 77% | 16% |
Stellenbosch | 6% |
5/9 | Bidvest Wits | 56% | 26% |
Polokwane City | 19% |
5/9 | AmaZulu | 35% | 28% |
Highlands Park | 37% |
5/9 | M. Sundowns | 77% | 17% |
Black Leopards | 6% |
5/9 | Bloem Celtic | 44% | 28% |
Maritzburg Utd | 28% |
5/9 | Cape Town City | 45% | 28% |
SuperSport Utd | 27% |
5/9 | Chippa United | 42% | 31% |
Golden Arrows | 27% |
5/9 | Baroka | 26% | 29% |
Kaizer Chiefs | 45% |
| 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 | |||||||
M. Sundowns4 pts | 40.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +27 | 59 | <1% | 59% | 38% | ||||||||
Orlando Pirates3 pts | 34.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +16 | 53 | <1% | 33% | 16% | ||||||||
Bidvest Wits6 pts | 33.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +18 | 52 | <1% | 32% | 15% | ||||||||
Kaizer Chiefs6 pts | 29.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | +12 | 51 | <1% | 27% | 12% | ||||||||
Cape Town City4 pts | 28.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | +7 | 46 | 1% | 15% | 6% | ||||||||
SuperSport Utd3 pts | 23.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +4 | 43 | 3% | 9% | 3% | ||||||||
Bloem Celtic3 pts | 23.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | +4 | 42 | 4% | 7% | 3% | ||||||||
Polokwane City6 pts | 20.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -2 | 41 | 4% | 5% | 2% | ||||||||
Highlands Park1 pt | 21.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | -2 | 38 | 7% | 4% | 1% | ||||||||
Baroka4 pts | 17.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -6 | 37 | 9% | 3% | <1% | ||||||||
Maritzburg Utd1 pt | 19.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -5 | 37 | 10% | 3% | <1% | ||||||||
Chippa United2 pts | 17.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -6 | 35 | 12% | 2% | <1% | ||||||||
Golden Arrows3 pts | 16.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -13 | 35 | 12% | 2% | <1% | ||||||||
AmaZulu0 pts | 17.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | -13 | 32 | 21% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Black Leopards0 pts | 13.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -17 | 28 | 33% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
Stellenbosch1 pt | 9.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | -24 | 25 | 50% | <1% | <1% | ||||||||
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 ten teams from each conference — 20 teams total — make the USL playoffs.The top eight teams at the end of the regular season make the Liga MX playoffs.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 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 team is automatically relegated, and the next two bottom teams will enter a playoff against teams from the lower division to determine if they are relegated.Three teams are relegated through a playoff.
Design and development by Jay Boice, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Julia Wolfe. Statistical models by Jay Boice and Nate Silver.
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