Mamelodi Sundowns go into November top of the Betway Premiership on 26 points from 10 matches. Orlando Pirates are a point behind on 25, with a game in hand. AmaZulu are third on 22, also from nine. That is the whole title race right there: three teams, four points, and two of them yet to play their tenth match.
Saturday night did not separate them. Sundowns beat Durban City 4-1 and six Prediz fans had a prediction in. Five of them called the home win, which is the easy part. Nobody got the scoreline, and the most common pick was 2-0 from two fans. That is the honest read on Sundowns at the moment: our fans trust them to win and still underrate what they do to a side once the game opens up.
Pirates had already done their work earlier in the day, beating Kaizer Chiefs 2-1, and they go to Siwelele on Wednesday with that game in hand to use.
AmaZulu are the ones quietly keeping up, and they gave Prediz its best moment of the night. Their 1-0 win over Golden Arrows was called exactly by Siphamandla and Lwandle, two of seven fans in on that match. The crowd pick was 0-0, which tells you how little anyone fancied either side to break through. One goal did it.
Elsewhere on the card, Kruger United beat Richards Bay 3-1 and not one of the six fans who predicted it got the result, with 1-2 the most popular call. Milford beat Sekhukhune 1-0 after four of nine fans went for a 1-2 Sekhukhune win. Polokwane City and TS Galaxy finished 0-0, and two of the seven fans in had the draw.
At the top of the Betway Premiership leaderboard, Philani is now on 102 points. Siyabonga is second on 31, Thabang third on 26.
Wednesday is the night this race moves again. Pirates are away at Siwelele, who sit 14th on six points, and Chiefs host AmaZulu. If you are picking Sundowns matches this week, Saturday is the warning: getting the winner right has been free, and the margin is where the points actually are. Go a goal higher than feels comfortable.