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1st Division statistics and predictions
Season to date: 55 matches since 21 Aug 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
1st Division in numbers
Analysis
55 matches have been played in the 1st Division (South-Africa) since 21 Aug 2026, averaging 2.05 goals a game. That is lower-scoring than the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 21 (38%), 14 matches were drawn (25%) and away sides won 20 (36%). Home advantage here is weaker than usual. Both teams scored in 40% of matches, 29% went over 2.5 goals, 58% over 1.5, and 5 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Cape Town City (1.42), Hungry Lions (1.15), Upington City (1.11), and the meanest defences as Hungry Lions (0.64), Magesi (0.65), Casric Stars (0.66). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Gomora United FC vs Cape Town City · 16 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance X2 @ 1.36 · FT 2–3 - Leicesterfield vs NWU FC · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance 1X - University of Pretoria vs Hungry Lions · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.50 - The Bees vs Casric Stars · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance X2 · FT 0–1 - Upington City vs Orbit College · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance 1X - Midlands Wanderers vs Upington City · 23 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance 1X - Casric Stars vs Highbury · 23 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance 12 @ 1.30 - Orbit College vs Cape Town City · 23 Oct 2026, 17:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance X2 @ 1.25 - Hope FC vs The Bees · 24 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals - Hungry Lions vs Venda FC · 24 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Hungry Lions Win - Leicesterfield vs Lerumo Lions · 24 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance X2 - Magesi vs Gomora United FC · 24 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Double Chance 1X - NWU FC vs University of Pretoria · 24 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · 1st Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 21 Aug 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magesi | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Casric Stars | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Cape Town City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Hungry Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Upington City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Lerumo Lions | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Highbury | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Gomora United FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Hope FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Leicesterfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | University of Pretoria | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Midlands Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | NWU FC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Orbit College | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | The Bees | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | Venda FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 1 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.