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The 2024/25 Betway Premiership season has reached its halfway point, and the race for the title of top goal scorer seems to be a two-way contest.
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Mamelodi Sundowns, the reigning champions, are on track to defend their title as South Africa’s top team.
After 19 matches, Sundowns sit at 51 points, with 17 wins and 2 losses, leading second-place Orlando Pirates by 15 points, though they have played 4 more games.
Sundowns have scored the most goals in the league—46 in their 19 matches, averaging 2.4 per game. Nearly half of these goals have come from two players: Lucas Ribeiro Costa and Iqraam Rayners. Costa has 11 goals, while Rayners has netted 9, leaving them ahead of the rest of the pack. Three players are currently tied at 6 goals.
Orlando Pirates’ Tshegofatso Mabasa was last season’s top scorer with 16 goals, but it seems unlikely anyone will surpass the all-time PSL record of 25 goals, held by Collins Mbesuma of Kaizer Chiefs in the 2004/05 season.
2024/2025 Betway Premiership Leading Goal Scorers (as of February 27, 2025):
- Lucas Ribeiro Costa (Mamelodi Sundowns) – 11
- Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns) – 9
T3. Dzenan Zajmovic (TS Galaxy) – 6
T3. Sinoxolo Kwayiba (Chippa United) – 6
T3. Andy Boyeli (Sekhukhune United) – 6
T6. Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns) – 5
T6. Devin Titus (Stellenbosch FC) – 5
T6. Tshegofatso Mabasa (Orlando Pirates) – 5
T9. Keletso Makgalwa (Sekhukhune United) – 4
T9. Tashreeq Matthews (Mamelodi Sundowns) – 4
T9. Ashley Cupido (Stellenbosch FC) – 4
T9. Hendrick Ekstein (AmaZulu FC) – 4
T9. Victor Letsoalo (TS Galaxy) – 4
T9. Etiosa Ighodaro (AmaZulu) – 4
T9. Mduduzi Shabalala (Kaizer Chiefs) – 4
T9. Linda Mntambo (Kaizer Chiefs) – 4
T9. Wandile Duba (Kaizer Chiefs) – 4
T9. Evidence Makgopa (Orlando Pirates) – 4
