South Africa - Premier Division time spent leading or trailing during matches - historical 2023

Average time spent leading, level in goals, trailing

Total Lead durations (overall) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing AmaZulu  30 14.8% 52.6% 32.6% Cape Town City  30 26.4% 60.1% 13.4% Chippa Utd  30 14.7% 57.3% 28% Golden Arrows  30 23.7% 45.8% 30.5% Kaizer Chiefs  30 26.8% 39.9% 33.4% Mamelodi S.  30 47% 46% 6.9% Maritzburg Utd  30 11.6% 59.3% 29.1% Moroka Swallows  30 17.4% 53.4% 29.2% Orlando Pirates  30 39.4% 53% 7.6% Richards Bay  30 15% 59.9% 25.1% Royal AM  30 30.1% 41.5% 28.4% Sekhukhune  30 22% 59.9% 18.1% Stellenbosch  30 25.6% 48.3% 26.1% SuperSport Utd  30 28.9% 56% 15% TS Galaxy  30 15% 56.5% 28.6% Tshakhuma  30 18% 57.7% 24.3% League average 23.5% 53% 23.5% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing AmaZulu  15 21% 43.3% 35.7% Cape Town City  15 26% 67.5% 6.5% Chippa Utd  15 13.7% 64.1% 22.2% Golden Arrows  15 24.9% 47.3% 27.8% Kaizer Chiefs  15 28.5% 46.1% 25.4% Mamelodi S.  15 51.1% 44.7% 4.1% Maritzburg Utd  15 17.5% 55.6% 26.9% Moroka Swallows  15 17.4% 61% 21.6% Orlando Pirates  15 35.9% 55% 9.1% Richards Bay  15 10.7% 57.6% 31.7% Royal AM  15 39.5% 36% 24.5% Sekhukhune  15 30.7% 61.2% 8.1% Stellenbosch  15 36.4% 45% 18.6% SuperSport Utd  15 45.4% 50.1% 4.5% TS Galaxy  15 17.8% 50.5% 31.7% Tshakhuma  15 24.1% 62.4% 13.5% League average 27.5% 53% 19.5% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing AmaZulu  15 8.6% 61.9% 29.5% Cape Town City  15 26.9% 52.8% 20.3% Chippa Utd  15 15.6% 50.5% 33.9% Golden Arrows  15 22.6% 44.2% 33.2% Kaizer Chiefs  15 25% 33.6% 41.3% Mamelodi S.  15 43% 47.3% 9.7% Maritzburg Utd  15 5.6% 63% 31.4% Moroka Swallows  15 17.3% 45.9% 36.7% Orlando Pirates  15 42.9% 51% 6.1% Richards Bay  15 19.3% 62.3% 18.4% Royal AM  15 20.7% 47% 32.3% Sekhukhune  15 13.3% 58.5% 28.1% Stellenbosch  15 14.7% 51.7% 33.6% SuperSport Utd  15 12.4% 62% 25.6% TS Galaxy  15 12.1% 62.4% 25.4% Tshakhuma  15 11.9% 53% 35.1% League average 19.5% 53% 27.5%

Note: this table shows how long each team has spent leading, level in goals, or trailing during their matches. For this table, to allow for averaging duration values based on a total of 90 minutes per match, goals scored on the 45th minute and during added time of the first half are all considered to be scored on the 45th minute, and all goals scored on the 90th minute and during added time of the second half are considered scored on the 90th minute.

Example for a team (Team A) having played a total of 3 games:

Game 1: Team A vs Opponent B, final score 0-0 (minutes in the lead: 0, minutes played: 90)

Game 2: Team A vs Opponent C, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 88th minute (minutes in the lead: 2, minutes played: 90)

Game 3: Team A vs Opponent D, final score 1-0, goal scored on the 65th minute (minutes in the lead: 25, minutes played: 90)

The 3 games played by Team A would give the following values, regarding total minutes played and time spent in the lead:
  - Total minutes team A has been in the lead: 27
  - Total minutes played by team A: 270
  - Percentage of minutes that team A has been in the lead: 10%
  - Avg minutes per game that team A has spent leading (based on 90 min per game): 9 minutes

Some additional context information on the Lead Duration table and other related tables is provided in the Lead durations blog article.

See also:

Goal types