South Africa - Premier Division time spent leading or trailing during matches - historical 2025

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  28 22.4% 53.4% 24.2% Cape Town City  28 12.3% 53.7% 34% Chippa Utd  28 20.8% 54.9% 24.2% Golden Arrows  28 13.9% 63.4% 22.7% Kaizer Chiefs  28 18.7% 54.9% 26.4% Magesi  28 22.8% 51.8% 25.4% Mamelodi S.  28 56.5% 34% 9.6% Marumo G.  28 26.2% 53.5% 20.3% Orlando Pirates  28 34.6% 51.2% 14.3% Polokwane  28 16.5% 59.2% 24.4% Richards Bay  28 15.2% 57.1% 27.8% Royal AM  0 0% 0% 0% Sekhukhune  28 26.9% 51.2% 21.9% Stellenbosch  28 28.8% 52.8% 18.4% SuperSport Utd  28 11.8% 58.6% 29.6% TS Galaxy  28 21.6% 52.5% 25.9% League average 23.3% 53.5% 23.3% Home Lead durations (at home) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing AmaZulu  14 28.6% 52.5% 18.9% Cape Town City  14 14.6% 56.1% 29.3% Chippa Utd  14 28.8% 51.2% 20% Golden Arrows  14 17.6% 71.7% 10.6% Kaizer Chiefs  14 23.5% 58.7% 17.8% Magesi  14 38.3% 44.4% 17.4% Mamelodi S.  14 73.7% 26.3% 0% Marumo G.  14 27.1% 63.7% 9.1% Orlando Pirates  14 41.7% 45.7% 12.5% Polokwane  14 21.3% 54.9% 23.8% Richards Bay  14 12.8% 69.9% 17.3% Royal AM  0 0% 0% 0% Sekhukhune  14 29.8% 44.4% 25.9% Stellenbosch  14 27.5% 49.3% 23.3% SuperSport Utd  14 14% 59.6% 26.4% TS Galaxy  14 29% 53.5% 17.5% League average 28.5% 53.5% 18% Away Lead durations (away) in percentage based on 90 minutes per game GP Leading Level Trailing Leading Level Trailing AmaZulu  14 16.3% 54.2% 29.5% Cape Town City  14 10% 51.3% 38.7% Chippa Utd  14 12.9% 58.7% 28.5% Golden Arrows  14 10.2% 55% 34.8% Kaizer Chiefs  14 13.9% 51% 35.1% Magesi  14 7.4% 59.3% 33.3% Mamelodi S.  14 39.3% 41.6% 19.1% Marumo G.  14 25.2% 43.3% 31.5% Orlando Pirates  14 27.4% 56.6% 16% Polokwane  14 11.7% 63.4% 24.9% Richards Bay  14 17.5% 44.2% 38.3% Royal AM  0 0% 0% 0% Sekhukhune  14 24% 58.1% 17.9% Stellenbosch  14 30.2% 56.3% 13.6% SuperSport Utd  14 9.7% 57.6% 32.7% TS Galaxy  14 14.1% 51.6% 34.3% League average 18% 53.5% 28.5%

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