There has been some significant change in both the battle to beat relegation from the DStv Premiership and the race for promotion from the Motsepe Foundation Championship over the past few days.
We round up the contenders to come up … and go down.
PROMOTION FROM THE MOTSEPE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONSHIP
MAGESI FC
Matches played: 26
Points / goal-difference: 49 / +13
A 2-0 home loss to Maritzburg United ended an 11-game unbeaten run (W8 D3) for coach Clinton Larsen’s side but the damage was not too great with second-placed University of Pretoria only drawing. Limpopo-based Magesi still have a four point lead with four games to go and it is theirs to lose. They have the second most number of goals in the league (36) and the second best defence (23 conceded) but occupy first place.
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
Matches played: 26
Points / goal-difference: 45 / +8
AmaTuks could not fully take advantage of that slip-up by Magesi as they were held to a 0-0 draw at lowly Venda, who sit in the relegation zone. That is part of a frustrating run that has seen the club take a single point from their last three games to really hurt their automatic promotion hopes. They have the best defence in the division (17 goals conceded) but only 25 goals scored in 26 games is the 13th best record (out of 16 teams) and that is where they have been let down. It was evident again at the weekend.
JDR STARS
Matches played: 26
Points / goal-difference: 41 / +3
JDR Stars got back to winning ways with a crucial 1-0 success at Casric Stars on Sunday to move into third place and the second promotion play-off position. They head the form table in the division having taken 16 from the last 18 available to shoot up the table and into contention for the play-offs.
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