'Mamelodi Sundowns will beat Kaizer Chiefs & Orlando Pirates! Old madala Dr. Khoza thought he was doing Bucs a favour by congesting Downs fixtures , PSL is gone' - Fans

Masandawana are seemingly on course to grab their eighth consecutive top-tier crown.

Mamelodi Sundowns have opened a 12-point lead on top of the Premier Soccer League table; in the ongoing edition.

The closest challengers, Orlando Pirates, have 36 points from 15 games, three less than Masandawana.

However, in a recent interview, Bucs coach Jose Riveiro stated the huge gap between the teams doesn't necessarily portray the real picture.

Have a look at how the fans responded as sampled by GOAL.

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Downs are games at hand masters, Pirates are in trouble
Mamelodi Sundowns are the only master of games in hand, the rest like Orlando Pirates are in trouble - Amon Zingoma

Bucs won the league long time ago...
Orlando Pirates won the league a long time ago after winning their first seven games! Now we're watching highlights - Kleinbooi Mokoena
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Royal AM & Arrows games are six points to Bucs
Our games in hand are against Royal AM and Golden Arrows. Come on now that's our six points - Dumisani Cruze Mthembu

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Everybody is jealous of Pirates
Since everybody is jealous of Orlando Pirates, they will win all those games at hand and cover the points - Nape Mokorotloane
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Downs need to finish their matches before CWC
Pirates are not going to the Fifa Club World Cup, Mamelodi Sundowns must finish their games before the end of May - Allan Seballele
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Riveiro must ensure no single point is dropped
He should make sure that his team doesn't drop a single point along the way, otherwise the league is gone - Malefane Mosia
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The PSL is gone
Sundowns are playing on Wednesday and we are not if they win the gap will be 15 points playing catchup games has got pressure on its own. The league is gone - Tshepo
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Pirates were happy when games were postponed
Pirates were happy when their league games were postponed before the Caf Champions League matches. Sundowns, for the past few seasons, were in a similar position but those games in hand were points in the bag as my team managed to collect the points and win the league - Jojo Zikhali Mazembe
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'Old madala' misguided Bucs?
The old Madala [Irvin Khoza] thought he was doing you a favour by giving Pirates more than enough time to rest while doing fixture congestion for Sundowns - Mtinohs Baba Kabelo
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Pirates beating Downs and Chiefs will be a challenge
The biggest challenge will be beating Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns in the second round. Sundowns will beat Chiefs and Pirates and Pirates never get six points from Chiefs won't even talk about beating Sundowns in the league - Eric Nkano