Sundowns returned to winning ways on Tuesday evening with a 1-0 victory at home to Richards Bay. Thapelo Morena’s goal was enough to secure the win, as Sundowns edged closer to the PSL record for points. It was the only game of the day. Below are five stats from it..

18 – This was Sundowns’ 18th clean sheet of the season. Only once before (19 in 2020/21) have they kept more clean sheets in a single season.

17 – Ronwen Williams equalled the PSL top-flight record for clean sheets in one season, set by Moeneeb Josephs (17 also in 2009/10).

11 – Richards Bay are now winless in their last 11 league matches (D3 L8), the longest winless run of any team this season.

21 – Sundowns (MD7 – MD27) have equalled their club record for the longest unbeaten league run within a single PSL season (21 also in 2020/21, MD1 – MD21).

802 – The win over Richards Bay brought Sundowns their 800th point at home in the PSL, the first club to reach this landmark.