Kaizer Chiefs have began the 2020/2021 in disaster fashion however just how bad is the situation at Naturena?
We took a look at how Gavin Hunt’s first season at the Amakhosi is going in comparison to his predecessors as far back as we could accurately go and what we found was that Kaizer Chiefs are at an all-time low.
Gavin Hunt’s Kaizer Chiefs hit rock bottom
Kaizer Chiefs have picked up just seven points from their opening nine league games leaving them just a single point above the relegation zone.
The Amakhosi have scored just seven goals in nine games while conceding a whopping 13 goals. One victory in nine DStv Premiership matches for Gavin Hunt paints a pretty bleak picture and the Amakhosi will require a massive upturn in events to get back on the positive side of history.
Amakhosi points after nine games in the PSL
Below are the number of points Kaizer Chiefs accumulated at the exact same stage during previous seasons:
- 2020 – 7 points
- 2019 – 22 points
- 2018 – 10 points
- 2017 – 13 points
- 2016 – 15 points
- 2015 – 14 points
- 2014 – 25 points
- 2013 – 15 points
- 2012 – 21 points
- 2011 – 19 points
- 2010 – 17 points
- 2009 – 11 points
- 2008 – 15 points
- 2007 – 10 points
- 2006 – 11 points
- 2005 – 16 points
Statistics via Transfermarkt.
It doesn’t get any easier for Gavin Hunt with Kaizer Chiefs next facing Benni McCarthy’s rejuvenated AmaZulu before traveling to the high flying Cape Town City. The Amakhosi then host newcomers Tshakhuma making their next three games all the more trickier.
