Why this is one of Kaizer Chiefs’ best seasons in the last 10 years

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kaizer-chiefs/fFZ2CGx0/"]Chiefs[/a] claimed back-to-back wins in the league with their 2-0 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/magesi/SxnFHwfJ/"]Magesi FC[/a] on Saturday, which came after they had lost three on the bounce before that.[/p][p]It has taken them to 36 points, two-thirds of the way through the campaign, a total they have bettered only once at this stage since the 2016/17 season.[/p][p]That was in the 2019/20 campaign, when they looked odds-on to lift the league title under coach Ernst Middendorp and at one stage held a 10-point lead at the top of the table.[/p][image alt="Betway Premiership 2025/26 standings" id="d91bfe2f-587f-4a3e-b9b4-e3e1d24b3125" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="487c01ad-007e-4684-b9c5-84d99f36657b" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]But the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the season for five months, and when they returned in the Gauteng bio-bubble, Chiefs were unable to rediscover their form.[/p][p]They were pipped on the final day of the campaign by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mamelodi-sundowns/lxZ6Bzh6/"]Mamelodi Sundowns[/a] after being held to a 1-1 draw by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baroka/8YiJtV3p/"]Baroka FC[/a].[/p][p]They have twice managed 35 points after 20 games in this run, in 2016/17 and 2021/22, when they finished fourth and fifth respectively. They will hope for better this time around as they seek third spot and qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup next season.[/p][p]The lowest total they had after 20 games in the last 10 years was 24 points in 2020/21, as the team suffered under a transfer ban.[/p][p]Their average number of points after 20 games over that period is 31, so they are above the curve in that regard this campaign.[/p][p]Their next fixture is away to struggling Orbit College on Monday, April 6, when they will expect to keep their good run going.[/p][image alt="Kaizer Chiefs' upcoming fixtures" id="b9424ba2-bf7d-44dc-b924-ff1205ae3862" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6fe3db6d-89b1-4248-9dc4-1454fad582a8" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p][b]Kaizer Chiefs’ points total after 20 games in last 10 seasons[/b][/p][p][b]2016/17: [/b]35[/p][p][b]2017/18:[/b] 31[/p][p][b]2018/19: [/b]28[/p][p][b]2019/20: [/b]45[/p][p][b]2020/21: [/b]24[/p][p][b]2021/22: [/b]35[/p][p][b]2022/23: [/b]28[/p][p][b]2023/24: [/b]29[/p][p][b]2024/25: [/b]28[/p][p][b]2025/26: [/b]36[/p]