**The 2026–27 Betway Premiership season is only four matchdays old, leaving roughly 85–90% of the campaign ahead and making any single team the clear favorite for most clean sheets highly speculative.** All 16 clubs sit at even implied probabilities because early defensive metrics show no dominant pattern that is likely to hold over 30+ fixtures. Lamontville Golden Arrows have kept four clean sheets from four games with a league-low zero goals conceded, while Orlando Pirates (three clean sheets) and a handful of others sit on one or two. However, traditional defensive anchors such as Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs, and AmaZulu possess greater squad depth, experienced goalkeepers, and proven organizational structures that typically sustain clean-sheet rates across congested schedules that include CAF competitions. The league’s overall parity—evident in a tight early table and variable scoring patterns—further compresses expectations. Factors such as goalkeeper rotation, defensive injuries, fixture difficulty, and the long-term impact of summer transfers remain unknown, keeping trader consensus neutral across the field.