When was the last time Sundowns conceded four in the league and how many times has it happened?

The 7-4 result stands as the match with the highest number of goals in one league encounter since the Premier Soccer League began in 1996/97, surpassing the earlier record from Platinum Stars 6-4 triumph against Lamontville Golden Arrows back in December 2012.

Sundowns have achieved seven goals in a league match more than once. They accomplished this against Santos and Vaal Professionals during the 1998/99 campaign, securing 7-1 victories in both. Additionally, they beat AmaZulu 7-1 in 2013/14.

Undoubtedly, their highest tally in any game remains the remarkable 24-0 win over struggling Powerlines FC in the 2012 Nedbank Cup. Such an extreme outcome seems improbable to repeat.

The peak number of goals by any side in a PSL league fixture is eight, recorded by SuperSport United in their 8-1 defeat of AmaZulu, at that point called Zulu Royals, in 2004, and by Pirates in their 8-1 victory over Marumo Gallants in 2024.

In the latter contest, it stood at 1-1 during the break.

A more intriguing query might concern the previous instance when Sundowns allowed four or more goals in a domestic league game.

They experienced this at the FIFA Club World Cup only last year, falling 4-3 to Borussia Dortmund in a thrilling loss, yet such occurrences prove far less common in league play.

The most recent domestic example dates back 11 years to a stunning 5-0 defeat by Bloemfontein Celtic, a team later acquired by the proprietors of Royal AM, an event that remains puzzling.

Celtic lacked exceptional form then, but they held a strong psychological edge against Sundowns and overwhelmed them that day, marking one of the severest setbacks in the tenure of coach Pitso Mosimane at the time.

Sundowns further conceded four goals in a thrilling 4-4 tie with Ajax Cape Town in 2011, plus losses of 2-4 to BidVest Wits and 1-4 to SuperSport United in 2009, and 2-4 to Golden Arrows alongside 0-4 to Free State Stars in 2008. Evidently, defence posed significant challenges for the team during that era.

They suffered a 3-4 reversal to Chiefs in 2005, following a prior 2-5 defeat to Golden Arrows where they leaked five.

Further instances include 1-4 and 0-4 losses to SuperSport in 2002 and 1998 respectively, and a 1-4 setback to Umtata Bush Bucks in 1999.

Thus, Siwelele enters an exclusive group of teams that have netted four against Sundowns over the past three decades, uniquely as the sole one to suffer defeat in doing so.