Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Golden Arrows & AmaZulu face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Nedbank Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Golden and AmaZulu.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Golden Arrows form and stats
Golden participated in Nedbank Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.18 points is a decent return from 8 Premier League games here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium for Golden Arrows. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. After failing to beat Mamelodi Sundowns here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Golden Arrows has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Golden Arrows's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Orlando Pirates. The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting Maritzburg United in a game that was won 2-1.
The Golden Arrows fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, Golden have conceded only 6 goals.
AmaZulu form and stats
AmaZulu's mission in Nedbank Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.AmaZulu have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-3-2 (6 played).
AmaZulu had fun at their own home (Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium) last time out, beating Bloemfontein Celtic 4-3. T. Nyongo (2), A. Mulenga and S. Sithebe scored. Before that, AmaZulu secured a home win against Stellenbosch with the score 2-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for AmaZulu, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? The end of the last match, against Bloemfontein Celtic, was very satisfying as T. Nyongo scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
AmaZulu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. AmaZulu have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Golden victories, two draws and five AmaZulu wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Memela 6 goals |  V. Ndwandwe 5 goals | L. Majoro 4 goals |
Golden Arrows missing players
AmaZulu missing players
| Golden Arrows | AmaZulu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 31 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.1 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Golden Arrows | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Baroka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Stellenbosch | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Chippa United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 15 | Tshakhuma | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 9 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -14 | 9 |