The Premier League league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Baroka and Golden Arrows are placed 1st and 3rd respectively.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Golden Arrows have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Baroka form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at Peter Mokaba Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Baroka last season were 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from 15 games.
Happy days for Baroka in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Black Leopards (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Baroka had a home game versus Maritzburg United which ended with a victory 2-1.
At Peter Mokaba Stadium, Baroka has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Golden Arrows form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League for Golden Arrows and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 15 games.
N. Makhubela, V. Ndwandwe and M. Mathiane scored in Golden's previous match, the home game against SuperSport United that ended 3-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Bloemfontein Celtic.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Golden Arrows has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last nine meetings): Baroka won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Golden Arrows has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sixTop Goalscorers
  K. Mutizwa 12 goals |  E. Makgopa 4 goals | T. Patjie 2 goals |
Baroka missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Baroka | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Baroka | Last season | Golden Arrows | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 7 | 23 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 35 | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 37% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 53% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 33% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 13% | ||
| 3% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 30% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 43% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 327 | 150 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 182 | ||
| 104 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 68 | ||
| 18% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Baroka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | TS Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | SuperSport United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Kaizer Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | AmaZulu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 2 | Kaizer Chiefs | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 52 |
| 5 | SuperSport United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 50 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Highlands Park | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Golden Arrows | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | AmaZulu | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Baroka | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 25 |