It's advantage Golden Arrows so far with their 5th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Baroka who are placed 8th.
- Golden Arrows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Baroka have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
Golden Arrows and Baroka should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Baroka, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Golden Arrows form and stats
Golden Arrows are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
The Golden crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Black Leopards here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in a Premier League match. In the game before, an away victory match versus Stellenbosch with a 3-1 scoreline.
The defeat against Black Leopards was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by M. Anas).
Golden are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Black Leopards awaits in four days.
The Golden Arrows fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Golden Arrows have conceded only 8 goals.
Baroka form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Baroka, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
J. Kamatuka scored in Baroka's previous match, the home game against Black Leopards that ended 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Mamelodi Sundowns wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The visiting Baroka have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 8 games. Baroka struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Baroka - Golden 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Golden Arrows won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Baroka has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  V. Ndwandwe 5 goals |  E. Makgopa 5 goals | M. Gumede 4 goals |
Golden Arrows missing players
Baroka missing players
| Golden Arrows | Baroka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 38% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 25% | 22% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 46% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 46% |
- Baroka have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Baroka have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
- Baroka have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Premier League
- Baroka haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Golden Arrows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Golden Arrows have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Golden Arrows haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 5 | Golden Arrows | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | AmaZulu | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Baroka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | TS Galaxy | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Kaizer Chiefs | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 12 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 9 |