With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Golden Arrows fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Baroka.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League. That game, against Cape Town City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Baroka.
Baroka 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.
Golden Arrows form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Premier League games here at Princess Magogo Stadium for Golden Arrows. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. It's trouble wherever Golden Arrows are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Golden Arrows, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
In their previous game, the manager S. Komphela led his Golden Arrows to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Maritzburg United. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Princess Magogo Stadium. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Highlands Park (0-2).
A decent goal production from Golden Arrows in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Golden Arrows have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Baroka form and stats
Playing away, Baroka have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
G. Phiri was the last player to score for the away team. Baroka haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Two away games in a row for Baroka, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Cape Town City in the Premier League. A 0-1 loss hosting Stellenbosch before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Baroka are hosting Polokwane City in the Premier League only three days away.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Baroka defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
Baroka - Golden Arrows 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Golden Arrows, 3 draws and 2 wins for Baroka. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mutizwa 7 goals |  N. Sibiya 2 goals |   G. Phiri 2 goals |
Golden Arrows missing players
Baroka missing players
| Golden Arrows | Baroka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 22 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 81% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 44% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 19% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 62% |
| 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 | 47 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 93 | 190 |
| 36 | 17 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 27 | 56 |
| 42% | 65% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 16% |
- Baroka has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Baroka has the most matches under the total-line (11)
- Golden Arrows has the most conceded goals in the second half (15)
- Golden Arrows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Golden Arrows have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Baroka have scored away.
- Golden Arrows have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | Highlands Park | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Orlando Pirates | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Maritzburg United | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Chippa United | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Cape Town City | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Polokwane City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Black Leopards | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Stellenbosch | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Baroka | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 14 |