The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Golden Arrows are in the 9th position while the guesting Black Leopards worry at 16th.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Bidvest Wits, so at least Golden Arrows are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Black Leopards have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Relegation threatens Golden Arrows who should definitely be looking for some points here. Black Leopards are struggling to avoid relegation.
Golden Arrows form and stats
6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Golden Arrows so far this season. Golden have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
L. Lamola was the last player to score a league goal for Golden Arrows and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Golden haven't scored in 354 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Golden Arrows, facing Bidvest Wits in a game that ended 0-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Stellenbosch.
There will be little rest for Golden Arrows after this match as they are travelling to Mamelodi Sundowns for a Premier League game in only three days.
The Golden fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Golden have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Black Leopards form and stats
There's been little loot from Black Leopards's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Black Leopards, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Premier League, only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Leopards are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Premier League against Maritzburg United (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Leopards manager M. Shivambu faced defeat when travelling to Baroka and losing 0-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Leopards are hosting SuperSport United in the Premier League only four days away.
The attacking power of Leopards when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Leopards's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Black Leopards - Golden 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Golden Arrows victories, three draws and three Black Leopards wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mutizwa 10 goals |  M. Musonda 6 goals | N. Sibiya 2 goals |
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| Golden Arrows | Black Leopards | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 21 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 38 |
| 84% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 56% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 68% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 20% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 44% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 42% | 36% |
| 3.9 | 4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | 69 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 105 | 215 |
| 54 | 26 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 39 | 80 |
| 39% | 54% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | 30% |
- Black Leopards has the fewest clean sheets (1) away
- Black Leopards has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Black Leopards has the fewest points (5) away
- Black Leopards has the most conceded goals (23) away
- Black Leopards has the most conceded goals (38)
- Black Leopards has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Black Leopards has the most matches over the total-line (14)
- Black Leopards has the the worst goal difference (-13) away
- Black Leopards has the the worst goal difference (-14)
- Black Leopards have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Black Leopards have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Black Leopards have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Black Leopards haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Golden Arrows has the most conceded goals in the second half (20)
- Golden Arrows have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 52 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 46 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Bidvest Wits | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 |
| 6 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Highlands Park | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 9 | Golden Arrows | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | AmaZulu | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 24 |
| 15 | Polokwane City | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 23 |