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 6th position while the guesting Maritzburg United worry at 14th.
- Golden Arrows have not yet lost a game at home.
- Golden Arrows have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Maritzburg United have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Golden Arrows form and stats
Golden Arrows are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Golden Arrows after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager M. Ncikazi led his Golden to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Cape Town City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium. Before that, Golden Arrows played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Orlando Pirates.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Nedbank Cup game versus AmaZulu in only three days. This game is also played here at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium.
A decent goal production from Golden Arrows in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Golden Arrows have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Maritzburg United form and stats
There's been little loot from Maritzburg United's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Maritzburg United only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Maritzburg United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 281 minutes ago. J. Moseamedi was the goal scorer.
The manager E. Middendorp was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Harry Gwala Stadium. Maritzburg suffered a 0-1 loss to Orlando Pirates (placed 5th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against TS Galaxy.
A new game in only three days for Maritzburg, the Nedbank Cup home match versus Sekhukhune United. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Maritzburg United have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Golden, four draws and two wins for Maritzburg United. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Ndwandwe 5 goals |  J. Moseamedi 4 goals | N. Sibiya 3 goals |
Golden Arrows missing players
Maritzburg United missing players
| Golden Arrows | Maritzburg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 69% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.3 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 67% | 82% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 25% | 26% |
- Golden Arrows have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 Maritzburg United have scored 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 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Moroka Swallows | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Cape Town City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Golden Arrows | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | AmaZulu | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Stellenbosch | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Baroka | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 12 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Maritzburg United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 9 |