After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Golden Arrows and Moroka Swallows in this fresh Premier League season. Read our match preview!
- Golden Arrows has the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Moroka Swallows has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
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
Only two Premier League home games for Golden Arrows so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. The last three games played by Golden, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Golden travelled for their previous game, a trip to TS Galaxy that ended 1-1. In the match before that, Golden hosted Kaizer Chiefs and drew the game 2-2.
Early season league goal statistics from Golden Arrows's 2 home games: 5 goals, 3 conceded.
Moroka Swallows form and stats
Moroka Swallows are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. In general it has been a productive period now for Swallows as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
The Swallows goalkeeper Virgil Vries is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 423 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Moroka Swallows won their last game, 1-0 versus Kaizer Chiefs played at home. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against TS Galaxy.
J. Mhlongo came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Kaizer Chiefs last time out, making the manager B. Truter feel like a tactical genius.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Moroka Swallows has managed 3 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Golden won four, Moroka Swallows won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Ndwandwe 2 goals | N. Makhubela 2 goals |  R. Gamildien 2 goals |
Golden Arrows missing players
Moroka Swallows missing players
| Golden Arrows | Moroka Swallows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
| 0.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 200% | 167% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 300% | 71% |
- All of Golden Arrows's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Moroka Swallows's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Golden Arrows has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows has the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows has the most matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows has the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Golden Arrows have not yet lost a game.
- Golden Arrows have scored in all their matches so far.
- Golden Arrows haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Moroka Swallows has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
- Moroka Swallows has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
- Moroka Swallows have not yet lost a game.
- Moroka Swallows have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Moroka Swallows have scored in all their away matches so far.
| Golden Arrows | Last season | Moroka Swallows | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 23 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 83% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 53% | ||
| 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 13% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 43% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 43% | ||
| 43% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 45% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Moroka Swallows | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | SuperSport United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Baroka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Cape Town City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Tshakhuma | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | AmaZulu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Black Leopards | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 |