Struggling Maritzburg United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Golden Arrows in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Maritzburg United have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Relegation threatens Maritzburg who should definitely be looking for some points here. Golden are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Maritzburg United form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Maritzburg United are 3-5-5 (wins-draw-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Maritzburg.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Moroka Swallows that ended 1-1.
There will be little rest for Maritzburg after this match as they are travelling to Tshakhuma for a Premier League game in only three days.
Maritzburg has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. On the other hand, Maritzburg have conceded 16 goals.
Golden Arrows form and stats
The visitors are W5-D7-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cape Town City game have they lost an away game, meaning Golden Arrows has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Golden are looking to quickly end their 338 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Golden might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. AmaZulu proved too strong as Golden Arrows slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Princess Magogo Stadium. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Mamelodi Sundowns.
Golden have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Golden are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Golden Arrows - Maritzburg United 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Maritzburg United won one, Golden Arrows won five and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Kutumela 11 goals |  V. Ndwandwe 7 goals | K. Mutizwa 5 goals |
Maritzburg United missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Maritzburg United | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 33 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 77% | 85% |
| 72% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| 32% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 31% | 31% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 23% | 19% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 48% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 62% | 62% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 38% | 35% |
| 36% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 36% | 39% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 54% | 46% |
- Maritzburg United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maritzburg United have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Maritzburg United 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 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Moroka Swallows | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 18 |