There has been no shortage of boom and bust for these two teams this season, situated in positions near the midpoint of the Premier League table. Here's the Royal AM - Golden Arrows latest:
- Royal AM have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Golden Arrows have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
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.
Royal AM form and stats
Royal AM have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Royal AM to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Royal in their previous match, an away game at Moroka Swallows that ended in defeat 0-2.
In the game before, 1-1 away to ZESCO United (CAF Confederations Cup). The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Royal AM have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Mamelodi Sundowns in only four days. This game is also played here at Chatsworth Stadium.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Royal here at Chatsworth Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). From these home matches, Royal AM have conceded only 4 goals.
Golden Arrows form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Golden's previous game was their home loss versus Orlando Pirates (0-2). That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Stellenbosch.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Golden Arrows playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Golden Arrows wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Golden Arrows manager Vilakazi as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Maritzburg United.
The attacking power of Golden when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Royal AM victories, two draws and zero Golden Arrows wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Mmodi 4 goals |  M. Thikazi 3 goals | A. De Jong 3 goals |
Royal AM missing players
Golden Arrows missing players
| Royal AM | Golden Arrows | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 60% | 20% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 27% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 9.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 28% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 8.3 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7 | 7.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
- Golden Arrows have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Golden Arrows haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Royal AM have the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Royal AM haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Chippa United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Stellenbosch | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Royal AM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | TS Galaxy | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Moroka Swallows | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Cape Town City | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 15 | Sekhukhune United | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
