Chippa United will be at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday for the Premier Division showdown with home side Golden Arrows.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Golden Arrows v Chippa United can be seen below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Golden Arrows
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Golden Arrows are hoping to win again following the 2-1 Premier Division victory versus Kaizer Chiefs.
In that game, Golden Arrows managed 43% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Golden Arrows was Knox Mutizwa (78'). For their opponents, Kaizer Chiefs had 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target.
It’s been seldom in recent times that Golden Arrows have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Golden Arrows have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 6 goals during that time.
Chippa United
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Chippa United go into this game following a 2-1 Premier Division win to beat AmaZulu in their previous match.
In that match, Chippa United had 36% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 on target. On the other side, AmaZulu had 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
In 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Chippa United, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell works out to a meagre 1.5, with the average goals for Chilli Boys standing at 1. We will just have to see if that trend can be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 06/03/2022 shows us that Golden Arrows have won 1 of these games and Chippa United 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.
An aggregate of 14 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them for Abafana Bes'thende and 9 created by Chilli Boys. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The previous league game featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 3 on 26/10/2024 which ended up with the score at Chippa United 2-0 Golden Arrows.
On that occasion, Chippa United managed 42% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Andile Jali (63').
Golden Arrows got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target.
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Prediction
We think that Chippa United will need to apply a lot of pressure to see themselves scoring against this Golden Arrows outfit who we reckon will emerge victorious.
Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning score for Golden Arrows when all is said and done.
Let’s see.
Renata Leite,
20:21 03/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Golden Arrows
Formed: 1943
Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium (6,500)
Captain: Trevor Mathiane
Chairman: Mato Madlala
Manager: Steve Komphela
Competitions: Premier Division position 10