Royal AM will be the visitors at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday for the Premier Division showdown with home team Golden Arrows.
Our Golden Arrows v Royal AM tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Golden Arrows
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Golden Arrows will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 7-1 Premier Division loss in their previous game against Orlando Pirates.
In that game, Golden Arrows had 45% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For their opponents, Orlando Pirates got 19 shots on goal with 13 of them on target.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Golden Arrows have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Golden Arrows have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 12 goals in the process. Historical results aside, weโll just have to find out whether such a trend might continue on in this next match.
Royal AM
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Royal AM will go into this game after a 3-2 Premier Division win to defeat Polokwane City in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Royal AM had 47% possession and 10 shots on goal with 5 on target. Polokwane City had 12 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Looking at their form, and Royal AM have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in all. Defensively, Royal AM have not been doing too well.
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Head to head
The previous league clash between these sides was Premier Division match day 9 on 07/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Royal AM 1-0 Golden Arrows.
In that game, Royal AM managed 52% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Menzi Masuku (3').
On the other side, Golden Arrows got 5 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
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Team News: Golden Arrows
The Golden Arrows manager Steve Komphela does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash with a completely injury-free squad available to select from.
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Team News: Royal AM
Due to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the Royal AM manager has no fitness worries to speak of before this clash.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, Royal AM are capable enough to put one past this Golden Arrows outfit, but it possibly wonโt quite be as many as they will have scored against them.
Weโre tipping a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Golden Arrows after the 90. Letโs see what eventuates.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
17:11 19/04/2024
๐๏ธ 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 9