Golden Arrows vs Stellenbosch Prediction: A low goal scoring contest expected to favor the home team

In this matchup for round 6 of the South Africa Premier League, Golden Arrows and Stellenbosch will compete against one another at Mpumalanga Stadium. The home team enters this match having played to victory over SuperSport United in their most recent outing, but Stellenbosch are on a three-game losing run heading into this encounter.

After their victory against SuperSport United by a score of 0-3 in the Premier League, the Golden Arrows will be hoping to add another victory to their record. During that match, Golden Arrows had 42% possession of the ball and 9 shots on goal, with 5 of those shots hitting the target. Lungelo Nguse, Angelo Van Rooi, and Ryan Moon each contributed a goal for the Golden Arrows during the course of the game, with Ryan Moon's contribution coming in the 87th minute. On the other end of the field, SuperSport United had 22 shots on goal, four of which were successful. Over the course of their last six matches, Steve Komphela's Golden Arrows have found the back of the net a combined nine times. At the other end of the pitch, the total number of goals that they have allowed to be scored against them in those same games is 8. The Golden Arrows now sit in second place in the South Africa Premier League with a total of 10 points after playing in five matches so far this season.

Stellenbosch will be looking to turn things around after suffering a loss in their previous Premier League match at the hands of Kaizer Chiefs. Stellenbosch will be aiming to turn things around here. Stellenbosch had 51% possession of the ball during that game and 15 shots on goal, with 5 of them finding the target. On the other hand, Kaizer Chiefs had eight shots on goal, but only three of them were successful in hitting the target. According to the data, Stellenbosch has allowed goals to be scored against them in 5 of their most recent 6 matches, for a total of 7 goals conceded. With six points earned from a total of five goals, Stellenbosch are currently in the 11th position in the South Africa League.

Golden Arrows and Stellenbosch have only competed against one another a total of eight times in recent history, and Stellenbosch has emerged victorious on three of those occasions. However, in a total of four games, the match ended in a draw. The head-to-head matchups between the two teams resulted in a total of 12 goals scored by Stellenbosch and 8 goals scored by the Golden Arrows.

This season, the home team has been quite consistent, and their play since the beginning of the season has been a great source of pleasant surprise. On the other hand, it would appear that Stellenbosch is having some difficulty, and I do not see the away team making a statement in this match. As a result, in a match that I anticipate to be very competitive and close, I anticipate that the Golden Arrows will pull off a narrow victory at home.