Richards Bay vs Golden Arrows Prediction: Both teams are struggling

The action of the South Africa Premier League will now take place at King Zwelithini Stadium, where Richards Bay will face off against Golden Arrows. The home club has not won a league match in the most recent five that they have played, while the away team, Golden Arrows, played Sekhukhune to a goalless draw in their most recent league encounter.

Richards Bay - home team to turn things around here

Richards Bay's previous matches resulted in 5 losses to Sekhukhune United, Stellenbosch, Kaizer Chiefs, TS Galaxy, and Orlando Pirates. The final score for Richards Bay was three goals scored and ten goals allowed in those matches. During the current league season, Richards Bay has scored a total of 0.71 goals on average per contest. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been issued a total of 28 yellow cards and 2 red cards, and they have committed an average of 5.17 fouls per game that they have participated in. Richards Bay has some sort of problem that prevents them from being able to hold possession of the ball, as seen by their season-long average of 45.08% possession.

Golden Arrows - visiting team have much to give

Golden Arrows comes into this match having won two of their most recent five matches against Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows, lost two of those matches to Royal AM and SuperSport United, and drawn with Sekhukhune United. The club was responsible for seven goals while also allowing five in that span. Away from home, Golden Arrows games resulted in an average of 1.13 goals scored and 1.42 goals conceded per game. There were 41 yellow cards and one red card given out to the squad, while there were a total of 170 fouls committed by both teams. The Golden Arrows are not very strong at keeping control of the ball, as evidenced by their overall average of 49.77% this season.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The only time that Richards Bay and Golden Arrows have competed against one another in recent history, Richards Bay came out on top with a score of 2-0.

Expert Betting Tips

We anticipate that the home club will prevail in this contest because we anticipate that they will improve their play. In spite of this, a bet on a few goals is something else to take into consideration because both teams will likely play a lot of defense.