On Oct 25th, Golden Arrows will travel to Durban to battle Royal AM in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular Durban derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 10th placed Royal AM, recorded a 0-2 loss against Moroka Swallows. Gregory Damons scored the first goal for Moroka Swallows in the 38th minute, then Mwape Musonda added another in the 51st minute In the end, Royal AM was frustrated by Moroka Swallows’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Moroka Swallows ended the match with the shutout victory. Royal AM is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Golden Arrows recorded a 0-2 loss against Orlando Pirates. Monnapule Saleng struck first for Orlando Pirates in the 6th minute on a feed from Kermit Erasmus, then Monnapule Saleng added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Kermit Erasmus At the end of 90 a dissapointed Golden Arrows couldn’t manage to score, and Orlando Pirates took the shutout win. Golden Arrows is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Both Pule Mmodi and Sibiya have been the hottest scorers for Golden Arrows in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Thikazi has been the most prolific scorer on Royal AM in the last 5 matches with three goals.