In a weekend match in week 17, on Friday Feb 25th, Golden Arrows will travel to Pietermaritzburg to battle Maritzburg United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Maritzburg United is fresh off their 2-1 win against SuperSport United. Friday Samy struck first for Maritzburg United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nicholus Lukhubeni, then Jesse Donn tied it up for SuperSport United in the 55th minute on a feed from Kudakwashe Mahachi. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while golden Arrows is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Cape Town City. Khanyisa Mayo struck first for Cape Town City in the 78th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Golden Arrows couldn’t muster any offence and Cape Town City ran away with the shutout win. Golden Arrows is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Aug 21st, Golden Arrows hosted Maritzburg United at the Princess Magogo Stadium in their last match together. Golden Arrows was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Conco scored the first goal for Golden Arrows in the 55th minute, then Sabelo added another in the 68th minute.
Golden Arrows’s most prolific scorer has been Michael Gumede. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Leletu Skelem are the top scorers for Maritzburg United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.