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After tasting defeat of their most up-to-date Betway Premiership encounters, Golden Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs will hope to return to profitable methods this weekend once they do battle on the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Kick-off is at 3:30pm (CAT, GMT+2)
CURRENT FORM
Sitting in tenth place on the log, Arrows go into their subsequent league project on the again of a 1-0 loss to Magesi, which occurred to be coach Manqoba Mngqithi’s first defeat with the membership.
Previous to their sport in opposition to Magesi, Arrows recorded only one victory of their earlier 5 league matches and final tasted victory on the twelfth of March the place they recorded a 1-0 outcome in opposition to Polokwane Metropolis on the Outdated Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Because it stands, Chiefs occupy eighth place on the desk after accumulating 29 factors from 22 matches performed up to now.
The Soweto giants have likewise battled to yield optimistic ends in the final couple of months after bagging one win, three losses and the only stalemate of their final 5 Betway Premiership fixtures.
WHAT WAS SAID
Reflecting on his facet’s defeat in opposition to Magesi, Mngqithi expressed that referee Akhona Makalima performed a giant function in Abafana Bes’thende’s loss on the Seshego Stadium.
“I don’t suppose there’s a lot that may be finished. If folks commit blatant errors and they aren’t banned or suspended, what else can we do? As a result of we don’t wish to lose the referees we’ve,” stated Mngqithi.
“We don’t have many referees as effectively. And those who have been right here, I truthfully trusted Akhona; I don’t wish to lie. I do know she’s able to making trustworthy errors, and I settle for that, however the penalty foul on Knox opened my eyes as a result of I believed that one was a blatant foul in entrance of her eyes. There was nothing that was impeding her from seeing clearly what occurred.”
Over at Naturena, Chiefs midfielder Thabo Cele feels that the Glamour Boys owe their adoring supporters optimistic outcomes.
“In these conditions, speaking isn’t one thing they [the fans] really want,” Cele stated.
“We’d like our response contained in the 4 corners. We’d like them regardless of our troublesome moments. With out them it might change into much more troublesome. We have to present them that we want them.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Golden Arrows: Knox Mutizwa – As an skilled campaigner for Abafana Bes’thende, Mutizwa will more than likely lead the road this weekend. Whereas objectives have been onerous to come back by of late, Mutizwa stays a risk in assault, given his potential to provide the spectacular.
Kaizer Chiefs: Thabo Cele – Regardless of Amakhosi’s troubles, the 28-year-old has been one in all Amakhosi’s greatest gamers this season. Anticipated to get the nod in opposition to Arrows, Cele might be tasked to maintain issues ticking in the midst of the park as Chiefs look to tidy up their sport throughout a vital a part of the marketing campaign.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Final 5 league matches:
2022/23 Golden Arrows 0-2 Kaizer Chiefs
2022/23 Kaizer Chiefs 2-3 Golden Arrows
2023/24 Golden Arrows 2-1 Kaizer Chiefs
2023/24 Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Golden Arrows
2024/25 Kaizer Chiefs 0-1 Golden Arrows
