South Africa - Premier Soccer LeagueData current as of 16 July 2026

Golden Arrows vs Durban City: match statistics

Golden Arrows crest
Golden Arrows
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Durban City crest
Durban City

Golden Arrows vs Durban City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Golden Arrows play Durban City in Premier Soccer League (South Africa). The match date is 11 April 2026 at 15:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Golden Arrows: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. Durban City: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Golden Arrows scores 1.13 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Durban City scores 0.83 and concedes 0.87. League average: 2.02 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Golden Arrows 43%, Durban City 23%. Over 2.5: Golden Arrows 43%, Durban City 17%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 30%.

xG, shots and style

Golden Arrows has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.22. Golden Arrows: 11.3 shots per match, Durban City: 10.4.

Match halves

Golden Arrows: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.70. Durban City: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Golden Arrows: 76-90+ (9 goals). Durban City: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Soccer League: 2.02 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 30%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I back the home win (1). Golden Arrows average 1.27 goals per home match with 3.45 shots on target and 12% conversion, while Durban City away average only 0.64 goals, 2.36 shots on target and 7% conversion. The hosts keep a clean sheet in 55% of home matches and concede on average 0.64 goals at home versus 0.82 conceded by visitors away, indicating better defensive stability from Arrows. Additionally Golden Arrows register 1.25 xG at home versus 1.14 xG for the visitors, and Durban have a high share of away matches without scoring at 64% compared to 27% for the hosts, so the visitors often fail to score on the road. Considering last 5-match form (average 1.6 points for Arrows vs 1.4 for Durban City) and the advantage in quality of chances, I assess probabilities as 60% for the hosts, 25% for a draw and 15% for the visitors.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
Golden ArrowsDurban City
10Shots11
Golden ArrowsDurban City
4Shots on target3
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.41xG1.54
Golden ArrowsDurban City
5Corners7
Golden ArrowsDurban City
69Dangerous attacks88
Golden ArrowsDurban City
14Fouls11
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3Cards1
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.13Goals scored / match0.83
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.1Goals conceded / match0.87
Golden ArrowsDurban City
51%Average possession47%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3.87Shots on target / match2.93
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.3Shots per match10.4
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3.87Shots on target2.93
Golden ArrowsDurban City
10%Shot conversion8%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
51%Possession47%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.31xG for1.22
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.6xG against1.32
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Shooting quality

Golden Arrows: BalancedDurban City: Balanced
Golden ArrowsDurban City
Accuracy (shots on target)34%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Golden Arrows is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Golden Arrows · 0.8 pts / match - Durban City

Golden Arrows
DDDWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
37% W27% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-8-11
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
WWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
Durban City
DDDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W30% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-11
1.30 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-7
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Golden Arrows is 36% better for: goals scored per match.

1.13 goals / match - Golden Arrows · 0.83 goals / match - Durban City

Durban City is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Golden Arrows · 0.87 goals / match - Durban City

Golden Arrows scoring profile: mixed

Golden Arrows scores in 70% of matches (21 of 30 matches), while Durban City keeps a clean sheet in 47% (14 of 30 matches).

Durban City scoring profile: mixed

Durban City scores in 53% of matches (16 of 30 matches), while Golden Arrows keeps a clean sheet in 40% (12 of 30 matches).

34Goals scored (season)25
Golden ArrowsDurban City
33Goals conceded (season)26
Golden ArrowsDurban City
2.23Average goals in match1.7
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3Goals scored (last 5)3
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1Goals conceded (last 5)4
Golden ArrowsDurban City

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal53%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
30%2 goals23%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
10%3 goals7%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3%4 goals0%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal53%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
27%2 goals20%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
13%3 goals7%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
7%4 goals3%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

39%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time13%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
7%BTTS in both halves3%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
20%Scored in both halves10%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS13%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
20%BTTS - last 540%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time47%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time23%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time3%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Golden Arrows is 37% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / match - Golden Arrows · 0.9 pts / match - Durban City

Golden Arrows - half-time state
23% leading53% draw23% trailing
Durban City - half-time state
10% leading60% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per match (1st half)0.9
Golden ArrowsDurban City
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.27
Golden ArrowsDurban City
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Golden ArrowsDurban City
0.9Average goals (1st half)0.77
Golden ArrowsDurban City
63%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
63%No goal before half-time77%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per match (2nd half)1.4
Golden ArrowsDurban City
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
Golden ArrowsDurban City
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.37
Golden ArrowsDurban City
1.33Average goals (2nd half)0.93
Golden ArrowsDurban City
53%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Golden ArrowsDurban City
47%No goal after half-time60%
Golden ArrowsDurban City

Golden Arrows - second-half results

27% W50% R23% P
37
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 37%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Durban City - second-half results

33% W40% R27% P
27
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.90
PPG before half-time
Lead holding330%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Golden Arrows - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.60.2
1 goal40%20%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Durban City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Golden Arrows
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
6
8
16-30
4
2
31-45
6
5
46-60
6
7
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Durban City
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
2
5
16-30
2
4
31-45
7
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+2%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Golden Arrows

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Durban City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Soccer League).

Teams vs league

Golden ArrowsLigaDurban City
Average goals in match 2.232.02 1.70
Both teams scored 43%39% 23%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%30% 17%
Clean sheets 40%37% 47%
Goal before half-time 60%60% 47%
Goal after half-time 70%70% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.02
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Golden Arrows 0 - 1 - 0 Durban City. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Durban City FC
1 : 1
Lamontville Golden Arrows FC

FAQ

What was the result of Golden Arrows vs Durban City?

The Premier Soccer League match finished Golden Arrows 1:0 Durban City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Golden Arrows vs Durban City?

Golden Arrows score 1.13 goals per game on average and Durban City 0.83. The Premier Soccer League average is 2.02 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Golden Arrows's matches and 23% of Durban City's.

What form are Golden Arrows and Durban City in?

Over the last 5 games Golden Arrows have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Durban City 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Golden Arrows vs Durban City?

The statistical background for Golden Arrows vs Durban City — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.