31 October 2026, 16:00 UTC

Amazulu vs Golden Arrows Premier Soccer League prediction & result

Princess Magogo Stadium, Durban
Referee: Moses Mbhabeleli Kheswa
Full time1 – 0

Final score: Amazulu 1-0 Golden Arrows.

Before kick-off the model made it 43% Amazulu, 34% draw, 23% Golden Arrows — fair odds of 2.33, 2.94 and 4.35.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model called the exact scoreline.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Amazulu at 43%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Amazulu98%Draw2%Golden Arrows0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

34'
Nhlanhla Zwane
Siyanda Hlangabeza
39'
Taariq Fielies
45+2'
45'
🔁N. Dlaminiout: S. Msomi
59'
🔁S. Sitholeout: Jerome Karlese
59'
🔁Nhlanhla Zwaneout: Nhlanhla Gasa
59'
🔁Philani Kumaloout: R Van Neel
⚽Thandolwenkosi Ngwenyaassist: N. Radebe
65'
🔁Siyanda Hlangabezaout: S. Zikhali
68'
🔁Mondli Mbanjwaout: Hendrick Ekstein
68'
A. Maqokola
70'
🔁N. Radebeout: Keenan·Phillips
76'
79'
🔁K. Sheziout: Nguse l.
🔁Sphesihle Madunaout: Thapelo Matlhoko
86'
🔁Thandolwenkosi Ngwenyaout: Liam bern
86'

Match stats — Amazulu vs Golden Arrows

39%Possession61%
10Shots13
3On target1
2Corners4
0.62xG0.99

Goals against chances

Amazulu1 from 0.62 xGabout what the chances were worth
Golden Arrows0 from 0.99 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Amazulu 4-4-2
  • 1O. MzimelaG
  • 42S. MthethwaD
  • 12T. FieliesD
  • 4R. HanamubD
  • 3O. MdakaD
  • 14N. RadebeM
  • 10S. MadunaM
  • 6S. HlangabezaM
  • 15M. MbanjwaM
  • 2A. MaqokolaF
  • 23Thandolwenkosi NgwenyaF
Substitutes
  • 17L. BernD
  • 27H. EksteinM
  • 24W. KouassiG
  • 8K. LekoloaneM
  • 21T. MatlhokoM
  • 50L. MhlongoM
  • 33K. PhillipsD
  • 5K. AllanD
  • 19Sphamandla ZikhaliM
Coach: A. Zwane
Golden Arrows 4-3-3
  • 19D. MsibiG
  • 3K. SheziD
  • 4A. JiyaneD
  • 26E. AgnikoiD
  • 38N. MabasoD
  • 25A. MaxweleM
  • 24N. DlaminiM
  • 41N. ZwaneM
  • 36P. KumaloF
  • 18S. DionF
  • 29S. SitholeF
Substitutes
  • 46S. MsomiM
  • 40L. NguseF
  • 44P. MbathaD
  • 27T. MbanjwaG
  • 20O. MalulekeM
  • 22J. KarleseF
  • 49G. NhlanhlaF
  • 23Ousman BarryM
  • 28R. Van NeelM
Coach: M. Ncikazi

Form going into Amazulu vs Golden Arrows

Amazulu

Premier Soccer League

  • W2-1away to Durban City13 October 2026
  • W1-0away to Polokwane City19 September 2026
  • W1-0Marumo Gallants12 September 2026
  • W2-1away to Richards Bay4 September 2026

Golden Arrows

Premier Soccer League

  • L0-1Milford FC17 October 2026
  • D0-0Kaizer Chiefs20 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Siwelele13 September 2026
  • L1-2Mamelodi Sundowns6 September 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Premier Soccer League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
3Amazulu9711138+522
10Golden Arrows915335-28

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Amazulu vs Golden Arrows

  • 6 May 2026Amazulu 1–1 Golden ArrowsPremier Soccer League
  • 2 December 2025Golden Arrows 0–1 AmazuluPremier Soccer League
  • 26 April 2025Golden Arrows 0–1 AmazuluPremier Soccer League
  • 4 January 2025Amazulu 0–0 Golden ArrowsPremier Soccer League
  • 25 May 2024Amazulu 1–3 Golden ArrowsPremier Soccer League
  • 12 November 2023Golden Arrows 1–3 AmazuluPremier Soccer League

Leading scorers: Amazulu and Golden Arrows

Amazulu

GoalsAssists

  • T. Ngwenya81

Golden Arrows

No player in Premier Soccer League's leading scorers — 3 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Amazulu beat Golden Arrows 1–0. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Amazulu at 43%. The goal: Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya 65' for Amazulu. On expected goals it finished 0.62–0.99.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Amazulu a 75.8% chance to finish in the top four: 80.5% after a win, 73.6% after a draw, 69.5% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 80.5%, 4.7 points higher than before the match.

For Golden Arrows the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 10.1% going in: 5.0% after a win, 9.3% after a draw, 12.0% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 12.0%, 1.9 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Premier Soccer League season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.