Royal AM vs Golden Arrows Prediction: Can the hosts avoid a defeat?

When the Golden Arrows make the short trip to Royal AM on Tuesday, they will be looking to retake the second spot in the South Africa Premier League standings. At the same time, they will have the opportunity to reach several important milestones in their club's history. The match is going to be broken down into its component parts in a moment. 

After suffering a defeat to SuperSport United by a score of 3-1 in their most recent Premier Division match, Royal AM will be eager to avoid a similar outcome in this one as well. During that game, Royal AM held a 50% possession advantage and had 8 shots on goal, with 3 of them finding their mark. On the other hand, SuperSport United had 15 shots on goal, with 7 of them actually hitting the target. The previous six matches that Royal AM have participated in have resulted in a total of five goals scored, which puts their average amount of goals scored per game at 0.83.

The most recent match that Golden Arrows played resulted in a victory for them in the Premier Division against Kaizer Chiefs. That game ended with a score of 2-1. Knox Mutizwa's name was the only one to appear on the scoresheet for Golden Arrows, and he scored in the 20th and 54th minutes. Sfiso Hlanti was the one who put the ball in the back of the net for Kaizer Chiefs in the 23rd minute. The Golden Arrows defense squad has put together a string of consistent performances, which has resulted in their 'goals against' tally reaching a total of 4 throughout the course of their past 6 matches in total. Eleven of their own goals have been scored throughout that same span of time, making them the team with the highest goal total.

In their most recent contests, Royal AM came out on top twice, while Golden Arrows was victorious neither time. However, the scores were tied in three of the other matches. During those encounters, Royal AM scored ten goals, whereas Golden Arrows only managed five.

In prior contests between these two teams, Royal AM must have been the more successful team, but the visitors are in superior shape right now. However, despite the fact that playing away from home will not be an easy one for Golden Arrows, I am picking the away team to win since they have good balance in both defense and attack.