LIVE: Golden Arrows vs Kaizer Chiefs — Scores, goals, updates, Betway Premiership result

Welcome to Afrik-Foot’s live coverage of Golden Arrows against Kaizer Chiefs, as the two sides meet in matchday seven of the Betway Premiership, with the fixture relocated to Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit after Arrows were forced out of their own backyard by a venue crisis in Durban.

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Kick-off in Nelspruit is set for this Sunday at 15:00 SAST, and we will bring you every key moment as it happens.

Chiefs arrive fourth in the table, unbeaten through six rounds with three wins and three draws under Fernando Da Cruz, powered by the division’s most productive attack at two goals a game.

That record comes with a catch, though, having also shipped seven goals, and Sunday brings the toughest test yet of that leaky defense: captain Brandon Petersen faces four to six weeks out after a training-ground knee injury, handing Renaldo Leaner his first league start in goal, while top scorer Wandile Duba is also sidelined with a hip and groin issue, with Faiz Abrahams stepping in.

Arrows sit seventh, the mirror image of their opponents defensively, conceding just three goals across six matches and posting four clean sheets, but managing only three goals of their own at the other end. Sifiso “Pitso” Dladla’s side have drawn four of six matches, the joint-highest rate in the league, and go into this one with no fresh injury or suspension concerns, leaning once again on Junior Dion as their one reliable route to goal.

The two clubs have split their last four league meetings evenly, with Chiefs winning the most recent clash 1-0 in January, though Arrows carry cup pedigree over their opponents this season, having eliminated Chiefs from the MTN8 quarter-final with a 1-0 win back in August.

Stay with us for team news, build-up and live updates as Da Cruz and Dladla’s sides get under way in Nelspruit.