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Kaizer Chiefs were worse than 3-2 defeat to Golden Arrows suggest: The stats that damn Amakhosi

Kaizer Chiefs fans ended the week disappointed after seeing their team twice surrender a lead to relegation-threatened Golden Arrows to lose 3-2 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday.

Chiefs took an early lead but allowed Arrows a route back into the game, with some schoolboy errors in defence contributing to their downfall.

While the scoreline suggested it was a close contest, a deeper look into the match statistics suggests the Glamour Boys were actually worse than the 3-2 loss suggested and their supporters will have a lot to worry about ahead of next week’s Soweto derby.

Arrows dominated Chiefs in key areas of the game, having more possession, passes, shot accuracy, winning more duels while they were the most disciplined side; worrying statistics for coach Arthur Zwane, who is under immense pressure to leave the club.

GOAL looks at the stats that damn Amakhosi.

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