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Golden Arrows fixtures, with the price attached
KwaZulu-Natal regulars who appear across league and cup competitions, which makes them a useful test of whether a book prices its smaller markets as tightly as its headline ones.
Every fixture we priced
Golden Arrows matches, measured
Fixtures and prices
Real prices| Fixture | Competition | Home | Draw | Away | Their cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Arrows v Milford Sat, 25 Jul | KZN PREMIER'S CUP | 1.55 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 9.75% |
| Golden Arrows v Chippa United Sat, 01 Aug | PSL (Early Betting) | 1.60 | 3.50 | 5.50 | 9.25% |
| Kaizer Chiefs v Golden Arrows Sat, 08 Aug | SA MTN8 (Early Betting) | 1.40 | 3.80 | 8.00 | 10.24% |
One bookmaker, stated plainly
Real prices, but from Hollywoodbets alone: no other book we read prices the SA domestic slate this far ahead. One honest column beats an invented second. Fixtures we can compare across books →
Playabets is cheapest this week
They take 6.00%, the lowest of the 4 books we measured. On a R20 000 season that is about R533 back in your pocket versus the dearest book.
Ranked on measured margin, never on what a book pays us. The method · how we make money. Costs you nothing; we may earn a commission. 18+. 0800 006 008.
Price band
What the margin actually costs you on Golden Arrows
A bookmaker quotes its fee against your stake. What the fee destroys is your profit, and at short prices those two numbers are nothing alike.
Why those two numbers differ so much
Golden Arrows are priced as outsiders in the fixtures we measured, averaging 3.72. Long prices are where a bookmaker's margin does least damage to your potential profit, though it is still there in every price.
Across the 3 Golden Arrows fixtures measured on 24 July 2026 the headline margin averaged 9.75%, against 6.00% at the cheapest book on our full index and 10.41% at the dearest. The fee is never shown on the betting slip. How it is calculated →
Profit lost to the margin, by club
| Club | Profit removed | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 35.1% | |
| Orlando Pirates | 28.6% | |
| Kaizer Chiefs | 25.2% | |
| AmaZulu FC | 21.7% | |
| Golden Arrows | 17.3% |
Worked from the measured prices on this page. For each fixture we take the price offered on Golden Arrows, strip the margin out to get a fair price, then compare the profit each would pay on a winning bet. Every club here carries a similar headline margin. What differs is the price band they are usually found in, and that is what moves the number above. The method in full.
Other clubs
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Mamelodi Sundowns
2 measured fixtures, with the fee shown on each.
Fixtures and prices → The BuccaneersOrlando Pirates
2 measured fixtures, with the fee shown on each.
Fixtures and prices → AmakhosiKaizer Chiefs
2 measured fixtures, with the fee shown on each.
Fixtures and prices → UsuthuAmaZulu FC
3 measured fixtures, with the fee shown on each.
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