Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hibernian U21 & The New Saints face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hibernian U21 form and stats
Action has already taken place for Hibernian in Challenge Cup as they have defeated Brechin City and Formartine United to reach the 3rd Round. Hibernian U21 participated in Challenge Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Hibernian U21 are returning here after visiting Brechin City in a Challenge Cup game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.
A 1-1 scoreline against Formartine United (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) before that, played at home in the Challenge Cup.
The New Saints form and stats
Saints's mission in Challenge Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.The New Saints are yet to lose a point on their Premier League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
The New Saints won their last game, 6-0 versus Aberystwyth Town played at home. As mentioned above, The New Saints was the only team on the pitch versus Aberystwyth Town in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Colwyn Bay at their stadium, the result 1-0.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, The New Saints has managed {2 goals} and let in 0 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cieślewicz 4 goals |  J. Canavan 2 goals |  J. Williams 2 goals |
Hibernian U21 missing players
The New Saints missing players
| Hibernian U21 | The New Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 6 | 4 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 25 | 63 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 56% | ||
| 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 16.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 7 | ||
| 38% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.1 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | The New Saints | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 2 | Bala Town | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Connah's Quay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Penybont | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Cardiff MU | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Pontypridd Town AFC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Haverfordwest County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Newtown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Barry Town United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Colwyn Bay | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
| 12 | Aberystwyth Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -12 | 1 |
