Briton Ferry should be favourites to win this home fixture against Taff's Well, if the league standings are anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Briton Ferry have the most scored goals (70) in FAW Championship
- Taff's Well have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in FAW Championship
Briton are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions.
There have been little to rest for the hosts, as they had a FAW Championship game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cwmbran Celtic, was also a home game here at Old Road. The away team is better rested.
Briton Ferry form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Old Road as Briton Ferry have scored 36 goals to get 29 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the FAW Championship are 8-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Briton Ferry's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Cwmbran Celtic (placed 8th). Until that loss this club had gone seven consecutive league fixtures without a defeat. Sourdis has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in eight games in a row. Outstanding!
Preceding that game was the away draw at Llantwit Major that finished 2-2.Some stats: A review of the 19 latest league games reveals that 15 of them had goals from both teams.
Goals are plentiful at Old Road in the league this season as Briton Ferry has scored 36 goals here in 14 home games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Briton have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Taff's Well form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the FAW Championship.
Taff's Well's previous game was their home loss versus Ammanford (0-1).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Cwmbran Celtic.A quick return to home after this game, as Taff's Well are hosting Afan Lido in the FAW Championship only four days away.
It's early days yet, but Taff's Well has scored 26 and conceded 26 goals from their travels in the league so far (13 games). Taff's has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the result Taff's Well - Briton Ferry 3-4 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Briton Ferry five wins, three draws and Taff's Well two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Briton Ferry missing players
Taff's Well missing players
| Briton Ferry | Taff's Well | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 70 | 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 4 | 26 | 44 |
| 33 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | 46 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 80% |
| 71% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 69% | 60% |
| 46% | 29% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 62% | 52% |
| 32% | 21% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 32% |
| 68% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 69% | 60% |
| 32% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 15% | 28% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 12.8 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.7 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 52% | 48% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 56% | 47% |
| 6.8 | 8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3 |
- Briton Ferry have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Briton Ferry have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in FAW Championship
- Briton Ferry have the most clean sheets (7) at home in FAW Championship
- Briton Ferry have the most scored goals (70) in FAW Championship
- Briton Ferry have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in FAW Championship
- Taff's Well have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Taff's Well have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in FAW Championship
- Taff's Well haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barry Town United | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Briton Ferry | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 37 | 56 |
| 3 | Llanelli Town | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 53 |
| 4 | Afan Lido | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 47 |
| 5 | Llantwit Major | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 44 |
| 6 | Carmarthen Town | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 56 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Cambrian & Clydach | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Cwmbran Celtic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Abergavenny Town | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 32 |
| 10 | Ammanford | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 29 |
| 11 | Taff's Well | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Goytre United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 32 | -27 | 27 |
| 13 | Trefelin | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 58 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Pontardawe Town | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 46 | -32 | 25 |
| 15 | Swansea University | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 34 | -33 | 22 |
| 16 | Ynyshir Albions | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -30 | 18 |
