It's round two of the FAW Championship season and a lot to play for. Read our exhaustive preview of Porthmadog-Chirk AAA!
Porthmadog have less rest than Chirk AAA in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Cup game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Caernarfon Town.
Porthmadog form and stats
Last season, Porthmadog's league statistics were 10 wins, 3 draws and 17 losses, producing 11th place in the Cymru Alliance. In these 30 matches they scored {36 goals} and gave away 53. Performing as the home side in the previous season Porthmadog produced 4-2-9 (win-draw-lost) with {16 goals} and 26 conceded.
The Porthmadog goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 209 minutes without conceding a goal in the FAW Championship.
Porthmadog are returning here after guesting Caernarfon Town in a League Cup match and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Holywell (0-1).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Porthmadog as they are travelling to their away game against Airbus UK in the FAW Championship. That match is four days after this one.
Chirk AAA form and stats
Let's have a look at how Chirk AAA performed last season in the FAW Championship: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 5 victories, 11 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded {49 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 18/27 goals scored/conceded.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Buckley Town with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
The fixture before that was the League Cup-battle against Denbigh Town, a home loss (0-1).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior two meetings): Porthmadog won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Chirk AAA have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero.
Porthmadog missing players
Chirk AAA missing players
| Porthmadog | Chirk AAA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Porthmadog | Last season | Chirk AAA | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 32 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Conceded | C | 27 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 83% | ||
| 87% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 63% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 47% | ||
| 37% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 30% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 17% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 53% | ||
| 17% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 20% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 43% | ||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.1 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 61% | 48% | ||
| 6.1 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bangor 1876 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Airbus UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Flint Town United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Caersws | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Mold Alexandra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Holywell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Prestatyn Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Buckley Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ruthin Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Llandudno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Denbigh Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Gresford Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Porthmadog | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Chirk AAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Guilsfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Llanidloes Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colwyn Bay | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 13 | 77 | 83 |
| 2 | Holywell | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 53 | 79 |
| 3 | Llandudno | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 47 | 66 |
| 4 | Guilsfield | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 57 |
| 5 | Ruthin Town | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 51 |
| 6 | Prestatyn Town | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 46 |
| 7 | Cefn Druids | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 64 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 37 | -16 | 43 |
| 8 | Buckley Town | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 61 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 38 | -8 | 42 |
| 9 | Mold Alexandra | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 35 |
| 10 | Gresford Athletic | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -11 | 35 |
| 11 | Porthmadog | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -17 | 33 |
| 12 | Llanidloes Town | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 63 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | -21 | 27 |
| 13 | Chirk AAA | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Conwy Borough | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 37 | -31 | 23 |
| 15 | Penrhyncoch | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 37 | -41 | 16 |
| 16 | Holyhead Hotspur | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -45 | 15 |