Home advantage could prove decisive in Swansea University - Carmarthen Town battle

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Competition: Wales FAW Championship
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sketty Lane (1000 seats)

Catching up with the top sides is the task when these mid-table sides fight it out. Both are targeting to improve their league table position, Swansea University in 8th and Carmarthen Town in 6th position.

Insights:
  • Swansea University have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Carmarthen Town have the fewest conceded goals (17) in FAW Championship

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Swansea University form and stats

4-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the FAW Championship numbers at home for Swansea University so far this season. The last three games played by Swansea University, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Swansea drew their last game, also a home match. Trefelin (placed 12th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Pontypridd Town AFC that finished 1-1.

Goals decide football matches and Swansea University are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Swansea University defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Carmarthen Town form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L1 on the road this term. That's in the FAW Championship. In general it has been a productive period now for Carmarthen Town as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.

Carmarthen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Briton Ferry (placed 4th).

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Cwmbran Celtic.

We have checked recent matches where Carmarthen Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were one victory, four draws and five defeats.

Carmarthen Town has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Carmarthen Town - Swansea University 2-0.

Swansea University missing players

Carmarthen Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swansea University Carmarthen Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 9 1 Played P 2 10 21
9 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
5 3 1 Drew D 0 5 8
7 2 0 Lost L 1 1 3
35 21 2 Scored S 4 17 36
31 15 2 Conceded C 2 9 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
62% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 30% 38%
33% 56% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 24%
10% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
48% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 48%
33% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 30% 43%
19% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 10% 14%
 
6.2 7.3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 3.5 3.8
3.5 1.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 4.2 3.4
1.3 0.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.2 9.8
3.3 3.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 3.1
40% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 21%
 
9 9.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 14 10.8 8.7
3.3 3.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 2.7
Key stats in FAW Championship this season:
  • All of Carmarthen Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Swansea University's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Carmarthen Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Carmarthen Town have the fewest conceded goals (17) in FAW Championship
  • Carmarthen Town have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in FAW Championship
  • Carmarthen Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Swansea University have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swansea University have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Swansea University haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Llantwit Major 21 16 1 4 52 25 10 8 0 2 25 7 11 8 1 2 27 18 27 49
2 Pontypridd Town AFC 21 13 5 3 59 23 12 8 3 1 41 11 9 5 2 2 18 12 36 44
3 Goytre United 21 13 4 4 45 20 11 7 3 1 27 8 10 6 1 3 18 12 25 43
4 Briton Ferry 22 12 5 5 61 25 11 7 2 2 31 10 11 5 3 3 30 15 36 41
5 Cambrian & Clydach 21 11 5 5 51 31 10 7 3 0 33 8 11 4 2 5 18 23 20 38
6 Carmarthen Town 21 10 8 3 36 17 11 6 3 2 19 8 10 4 5 1 17 9 19 35
7 Taff's Well 22 9 6 7 41 39 11 5 3 3 23 17 11 4 3 4 18 22 2 33
8 Swansea University 21 9 5 7 35 31 9 4 3 2 21 15 12 5 2 5 14 16 4 32
9 Llanelli Town 22 9 5 8 37 36 12 5 3 4 19 20 10 4 2 4 18 16 1 32
10 Afan Lido 22 8 2 12 35 57 11 3 1 7 17 28 11 5 1 5 18 29 -22 26
11 Risca United 22 6 6 10 35 40 11 4 3 4 23 16 11 2 3 6 12 24 -5 24
12 Trefelin 21 5 8 8 45 43 11 3 3 5 23 22 10 2 5 3 22 21 2 23
13 Ammanford 21 7 2 12 45 44 11 3 1 7 23 27 10 4 1 5 22 17 1 23
14 Cwmbran Celtic 21 6 2 13 30 56 9 2 1 6 10 20 12 4 1 7 20 36 -26 20
15 Undy Athletic 21 5 0 16 34 60 10 2 0 8 18 30 11 3 0 8 16 30 -26 15
16 Port Talbot Town 22 0 0 22 6 100 11 0 0 11 2 45 11 0 0 11 4 55 -94 0

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Llantwit Major 21 16 1 4 52 25 10 8 0 2 25 7 11 8 1 2 27 18 27 49
2 Pontypridd Town AFC 21 13 5 3 59 23 12 8 3 1 41 11 9 5 2 2 18 12 36 44
3 Goytre United 21 13 4 4 45 20 11 7 3 1 27 8 10 6 1 3 18 12 25 43
4 Briton Ferry 22 12 5 5 61 25 11 7 2 2 31 10 11 5 3 3 30 15 36 41
5 Cambrian & Clydach 21 11 5 5 51 31 10 7 3 0 33 8 11 4 2 5 18 23 20 38
6 Carmarthen Town 21 10 8 3 36 17 11 6 3 2 19 8 10 4 5 1 17 9 19 35
7 Taff's Well 22 9 6 7 41 39 11 5 3 3 23 17 11 4 3 4 18 22 2 33
8 Swansea University 21 9 5 7 35 31 9 4 3 2 21 15 12 5 2 5 14 16 4 32
9 Llanelli Town 22 9 5 8 37 36 12 5 3 4 19 20 10 4 2 4 18 16 1 32
10 Afan Lido 22 8 2 12 35 57 11 3 1 7 17 28 11 5 1 5 18 29 -22 26
11 Risca United 22 6 6 10 35 40 11 4 3 4 23 16 11 2 3 6 12 24 -5 24
12 Trefelin 21 5 8 8 45 43 11 3 3 5 23 22 10 2 5 3 22 21 2 23
13 Ammanford 21 7 2 12 45 44 11 3 1 7 23 27 10 4 1 5 22 17 1 23
14 Cwmbran Celtic 21 6 2 13 30 56 9 2 1 6 10 20 12 4 1 7 20 36 -26 20
15 Undy Athletic 21 5 0 16 34 60 10 2 0 8 18 30 11 3 0 8 16 30 -26 15
16 Port Talbot Town 22 0 0 22 6 100 11 0 0 11 2 45 11 0 0 11 4 55 -94 0

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