Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bala Town & Connah's Quay face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This looks to be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Bala Town form and stats
Bala's previous match was a Welsh Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 2-1 against Pontypridd Town AFC. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Connah's Quay that ended 0-0.Bala Town are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at The New Saints awaits in three days.
Connah's Quay form and stats
Two away games in a row for Connah's Quay, whose coach Gibson could celebrate last time after the Welsh Cup win against Llanelli Town.
A 0-0 draw at Bala Town's stadium before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Haverfordwest County.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Connah's have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Bala Town victories, three draws and five Connah's Quay wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Wilde 10 goals |  G. Newell 7 goals | C. Venables 6 goals |
Bala Town missing players
Connah's Quay missing players
| Bala Town | Connah's Quay | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 61 | 28 | Scored | S | 19 | 47 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 12% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 50% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 47% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | ||
