Perhaps a welcome break from league football as The New Saints & 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!
It should be mentioned that Connah's Quay play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Connah's Quay on artifical turf are 2 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 8-15. You can compare this with overall results below.
Saints have less rest than Connah's Quay in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa Conference League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Swift Hesperange.
The New Saints form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The followers are hoping that The New Saints will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away defeat in the Europa Conference League fixture against Swift Hesperange.
A 1-1 scoreline against Swift Hesperange before that one, played at home in the Europa Conference League.
Saints have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 3 losses. In these games, The New Saints have scored {6 goals} and conceded 8 times.
Connah's Quay form and stats
Connah's Quay was sent out of League Cup in the final last season.This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Europa Conference League home defeat versus KA with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A loss, in the Europa Conference League away at KA, earlier.
Connah's played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Connah's Quay scored 3 and conceded {2 goals}.
Head 2 Head
The New Saints have put together a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (4-4-0) when playing Connah's Quay.The games between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels. McManus likes to play against Connah's Quay and have scored 7 goals in these games.
The New Saints missing players
Connah's Quay missing players
| The New Saints | Connah's Quay | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 71 | 35 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 29 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.9 | 18.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8 | ||
| 6.7 | 7.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 44% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
