Game week two of the Premier League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Bala Town - The New Saints preview:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not The New Saints's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass The New Saints have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 25 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 102-39 (scored/conceded).
Bala Town form and stats
Bala Town are returning here after visiting Caernarfon Town in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Bala Town lost 1-2 at home to Cefn Druids.
The New Saints form and stats
A great winning streak in away games for The New Saints as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Connah's Quay have they travelled home without three points.
The manager S. Ruscoe was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Park Hall Stadium. The New Saints suffered a 1-2 loss to Newtown (placed 5th). That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Aberystwyth Town in the Welsh Cup.
Let's have a look at how The New Saints performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 63 and conceded 12 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 3 with 20/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: The New Saints - Bala Town 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Bala Town, two draws and seven wins for The New Saints. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Venables 20 goals |   G. Draper 18 goals |  H. Jones 12 goals |
Bala Town missing players
The New Saints missing players
| Bala Town | The New Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 11 | 23 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 48 | 22 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 45 | 66 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 82% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 91% | 78% |
| 70% | 64% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 61% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 64% | 35% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 55% | 30% |
| 48% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 64% | 61% |
| 35% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.9 | 7.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 248 | 130 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 160 | 273 |
| 99 | 61 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 83 | 140 |
| 44% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 53% | 46% |
- Bala Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bala Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- The New Saints have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- The New Saints have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- The New Saints have scored at least twice as many goals away as Bala Town have scored home.
- The New Saints have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- The New Saints 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 | The New Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 50 |
| 3 | Bala Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 5 | Newtown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Caernarfon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 34 |