Caernarfon Town v Bala Town preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Wales Premier League
Competition: Mon 26.December
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: The Oval (3000 seats)

Flashy Bala Town arrive at Caernarfon Town after their 2-1-result against Airbus UK. Check out our full preview!

Insights:
  • All of Caernarfon Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bala Town have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League

It's no vacation for neither Caernarfon Town nor Bala Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Caernarfon Town form and stats

Caernarfon Town have performed here at The Oval this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Caernarfon, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Caernarfon Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Flint Town United (1-2).

Preceding that match was the home game against Newtown that was lost 2-3.

Lots of goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 11 of the 14 latest league matches with this team has seen at least three goals.

The manager Griffiths will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bala Town in only four days.

Caernarfon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bala Town form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Bala Town have produced an overall stat of 4-1-3 so far.

Bala Town had fun at their own home (The Oval) last time out, beating Airbus UK 2-1. Wall (2) scored.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Flint Town United.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Caernarfon Town in just four days.

Bala Town have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Bala as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Bala Town have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Caernarfon Town.

Top Goalscorers

Caernarfon TownF. O'Rourke
F. O'Rourke
7 goals
Bala TownG. Newell
G. Newell
6 goals
Caernarfon TownJ. Faux
J. Faux
4 goals

Caernarfon Town missing players

Bala Town missing players

Caernarfon Town Bala Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 9 2 Played P 3 8 16
7 6 1 Won W 2 4 9
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
8 3 1 Lost L 1 3 4
27 18 5 Scored S 6 17 30
25 11 3 Conceded C 3 7 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 81%
69% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 44%
31% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 25%
19% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 38% 25%
56% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 38%
19% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 38%
25% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 25%
 
4.6 5.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5 5.3
5.3 4.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.4 3.6
1.9 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
9.9 9.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 12.2 10.4
4.6 5.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.9 4.1
37% 34% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 44% 46%
 
13.4 10.9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 7.4 6.8
4.4 4.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Caernarfon Town's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bala Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Bala Town have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier League
  • Bala Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Caernarfon Town 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 16 13 3 0 53 6 8 8 0 0 33 4 8 5 3 0 20 2 47 42
2 Connah's Quay 17 12 2 3 30 12 10 8 2 0 18 5 7 4 0 3 12 7 18 38
3 Cardiff MU 18 10 1 7 21 27 9 7 0 2 13 12 9 3 1 5 8 15 -6 31
4 Bala Town 16 9 3 4 30 15 8 5 2 1 13 8 8 4 1 3 17 7 15 30
5 Penybont 16 8 4 4 23 15 7 4 2 1 11 6 9 4 2 3 12 9 8 28
6 Newtown 18 8 2 8 33 34 9 4 1 4 12 12 9 4 1 4 21 22 -1 26
7 Haverfordwest County 18 7 2 9 23 27 9 5 1 3 15 13 9 2 1 6 8 14 -4 23
8 Caernarfon Town 16 7 1 8 27 25 9 6 0 3 18 11 7 1 1 5 9 14 2 22
9 Flint Town United 17 5 4 8 18 25 7 2 3 2 7 9 10 3 1 6 11 16 -7 19
10 Aberystwyth Town 17 6 0 11 18 45 8 5 0 3 11 15 9 1 0 8 7 30 -27 18
11 Pontypridd Town AFC 17 4 1 12 15 31 9 3 0 6 7 16 8 1 1 6 8 15 -16 13
12 Airbus UK 16 0 1 15 12 41 8 0 1 7 8 26 8 0 0 8 4 15 -29 -2