Struggling Newtown will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bala Town in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only three days ago.
Newtown form and stats
Newtown have collected 5 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-2-1.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Newtown, who played 1-1 against Barry Town United. That match was also played at this venue (G.F. Grigg Latham Park). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at The New Saints.
The Newtown manager C. Hughes has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Bala Town form and stats
Four points from two away games for Bala Town, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
Bala go into this game after a win, the home game against Barry Town United that ended 4-0. Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Aberystwyth Town.
As mentioned above, Bala was the only team on the pitch versus Barry Town United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Bala Town has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Flint Town United in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Bala Town has managed 6 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Newtown, one draw and seven wins for Bala Town. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Venables 8 goals |  N. Rushton 5 goals | W. Evans 5 goals |
Newtown missing players
Bala Town missing players
| Newtown | Bala Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 50 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 97 |
| 31 | 25 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 48 |
| 35% | 32% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 38% |
- All of Bala Town's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Newtown's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bala Town has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Bala Town have not yet lost a game away.
- Bala Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bala Town have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bala Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newtown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Newtown have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Newtown 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 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 21 |
| 2 | Connah's Quay | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 3 | Barry Town United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 4 | Bala Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 5 | Penybont | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| 6 | Caernarfon Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Aberystwyth Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Haverfordwest County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newtown | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Flint Town United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -14 | 6 |
| 11 | Cardiff MU | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Cefn Druids | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 4 |