Premier League match prediction: Little separates Newtown and Cardiff MU in quality

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Competition: Wales Premier League
Competition: Fri 01.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: G.F. Grigg Latham Park (3572 seats)

Newtown open their doors to Cardiff MU for another entertaining Premier League fixture here at G.F. Grigg Latham Park.

Insights:
  • Cardiff MU have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Premier League

This pitch has grass, which is not Cardiff MU's everyday surface at their own football field. When appearing on grass Cardiff MU have performed like this: Played 30 matches with the results 9 wins, 6 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 27-36 (scored/conceded).

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Newtown and Cardiff MU.

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Newtown form and stats

0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Newtown have to build on here at G.F. Grigg Latham Park in the Premier League.

In their previous game, the manager Hughes led his Newtown to a defeat away at Connah's Quay. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at G.F. Grigg Latham Park.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Aberystwyth Town that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Newtown perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Newtown as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Newtown has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

Newtown has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Cardiff MU form and stats

Four points from two away games for Cardiff MU, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.

The Cardiff MU goalkeeper Alex Lang is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 460 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cardiff has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Penybont for a 0-0 draw.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Colwyn Bay.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Cardiff MU in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Cardiff MU, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Cardiff MU have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Cardiff MU have won at least one point in the last 9 matches (5-4-0) facing Newtown.

Top Goalscorers

NewtownA. Williams
A. Williams
1 goals
NewtownG. Hughes
G. Hughes
1 goals
NewtownJ. Oswell
J. Oswell
1 goals

Newtown missing players

Cardiff MU missing players

Newtown Cardiff MU
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 1 0 Scored S 1 1 2
8 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 50% 50%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
3.8 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.5 2.2
6.2 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4 3
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8 7.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7 7.8
2.8 2.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2 2.5
27% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 20%
 
9.5 7.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 4 8.5 8.2
3.2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.5 3.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Cardiff MU have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Premier League
  • Cardiff MU have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
  • Cardiff MU have the most clean sheets (4) in Premier League
Newtown Last season Cardiff MU
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   16 33
13 6   Won W   6 16
6 4   Drew D   2 5
15 7   Lost L   8 12
54 24   Scored S   18 41
59 25   Conceded C   28 49
91% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
82% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 73%
65% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
38% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 27%
35% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 15%
62% 53%   BTTS BTTS   44% 39%
12% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 39%
35% 41%   Failed to Score F T   31% 33%
 
4.2 3.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.5
5.8 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4
1.7 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.5
6 6   Red cards R C   3 5
 
8 8.6   Shots (avg) S (   6.2 7.2
3.3 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.5 3.2
49% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 39%
 
10.7 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   7.7 7.4
4.8 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.8

  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 4 3 1 0 10 4 2 1 1 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 10
2 Caernarfon Town 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 5 8
3 Penybont 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 8
4 Bala Town 4 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
5 Cardiff MU 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 8
6 Connah's Quay 4 2 0 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 2 2 7 1 6
7 Pontypridd Town AFC 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 5
8 Barry Town United 4 0 3 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 3
9 Haverfordwest County 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 3
10 Newtown 4 0 1 3 3 8 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 5 -5 1
11 Colwyn Bay 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 -6 1
12 Aberystwyth Town 4 0 1 3 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
Last season 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 10 7 2 1 112 17 5 4 1 0 15 4 5 3 1 1 14 5 95 83
2 Connah's Quay 10 4 5 1 45 23 5 2 3 0 5 2 5 2 2 1 7 7 22 61
3 Penybont 10 4 5 1 88 51 5 2 2 1 9 10 5 2 3 0 5 3 37 52
4 Cardiff MU 10 3 2 5 41 49 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 1 1 3 5 12 -8 52
5 Bala Town 10 0 4 6 51 37 5 0 2 3 2 6 5 0 2 3 7 10 14 44
6 Newtown 10 2 2 6 49 56 5 1 1 3 5 11 5 1 1 3 3 6 -7 41