This could be an interesting match as Newtown have their presumed home advantage while The New Saints are ahead 13 points in the Premier League table.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting The New Saints have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 25-4-9 (win-draw-loss) from 38 matches.
Newtown form and stats
Newtown have played 9 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Newtown in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Aberystwyth Town (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that, Newtown drew at home versus Aberystwyth Town.
Newtown are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Newtown have conceded only 6 goals.
The New Saints form and stats
The New Saints, who have the most scored goals (61) in Premier League, have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 6-2-2 from 10 games. The New Saints have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
The supporters enjoyed The New Saints's previous game versus Cefn Druids (placed 7th), a Premier League 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that result The New Saints won their away game at Cefn Druids. The scoreline was 5-0.
The The New Saints manager S. Ruscoe has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 43 goals in 10 league matches away. The New Saints have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result The New Saints - Newtown 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 2 - 7 (Newtown wins - draws - The New Saints wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Newtown missing players
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| Newtown | The New Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 43 | 61 |
| 22 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 90% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 44% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 75% |
| 40% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 60% |
| 20% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 70% | 40% |
| 5% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 60% | 35% |
| 45% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 60% |
| 35% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 30% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 10% | 10% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 1.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| 5.3 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 | 94 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 140 | 240 |
| 64 | 40 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 79 | 130 |
| 33% | 25% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 53% | 45% |
- Newtown has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Newtown has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Newtown has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- The New Saints has the most scored goals (43) away
- The New Saints has the most scored goals (61)
- The New Saints has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
- The New Saints has the most scored goals in the second half (32)
- The New Saints has the the best goal difference (+31) away
- The New Saints has the the best goal difference (+41)
- 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 more than double the goals of Newtown.
- 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 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 41 | 44 |
| 2 | Connah's Quay | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Bala Town | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 41 |
| 4 | Barry Town United | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | Caernarfon Town | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Newtown | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Cefn Druids | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Cardiff MU | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Aberystwyth Town | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -22 | 17 |
| 10 | Carmarthen Town | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -15 | 11 |
| 11 | Penybont | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 11 |
| 12 | Airbus UK | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -38 | 11 |