Struggling Newtown will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying The New Saints in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Newtown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- The New Saints has the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Premier League. That game was also an away game, at Connah's Quay. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Newtown's stadium, G.F. Grigg Latham Park, has a grass surface. The New Saints have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for The New Saints when playing on grass; 23 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 36 matches. They have scored 99 goals in these games and conceded 28.
Newtown form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Newtown are 2-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
No payout for Newtown in their previous match, an away game at Cardiff MU that ended in defeat 1-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Bala Town.
The manager C. Hughes will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Caernarfon Town in only three days.
The Newtown fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newtown defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
The New Saints form and stats
The New Saints, who have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League, have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
Saints are travelling again after losing away to Connah's Quay in their previous match (0-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cefn Druids at their stadium, the result 4-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Saints are hosting Penybont in the Premier League only four days away.
Saints have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 19 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was The New Saints - Newtown 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Newtown wins - draws - The New Saints wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Draper 14 goals |  L. Robles 8 goals |  N. Rushton 6 goals |
Newtown missing players
The New Saints missing players
| Newtown | The New Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 43 |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 60% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 23% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 69% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 31% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 3.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 6 | 7 |
| 36% | 34% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 40% | 41% |
- All of Newtown's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Newtown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Newtown haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- The New Saints has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most points (17) away in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most scored goals (19) away in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most scored goals (43) in Premier League
- The New Saints has the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Premier League
- The New Saints has the the best goal difference (+14) away in Premier League
- The New Saints has the the best goal difference (+34) in Premier League
- 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 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 34 | 38 |
| 2 | Connah's Quay | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Bala Town | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Barry Town United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 5 | Penybont | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Caernarfon Town | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 7 | Haverfordwest County | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -7 | 17 |
| 8 | Cardiff MU | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 16 |
| 9 | Newtown | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Aberystwyth Town | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Cefn Druids | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Flint Town United | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -20 | 9 |