Premier League statistics and preview: Penybont odds-on favoured to outplay Newtown

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Competition: Wales Premier League
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: The Cambs Glass Stadium (8127 seats)

The host team, Penybont, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Newtown have displayed both know-how and heroism. Learn more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Penybont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newtown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Penybont form and stats

Penybont have performed here at The Cambs Glass Stadium this season with 6 wins from 10 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. Two home wins in a row for Penybont bring valid hopes of a third.

Penybont are returning here after guesting Gresford Athletic in a Welsh Cup fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Aberystwyth Town.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Penybont have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

The Penybont fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches.

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Newtown form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Two away matches in a row for Newtown, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-7 against The New Saints in the Welsh Cup.

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Connah's Quay in the Premier League.

Newtown are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this team's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

Newtown have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 23 goals from 10 away matches. The Newtown manager Hughes has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the participants faced each other previously this season; Newtown - Penybont 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Penybont three wins, two draws and Newtown five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NewtownA. Williams
A. Williams
13 goals
NewtownL. Robles
L. Robles
8 goals
NewtownN. Rushton
N. Rushton
5 goals

Penybont missing players

Newtown missing players

Penybont Newtown
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
11 6 2 Won W 0 5 10
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
5 2 1 Lost L 3 4 8
34 19 9 Scored S 2 23 41
19 10 6 Conceded C 10 23 36
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
76% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
43% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 71%
24% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 70% 48%
14% 20% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 60% 43%
48% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 90% 67%
38% 30% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
24% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 10% 29%
 
4.8 5.9 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.1 4.7
3.7 3.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 5.5
1.3 1 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.3 1.6
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.2 11.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.9 9
4.2 4.6 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 4.2 3.9
39% 41% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 55% 50%
 
7.6 7.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.1 9.6
3.4 2.8 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.9 4.5
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Newtown's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Newtown have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Newtown have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Newtown haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Penybont have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Penybont have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  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 21 18 3 0 80 8 10 10 0 0 43 5 11 8 3 0 37 3 72 57
2 Connah's Quay 21 13 5 3 32 12 11 9 2 0 20 5 10 4 3 3 12 7 20 44
3 Bala Town 21 12 4 5 42 18 11 7 3 1 19 8 10 5 1 4 23 10 24 40
4 Penybont 21 11 5 5 34 19 10 6 2 2 19 10 11 5 3 3 15 9 15 38
5 Cardiff MU 21 12 2 7 26 28 10 7 1 2 13 12 11 5 1 5 13 16 -2 38
6 Newtown 21 10 3 8 41 36 11 5 2 4 18 13 10 5 1 4 23 23 5 33
7 Caernarfon Town 21 8 1 12 32 39 11 6 0 5 19 17 10 2 1 7 13 22 -7 25
8 Haverfordwest County 21 7 3 11 27 34 10 5 2 3 16 14 11 2 1 8 11 20 -7 24
9 Flint Town United 21 5 6 10 20 36 10 2 5 3 9 18 11 3 1 7 11 18 -16 21
10 Pontypridd Town AFC 21 6 2 13 21 38 11 5 0 6 12 19 10 1 2 7 9 19 -17 20
11 Aberystwyth Town 21 6 1 14 21 57 10 5 0 5 12 20 11 1 1 9 9 37 -36 19
12 Airbus UK 21 0 1 20 12 63 11 0 1 10 8 39 10 0 0 10 4 24 -51 -2