Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Park Hall clash with Carmarthen Town, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Carmarthen Town's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Carmarthen Town have performed like this: Played ten matches resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 12-26 (scored/conceded).
The New Saints form and stats
This stadium, Park Hall, has been a fortress for The New Saints in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 5-0-1. Two home wins in a row for The New Saints bring valid hopes of a third.
The New Saints manager S. Ruscoe and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Connah's Quay (placed 1st) in the Premier League. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bala Town in a game that was won 1-0.
The The New Saints manager S. Ruscoe has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. The New Saints are not conceding a lot of goals here at Park Hall in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Carmarthen Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Carmarthen Town so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Carmarthen Town, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Aberystwyth Town game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on N. Smothers, the Carmarthen Town manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Cefn Druids with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 defeat away at Caernarfon Town before that.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Carmarthen Town's match history for similar games we find one match. The home team won 0 of these as expected, 0 of them by at least two goals. Carmarthen Town managed 1 draw and 0 surprise wins.
Carmarthen Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Carmarthen Town have conceded 12 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The New Saints and Carmarthen Town have met before this season: Carmarthen Town - The New Saints 2-6. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): The New Saints won 9 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Carmarthen Town has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 8 / 2Top Goalscorers
  G. Draper 10 goals |  D. Ebbe 6 goals |   L. Bowen 5 goals |
The New Saints missing players
Carmarthen Town missing players
| The New Saints | Carmarthen Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 34 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 8.5 | 8.2 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Carmarthen Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Carmarthen Town have yet to win a game.
- Carmarthen Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 Carmarthen Town.
- 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 | Connah's Quay | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Barry Town United | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | The New Saints | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 26 |
| 4 | Caernarfon Town | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Bala Town | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| 6 | Cardiff MU | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Cefn Druids | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Newtown | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Aberystwyth Town | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -12 | 13 |
| 10 | Airbus UK | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 11 | Penybont | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 6 |
| 12 | Carmarthen Town | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 4 |