Premier League game guide and statistics: The New Saints against Connah's Quay

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Competition: Wales Premier League
Competition: Fri 11.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Park Hall Stadium (2048 seats)

This game has been long awaited by fans of both squads, as it's the first Premier League fixture of the season. Both The New Saints and Connah's Quay are hoping for a positive start to their season.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Connah's Quay have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-1-6 (win-draw-loss) from nine matches.

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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The New Saints form and stats

Saints could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Premier League. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Park Hall Stadium they witnessed 4 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W7 - D2 - L1 from ten games.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the The New Saints friendly games in pre-season: The New Saints played four friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 3. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that The New Saints scored {6 goals} and conceded 8 in these four games.

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Connah's Quay form and stats

Let's have a look at how Connah's Quay performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 45 and conceded {23 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 1 with 7/7 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Connah's Quay as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Connah's Quay have played two with the results W1-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Connah's Quay has scored {3 goals} and conceded 2 times.

Head 2 Head

The New Saints have managed a streak of 9 consecutive matches without defeat (5-4-0) when facing Connah's Quay.

The matches between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels. One of the profiles has been McManus with 7 goals scored against Connah's Quay in these 10 matches.

The New Saints missing players

Connah's Quay missing players

Total First Half Second Half
The New Saints Connah's Quay
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
The New Saints Last season Connah's Quay
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
26 15   Won W   6 17
5 1   Drew D   5 10
1 0   Lost L   5 5
112 61   Scored S   20 45
17 9   Conceded C   16 23
91% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   81% 84%
81% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 69%
62% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 34%
50% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 12%
41% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 9%
41% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 41%
59% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   44% 56%
9% 0%   Failed to Score F T   25% 19%
 
7.7 8.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 5.2
2.1 2.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.6
0.9 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
16.6 19.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 9.6
7.6 9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.5
45% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 40%
 
3.5 3.5   Shots against (avg) S A   8.8 7.6
1.4 1.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Aberystwyth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bala Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barry Town United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Caernarfon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cardiff MU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Colwyn Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Connah's Quay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haverfordwest County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Newtown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Penybont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pontypridd Town AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 The New Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Aberystwyth Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bala Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barry Town United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Caernarfon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Cardiff MU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Colwyn Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Connah's Quay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Haverfordwest County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Newtown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Penybont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Pontypridd Town AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 The New Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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