Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aberystwyth Town & Cefn Druids face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Welsh Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This football pitch has artifical turf, which is not Cefn Druids's usual surface at their own ground. When appearing on artifical turf Cefn Druids have performed like this: Played nine matches taking 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats with the goal stats 7-21 (scored/conceded).
Aberystwyth Town form and stats
Aberystwyth Town have reached this Welsh Cup stage through battling and winning against Aber Valley. Aberystwyth was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Welsh Cup.We have seen two home losses in a row now for Aberystwyth Town, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Aberystwyth Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Newtown's place. The match ended 2-1 with J. Evans and J. Veale scoring. Manager A. Corbisiero felt very clever after J. Evans scored the winning goal against Newtown, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 68th minute.
Preceding that match was the home Premier League game against Cardiff MU that was lost 0-1.Cefn Druids form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Holyhead Hotspur in order to reach 3rd round of Welsh Cup. Last season their Welsh Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Druids have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Flint Town United game.
Cefn Druids might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Penybont proved too strong as Cefn Druids slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Rhosymedre Stadium.
Prior to that match, the Druids manager N. McGuinness faced defeat when travelling to Caernarfon Town and losing 0-3.Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Aberystwyth victories, two draws and three Cefn Druids wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Evans 1 goals | M. Jones 1 goals | J. Veale 1 goals |
Aberystwyth Town missing players
Cefn Druids missing players
| Aberystwyth Town | Cefn Druids | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 48 | 84 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 69% | 64% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.6 | 8.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 30% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 19% | ||