National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Port Talbot Town or Afan Lido that keep their silverware dream alive.
Port Talbot Town form and stats
Talbot participated in Welsh Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.When playing at home in the Welsh League Division 1 , Port Talbot Town have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games. Talbot has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Dyer and the players.
The Talbot fans got no joy from their last match, a Welsh League Division 1 game also here: A 0-2 defeat against Cambrian & Clydach.
Prior to that, an away loss at Goytre United in the Welsh League Division 1 .Talbot have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 25 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
Afan Lido form and stats
They also participated in Welsh Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.Playing away, Afan Lido have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 7 defeats in the Welsh League Division 1 this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Afan, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Afan, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Ammanford.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Taff's Well in the Welsh League Division 1 .Afan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. For Afan, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Talbot wins - draws - Afan Lido wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Port Talbot Town missing players
Afan Lido missing players
| Port Talbot Town | Afan Lido | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 54 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Conceded | C | 36 | 53 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 73% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 80% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 52% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Penybont | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 59 | 80 |
| 2 | Cambrian & Clydach | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 60 |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 35 | 54 |
| 4 | Afan Lido | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 68 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Goytre United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 50 |
| 6 | Cwmamman United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 50 |
| 7 | Llantwit Major | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 8 | Briton Ferry | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 42 |
| 9 | Ammanford | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 57 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Cwmbran Celtic | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -8 | 36 |
| 11 | Pontypridd Town AFC | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 40 | -14 | 33 |
| 12 | Undy Athletic | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | Port Talbot Town | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Taff's Well | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -29 | 25 |
| 15 | Goytre | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 16 | Ton Pentre | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 41 | -38 | 22 |