Match Report
The table gap was wide: 57 points between The New Saints (1st, 78 pts) and Aberystwyth Town (6th, 21 pts). On recent form Aberystwyth Town sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Aberystwyth Town ran at 0.88 scored and 2.22 conceded, The New Saints at 2.78 and 0.97.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for The New Saints, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Aberystwyth Town 3/15, The New Saints 12/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 0 Aberystwyth Town wins, 6 for The New Saints, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 86% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Park Avenue Ground in Aberystwyth, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: The New Saints led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Aberystwyth Town: Zac Hartley (72'), Harry Arnison (19') · The New Saints: Aramide Oteh (2'), Rhys Davies (45' og), Declan McManus (90'), Ashley Baker (42')