Match Report
Bala Town, 5th on 32 points, faced a 21-point deficit to The New Saints (1st, 53). The last five rounds placed Bala Town no better than 20th for form, against 5th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 2.68/0.86 for The New Saints and 1.03/1.41 for Bala Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
5 games without a win framed Bala Town's arrival. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for The New Saints against 1/15 for Bala Town.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 14 for The New Saints, 3 for Bala Town and 2 drawn, at 3.16 goals per meeting. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Park Hall Stadium, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
The New Saints: Rory Holden (51'), Ryan Brobbel (81') · Bala Town: Nelson Digbeu (53')
Key stats
Possession: The New Saints 68% · Bala Town 32% · Corners: 13-3