Match summary
Before kickoff, The New Saints (1st, 47 pts) were 27 points ahead of Bala Town (11th, 20 pts). The New Saints won 14 of the 19 previous meetings on record.
The New Saints vs Bala TownResult, Lineups & H2H
Park Hall Stadium
The New Saints vs Bala Town in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Ryan Brobbel's 81st-minute goal decided the match.The New Saints's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
The New Saints3W 0D 2L
The New SaintsBala Town
9Pointsof 151
9Goals scored3
5Goals conceded9
3Clean sheets0
15+Scored in a row0
1Without a win5
1Conceded in a row5
Head to head19 meetings · Mar 2012 – Sep 2025
- The New Saints wins
- 14
- Draws
- 2
- Bala Town wins
- 3
3.16goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
63%3+ goals
47%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsThe New Saints 3W 0D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueBala Town0-2The New Saints
- Premier LeagueThe New Saints2-1Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town0-2The New Saints
- Premier LeagueBala Town1-0The New Saints
- Premier LeagueThe New Saints2-3Bala Town
Show all 19 meetings
- Premier LeagueThe New Saints4-1Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town0-1The New Saints
- Premier LeagueThe New Saints2-0Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town0-0The New Saints
- Welsh CupThe New Saints6-0Bala Town
- Club Friendlies 3The New Saints5-1Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town1-1The New Saints
- Premier LeagueThe New Saints2-1Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town1-4The New Saints
- Premier LeagueBala Town0-3The New Saints
- Welsh CupBala Town2-1The New Saints
- Welsh CupThe New Saints2-1Bala Town
- Premier LeagueBala Town1-3The New Saints
- Welsh CupBala Town0-4The New Saints
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 125 earlier results
The New SaintsBala Town
#1Position#11
47Points20 v 20 games20
+38Goal difference-14
2.8Scored per gameleague avg 1.540.7
0.9Conceded per game1.4
#2Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
The New SaintsBala Town
- 87'Substitution · Bala Town · Charlie Fisher · InOut: Sam Billington
- Substitution · The New Saints · Harvey Godsmark-Ford · InOut: Jordan Marshall83'
- Goal · The New Saints · Ryan Brobbel2-181'
- 80'Substitution · Bala Town · Jacob Tarasenko · InOut: John Owen
- 80'Substitution · Bala Town · Dominic McGiveron · InOut: Lassana Nalatche Mendes
- Substitution · The New Saints · Adrian Cieslewicz · InOut: Ben Wilson66'
- 53'Goal · Bala Town · Nelson Digbeu1-1
- Goal · The New Saints · Rory Holden1-051'
Match Statistics
Match stats
The New SaintsBala Town
68%Ball Possession32%
13Corners3
156Attacks77
95Dangerous Attacks38
2Goals1
2Substitutions4
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 4-4-2
Manager: Craig Harrison
Starting XI
Substitutes
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HG
Harvey Godsmark-Ford6.5
-
JN
Jack Nadin-
JM
Jake Morris-
BO
Bryn OwenManager: Stephen Fisher
Starting XI
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ND
Nelson Digbeu6.2
-
OI
Olamide Ibrahim6.3
-
SB
Sam Billington6.3
Substitutes
-
JT
Jacob Tarasenko-
CF
Charlie Fisher-
AT
Anthony Tierney-
ES
Evan Smithers-
LB
Luca BeckPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 90' | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 24' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Harvey Godsmark-Ford DF | 6.5 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 66' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |