Match Report
8 points and 5 places separated them: Barry Town United 5th with 22, Cardiff MU 10th with 14. Recent form told a different story for Barry Town United: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Barry Town United were scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.6, Cardiff MU 2.11 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Cardiff MU's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
12 meetings are on record — 5 won by Barry Town United, 3 by Cardiff MU, 4 drawn, at 1.92 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Jenner Park (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Barry Town United: D. Smith (80')
Key stats
Possession: Barry Town United 41% · Cardiff MU 59% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 7-6