Match Report
19 points for The New Saints (1st), 18 for Barry Town United (2nd): a 1-point gap. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, The New Saints ran at 2.43 scored and 0.43 conceded, Barry Town United at 2.43 and 1.14.
Momentum sat with The New Saints, winners of their last five. Barry Town United had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — The New Saints 8, draws 2, Barry Town United 0, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings. Goals have dried up lately: 2.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.6 across the full history.
The match was played at Park Hall Stadium (capacity 2,000). 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
The New Saints: Rhys Hughes (88')
Key stats
Possession: The New Saints 56% · Barry Town United 44% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-3