Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — The New Saints 1st with 57 points, Cefn Druids 6th with 7, 50 apart. Cefn Druids's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cefn Druids 0.8 scored and 3.5 conceded per game, The New Saints 2.77 and 0.77, with the league averaging 1.47.
Cefn Druids entered with four losses in a row. The New Saints came in having won three on the spin. Cefn Druids had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; The New Saints, 13.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Cefn Druids, 4 for The New Saints and 1 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Rhosymedre Stadium, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Cefn Druids: I. Evans (45') · The New Saints: D. McManus (38'), J. Williams (69'), B. Hudson (73'), R. Brobbel (86')
Key stats
Possession: Cefn Druids 30% · The New Saints 70% · Total shots: 2-19 · On target: 2-13 · Corners: 2-8