Bala Town vs Cardiff MU: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bala Town played against Cardiff MU in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The game was played on November 29, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

Bala Town has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Cardiff MU has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Bala Town scores 0.71 goals per game and allows 1.35. Cardiff MU scores 1.63 and allows 1.81. Games in this league average 3.09 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 29% of Bala Town's games and 69% of Cardiff MU's. The Over 2.5 rates are 29% and 69%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 58% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cardiff MU has the higher season xG average, 1.37 to 1.12 per game. Bala Town takes 8.2 shots per game, while Cardiff MU takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Bala Town leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.29 goals per game after halftime. Cardiff MU leads at halftime in 25% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bala Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For Cardiff MU, it is minutes 46-60 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Welsh Premier League games average 3.09 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 58% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 2
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
Bala TownCardiff MU
12Shots14
Bala TownCardiff MU
3Shots on target6
Bala TownCardiff MU
1.35xG1.92
Bala TownCardiff MU
8Corners2
Bala TownCardiff MU
52Dangerous attacks84
Bala TownCardiff MU
14Fouls7
Bala TownCardiff MU
0Cards2
Bala TownCardiff MU

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Bala TownCardiff MU
0.71Goals scored / game1.63
Bala TownCardiff MU
1.35Goals allowed / game1.81
Bala TownCardiff MU
39%Average possession46%
Bala TownCardiff MU
3.65Shots on target / game4
Bala TownCardiff MU

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.18Shots per game10.81
Bala TownCardiff MU
3.65Shots on target4
Bala TownCardiff MU
8.6%Shot conversion15%
Bala TownCardiff MU
39%Possession46%
Bala TownCardiff MU
1.12xG for1.37
Bala TownCardiff MU
1.78xG against1.58
Bala TownCardiff MU

Shooting quality

Bala Town: BalancedCardiff MU: Counter-attacking
Bala TownCardiff MU
Accuracy (shots on target)45%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.41

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Cardiff MU is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Bala Town · 2 pts / game - Cardiff MU

Bala Town
LDWLL
Season result split
29% W24% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-8
1.12 pts / game · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Cardiff MU
WDWLW
Season result split
31% W38% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-6-5
1.31 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-1
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cardiff MU is 130% better for: goals scored per game.

0.71 goals / game - Bala Town · 1.63 goals / game - Cardiff MU

Bala Town is 34% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.35 goals / game - Bala Town · 1.81 goals / game - Cardiff MU

Bala Town scoring profile: strong

Bala Town scores in 53% of games (9 of 17 meczów), while Cardiff MU keeps a clean sheet in 19% (3 of 16 meczów).

Cardiff MU scoring profile: very strong

Cardiff MU scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Bala Town keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 meczów).

12Goals scored (season)26
Bala TownCardiff MU
23Goals conceded (season)29
Bala TownCardiff MU
2.06Average goals per game3.44
Bala TownCardiff MU
2Goals scored (last 5)10
Bala TownCardiff MU
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Bala TownCardiff MU

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal81%
Bala TownCardiff MU
12%2 goals50%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%3 goals25%
Bala TownCardiff MU
0%4 goals6%
Bala TownCardiff MU

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal81%
Bala TownCardiff MU
53%2 goals50%
Bala TownCardiff MU
12%3 goals31%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%4 goals19%
Bala TownCardiff MU

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time19%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%Scored in both halves25%
Bala TownCardiff MU

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS19%
Bala TownCardiff MU
20%BTTS - last 560%
Bala TownCardiff MU

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Bala TownCardiff MU
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time56%
Bala TownCardiff MU
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Bala TownCardiff MU

2nd half

53%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Bala TownCardiff MU
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
Bala TownCardiff MU
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time31%
Bala TownCardiff MU

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bala Town is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / game - Bala Town · 0.94 pts / game - Cardiff MU

Bala Town - half-time state
24% leading47% draw29% trailing
Cardiff MU - half-time state
25% leading19% draw56% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per game (1st half)0.94
Bala TownCardiff MU
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.63
Bala TownCardiff MU
0.59Goals conceded (1st half)1
Bala TownCardiff MU
1Average goals (1st half)1.63
Bala TownCardiff MU
59%Clean sheet before half-time38%
Bala TownCardiff MU
59%No goal before half-time56%
Bala TownCardiff MU

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per game (2nd half)1.38
Bala TownCardiff MU
0.29Goals scored (2nd half)1
Bala TownCardiff MU
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
Bala TownCardiff MU
1.06Average goals (2nd half)1.81
Bala TownCardiff MU
47%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Bala TownCardiff MU
82%No goal after half-time38%
Bala TownCardiff MU

Bala Town - second-half results

6% W53% R41% P
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cardiff MU - second-half results

38% W25% R38% P
15
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bala Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.40
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.21.0
Average goals per game0.41.2
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Cardiff MU - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.61.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bala Town
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
4
46-60
2
7
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Cardiff MU
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
4
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
8
4
46-60
2
2
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bala Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
44%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.32
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

Cardiff MU

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Welsh Premier League).

Teams vs league

Bala TownLigaCardiff MU
Average goals per game 2.063.09 3.44
Both teams scored 29%48% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%58% 69%
Clean sheets 35%31% 19%
Goal before half-time 65%75% 88%
Goal after half-time 53%73% 81%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.09
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.61
Home goals / game
1.48
Away goals / game
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defensive advantage
+-3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Cardiff MUGoalSam Seager
  2. Cardiff MUYellow cardJoel Edwards
  3. Cardiff MUGoalLewis Rees
  4. Cardiff MUGoalMatt Clubb
  5. Bala TownGoalJohn Owen
  6. Bala TownSubstitutionOn: Sam BillingtonOff: Dominic McGiveron
  7. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: Sam JonesOff: Lifumpa Mwandwe
  8. Bala TownSubstitutionOn: Hussein MehassebOff: Liam Higgins
  9. Cardiff MUYellow cardMatt Clubb
  10. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: Adam RoscrowOff: Jake Morris
  11. Bala TownSubstitutionOn: Levi LumekaOff: Jacob Tarasenko
  12. Cardiff MUSubstitutionOn: Eliot EvansOff: Dixon Kabongo

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Bala Town's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cardiff MU. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Cardiff Metropolitan University FC
2 : 0
Bala Town FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bala Town vs Cardiff MU?

The Welsh Premier League match finished Bala Town 2:2 Cardiff MU. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bala Town vs Cardiff MU?

Bala Town score 0.71 goals per game on average and Cardiff MU 1.63. The Welsh Premier League average is 3.09 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Bala Town's matches and 69% of Cardiff MU's.

What form are Bala Town and Cardiff MU in?

Over the last 5 games Bala Town have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Cardiff MU 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bala Town vs Cardiff MU?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.