Wales - Welsh Premier LeagueData current as of 17 July 2026

The New Saints vs Connah's Quay: match statistics

The New Saints crest
The New Saints
2 : 1half-time 0:0
Connah's Quay crest
Connah's Quay

The New Saints vs Connah's Quay: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

The New Saints play Connah's Quay in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match date is 3 April 2026 at 15:30. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

The New Saints: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Connah's Quay: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

The New Saints scores 2.53 and concedes 0.78 goals per match. Connah's Quay scores 1.91 and concedes 1.19. League average: 2.87 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: The New Saints 41%, Connah's Quay 69%. Over 2.5: The New Saints 66%, Connah's Quay 69%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

The New Saints has higher xG: 2.10 vs 1.74. The New Saints: 16.6 shots per match, Connah's Quay: 12.8.

Match halves

The New Saints: half-time lead 59%, second-half goals 1.47. Connah's Quay: half-time lead 41%, second-half goals 1.09.

Goals by minute

The New Saints: 46-60 (19 goals). Connah's Quay: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 2.87 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 2-0-1. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Match description

The New Saints appear to be the favorites: at home they average 2.93 goals per game versus Connah's Quay's 1.73 away, and season xG is 2.26 for TNS compared to 1.54 for the visitors, indicating a clear advantage in chance creation. The hosts average 18.33 shots and 6.93 on target at home with 68% possession, while Connah's has 11.4 shots and 5.4 on target with 55% possession, so TNS generates substantially more high-quality opportunities. Defensively both teams are similar (average goals conceded ~0.93 in home/away context, xG against 0.98 vs 1.05), but TNS has a higher clean sheet rate at home (53% vs 40%) and a lower percentage of matches without scoring (13% vs 27%). In the last 5 matches both sides scored 8 goals, however TNS recorded 3 wins and 2 losses (avg 1.8 pts/match) versus Connah's 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses (1.4 pts/match), giving the hosts an edge in form and efficiency. Considering TNS's 80% home win rate combined with superior offensive stats and game control, I predict a victory for The New Saints.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

59Possession (%)41
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
11Shots6
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
7Shots on target4
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
1.41xG0.78
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
12Corners1
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
32Dangerous attacks17
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
-1Fouls-1
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
3Cards2
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

The New SaintsConnah's Quay
2.53Goals scored / match1.91
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
0.78Goals conceded / match1.19
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
66%Average possession56%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
6.66Shots on target / match5.84
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.56Shots per match12.81
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
6.66Shots on target5.84
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
15.3%Shot conversion14.9%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
66%Possession56%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
2.1xG for1.74
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
0.98xG against1.22
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

Shooting quality

The New Saints: DominantConnah's Quay: Efficient finishing
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
Accuracy (shots on target)40%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.33

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

The New Saints is 50% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - The New Saints · 1.6 pts / match - Connah's Quay

The New Saints
WLWWW
Season result split
81% W6% R13% P
Season (W-D-L)
26-2-4
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +56
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-0-3
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Connah's Quay
WWDLD
Season result split
50% W31% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-10-6
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-5-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

The New Saints is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

2.53 goals / match - The New Saints · 1.91 goals / match - Connah's Quay

The New Saints is 53% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.78 goals / match - The New Saints · 1.19 goals / match - Connah's Quay

The New Saints scoring profile: very strong

The New Saints scores in 91% of matches (29 of 32 matches), while Connah's Quay keeps a clean sheet in 25% (8 of 32 matches).

Connah's Quay scoring profile: strong

Connah's Quay scores in 88% of matches (28 of 32 matches), while The New Saints keeps a clean sheet in 53% (17 of 32 matches).

81Goals scored (season)61
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
25Goals conceded (season)38
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
3.31Average goals in match3.09
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
9Goals scored (last 5)9
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

How often they score at least...

91%1 goal88%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
75%2 goals56%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
41%3 goals38%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
25%4 goals9%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal75%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
22%2 goals34%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
9%3 goals9%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
0%4 goals0%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time25%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
3%BTTS in both halves9%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
50%Scored in both halves44%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
28%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
40%BTTS - last 5100%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time28%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

The New Saints is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.06 pts / match - The New Saints · 1.66 pts / match - Connah's Quay

The New Saints - half-time state
59% leading28% draw13% trailing
Connah's Quay - half-time state
41% leading44% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.06Points per match (1st half)1.66
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
1.06Goals scored (1st half)0.81
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
0.34Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.28
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
75%Clean sheet before half-time59%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
34%No goal before half-time41%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

After half-time (2nd half)

2.19Points per match (2nd half)1.59
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
1.47Goals scored (2nd half)1.09
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
0.44Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
1.91Average goals (2nd half)1.81
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
66%Clean sheet after half-time50%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay
25%No goal after half-time28%
The New SaintsConnah's Quay

The New Saints - second-half results

63% W31% R6% P
66
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+23
Goal difference (1st half)
70
Second-half points
+33
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at half-time in 59% of matches and wins 81%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Connah's Quay - second-half results

44% W28% R28% P
53
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.66
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 41% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

The New Saints - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Connah's Quay - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

The New Saints
ScoredConceded
13
1
0-15
11
5
16-30
10
5
31-45
19
3
46-60
9
3
61-75
19
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (19 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

Connah's Quay
ScoredConceded
12
3
0-15
4
8
16-30
10
4
31-45
8
7
46-60
12
4
61-75
15
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.21
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
80%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

The New Saints

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
171%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
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, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Connah's Quay

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
80%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

The New SaintsLigaConnah's Quay
Average goals in match 3.312.87 3.09
Both teams scored 41%50% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 66%53% 69%
Clean sheets 53%29% 25%
Goal before half-time 78%73% 75%
Goal after half-time 78%75% 88%

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

2.87
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defence advantage
+-1%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): The New Saints 2 - 0 - 1 Connah's Quay. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of The New Saints vs Connah's Quay?

The Welsh Premier League match finished The New Saints 2:1 Connah's Quay. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between The New Saints and Connah's Quay?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches The New Saints won 2, Connah's Quay won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before The New Saints vs Connah's Quay?

The New Saints score 2.53 goals per game on average and Connah's Quay 1.91. The Welsh Premier League average is 2.87 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 41% of The New Saints's matches and 69% of Connah's Quay's.

What form are The New Saints and Connah's Quay in?

Over the last 5 games The New Saints have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Connah's Quay 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for The New Saints vs Connah's Quay?

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.