The New Saints vs Caernarfon Town: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

The New Saints played Caernarfon Town in Welsh Premier League (Wales). The match was played on 28 November 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

The New Saints: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Caernarfon Town: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

The New Saints scores 3.00 and concedes 0.88 goals per match. Caernarfon Town scores 2.29 and concedes 1.47. League average: 3.09 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: The New Saints 41%, Caernarfon Town 76%. Over 2.5: The New Saints 76%, Caernarfon Town 71%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

The New Saints has higher xG: 2.15 vs 1.59. The New Saints: 16.8 shots per match, Caernarfon Town: 12.8.

Match halves

The New Saints: half-time lead 76%, second-half goals 1.65. Caernarfon Town: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 1.65.

Goals by minute

The New Saints: 46-60 (11 goals). Caernarfon Town: 61-75 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Welsh Premier League: 3.09 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

68Possession (%)32
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
22Shots2
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
8Shots on target2
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
2.68xG0.63
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
8Corners2
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
101Dangerous attacks48
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
5Fouls9
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0Cards2
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

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 SaintsCaernarfon Town
3Goals scored / match2.29
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0.88Goals conceded / match1.47
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
67%Average possession54%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
7Shots on target / match5.47
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.82Shots per match12.76
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
7Shots on target5.47
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
17.8%Shot conversion18%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
67%Possession54%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
2.15xG for1.59
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0.94xG against1.45
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

Shooting quality

The New Saints: DominantCaernarfon Town: Efficient finishing
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
Accuracy (shots on target)42%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.42

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 33% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - The New Saints · 1.8 pts / match - Caernarfon Town

The New Saints
WWWLW
Season result split
76% W12% D12% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-2-2
2.41 pts / match · goal difference +36
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-2
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.40Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%
Caernarfon Town
DWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W29% D24% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-4
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WLDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 80%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 31% better for: goals scored per match.

3 goals / match - The New Saints · 2.29 goals / match - Caernarfon Town

The New Saints is 67% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.88 goals / match - The New Saints · 1.47 goals / match - Caernarfon Town

The New Saints scoring profile: very strong

The New Saints scores in 88% of matches (15 of 17 matches), while Caernarfon Town keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 matches).

Caernarfon Town scoring profile: strong

Caernarfon Town scores in 88% of matches (15 of 17 matches), while The New Saints keeps a clean sheet in 53% (9 of 17 matches).

51Goals scored (season)39
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
15Goals conceded (season)25
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
3.88Average goals in match3.76
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
18Goals scored (last 5)11
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal88%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
82%2 goals65%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
65%3 goals29%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
35%4 goals24%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

How often they concede at least...

47%1 goal88%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
29%2 goals47%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
12%3 goals12%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0%4 goals0%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time29%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
6%BTTS in both halves6%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
71%Scored in both halves41%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

BTTS and goal count

35%Min. 3 goals and BTTS65%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
41%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
60%BTTS - last 580%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

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

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
53%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time24%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
65%Min. 2 goals after half-time76%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
47%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

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 127% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.41 pts / match - The New Saints · 1.06 pts / match - Caernarfon Town

The New Saints - half-time state
76% leading12% draw12% trailing
Caernarfon Town - half-time state
24% leading35% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.41Points per match (1st half)1.06
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
1.35Goals scored (1st half)0.65
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
1.65Average goals (1st half)1.53
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
76%Clean sheet before half-time35%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
24%No goal before half-time59%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

After half-time (2nd half)

2.18Points per match (2nd half)2.06
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
1.65Goals scored (2nd half)1.65
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
0.59Goals conceded (2nd half)0.59
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
2.24Average goals (2nd half)2.24
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
59%Clean sheet after half-time59%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town
18%No goal after half-time12%
The New SaintsCaernarfon Town

The New Saints - second-half results

65% W24% D12% L
41
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+18
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 76% of matches and wins 76%. 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.

Caernarfon Town - second-half results

59% W29% D12% L
18
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
+18
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding196%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

The New Saints - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.402.40
Goals scored / match1.62.0
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match2.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals20%80%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+6+5
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 8
Caernarfon Town - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.20
Goals scored / match0.61.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
7
0
0-15
8
3
16-30
8
2
31-45
11
2
46-60
8
3
61-75
9
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Caernarfon Town
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
3
5
16-30
6
5
31-45
8
1
46-60
10
2
61-75
10
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). 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

3.82
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
124%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
77%
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.
+1.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.85
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
190%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Caernarfon Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
152%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.09
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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 SaintsLigaCaernarfon Town
Average goals in match 3.883.09 3.76
Both teams scored 41%49% 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 76%58% 71%
Clean sheets 53%30% 12%
Goal before half-time 88%76% 76%
Goal after half-time 88%72% 94%

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

3.09
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
1.51
Away goals / match
+5%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defence advantage
+-5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
28%
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. Caernarfon TownYellow cardDominic Smith
  2. Caernarfon TownSubstitutionOn: Osebi AbadakiOff: Connor Salisbury
  3. Caernarfon TownYellow cardConnor Roberts
  4. Caernarfon TownSubstitutionOn: Osian EllisOff: Sam Downey
  5. The New SaintsGoalBen Clark
  6. The New SaintsSubstitutionOn: Adrian CieślewiczOff: Ben Clark
  7. Caernarfon TownSubstitutionOn: Cai Morgan GriffithOff: Darren Thomas
  8. The New SaintsSubstitutionOn: Harrison McGaheyOff: Joshua Tracey
  9. The New SaintsGoalJordan Williams

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: The New Saints 1 - 0 - 0 Caernarfon Town. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Caernarfon Town FC
1 : 3
The New Saints FC

FAQ

What was the result of The New Saints vs Caernarfon Town?

The Welsh Premier League match finished The New Saints 2:0 Caernarfon Town. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before The New Saints vs Caernarfon Town?

The New Saints score 3.00 goals per game on average and Caernarfon Town 2.29. The Welsh Premier League average is 3.09 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 41% of The New Saints's matches and 76% of Caernarfon Town's.

What form are The New Saints and Caernarfon Town in?

Over the last 5 games The New Saints have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Caernarfon Town 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for The New Saints vs Caernarfon Town?

The statistical background for The New Saints vs Caernarfon Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.