Match Preview: Caernarfon Town vs Bala Town
- joetaftbalatown
- Mar 21
- 2 min read
The Lakesiders make the short journey across Gwynedd to take on Caernarfon Town in our penultimate away match of the league season, and still in search of our first three points of the Championship Conference.
The last outing for the Town ended in a stalemate against Haverfordwest County, as our first point in the Championship Conference was recorded at Maes Tegid.
The Canaries were beaten by the Champions in their last fixture, as the New Saints captured the league title with a 2-0 victory over the Gwynedd side with former Cofi Star Sion Bradley finishing off the game with a 94th minute goal.
The Match
Caernarfon Town vs Bala Town
JD Cymru Premier MD29 - Championship Conference
The Oval, Marcus St, Caernarfon LL55 2HT
Friday 21st of March, 7:45pm kick-off
Insight into our opponents
Form:
(A) The New Saints 2-0 - JD Cymru Premier MD28
(A) Cardiff Met 4-2 - JD Cymru Premier MD27
(H) Penybont 3-2 - JD Cymru Premier MD26
(H) The New Saints 0-1 - JD Cymru Premier MD25
(H) Haverfordwest County 1-1 - JD Cymru Premier MD24
(A) Bala Town 1-3 - JD Cymru Premier MD23
Danger Man
Louis Lloyd: Despite only scoring just the one in the Championship Conference, Lloyd is the leading goalscorer for the Cofi's in the league this season with 11 goals to his name and sits joint third in the Golden Boot race. The 21 year old scored against the Lakesiders in last season's Championship Conference, as both sides played out a frantic 2-2 draw at the Oval to close the league season, with Nathan Peate needing to put the gloves on after a Kelland Absalom red card reduced the Town to 10 men and without a keeper on the bench. Lloyd will be looking to finish off the season strong after a successful season for the Forward.
Previous Meetings
The most recent fixture between the two sides would go the way of the Canaries, as two quick fire goals from Adam Davies and Josh Lock inside the first 15 minutes set the Cofi's on their way to a 3-1 victory at Maes Tegid. The meeting prior to our 3-1 defeat would go down as a big talking point in the season for the wrong reasons, as the Lakesiders were forced to play their home fixture at Llandudno's OPS Wind Arena due to multiple postponements of the fixture at Maes Tegid due to wintry conditions. The Canaries would go on to win the eventual fixture by a 2-0 scoreline thanks to goals from Adam Davies and Morgan Owen. The Town's last victory in this fixture came in December 2022 at Maes Tegid, as George Newell, Adam Roscrow and Chris Venables secured a 3-0 victory to finish off 2022.
Match Officials
Referee - James Walker
Assistant Referee 1 - Ceri Louise Williams
Assistant Referee 2 - Chimezirim Iwueke
Fourth Official - Mark James
Referee Observer - Michael Andrew Mackenzie Jones
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