Rhyl’s recent form shows a win-draw-loss-draw-win record, yet the Welsh Cup fixture against Barry Town is heavily weighted in favour of the away side. The model assigns an 82% probability to an away win, reflecting Barry Town’s dominant 5.0 average goals scored and 0.0 conceded at weaker opponents, while Rhyl’s home scoring of 2.08 against stronger teams is modest and their conceding of 1.62 suggests vulnerability. The expected total of 4.8 goals and a 34% chance of a 6+ tally underline the likelihood of a high-scoring affair, with the most probable scoreline being 1-3 for Barry Town at 7.8%. The predicted outcome is an away win, and the model’s suggested picks reinforce this: Away +2 handicap 97.5%, Away over 0.5 goals 97.4%, Home under 3.5 goals 97.1%, Over 1.5 95.5%, Home under 2.5 goals 89.2%, and Home or Away 89.1%. Draw or Away and Away +1 handicap are the only picks with a miss result. The home win probability stands at 7%, draw at 11%, and away win at 82%.
The pre-match favourite, Barry Town, was expected to win with an 82% probability, yet Rhyl pulled off a 2-1 home victory, extending their recent win streak. The model’s call was wrong. The suggested picks were largely accurate: Away +2 handicap hit, Away over 0.5 goals hit, Home under 3.5 goals hit, Over 1.5 hit, Home under 2.5 goals hit, Home or Away hit, while Draw or Away missed and Away +1 handicap missed. Each probability was expressed as a percentage: 97.5%, 97.4%, 97.1%, 95.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%, 89.2%, 89.1%. The final score of 2-1 confirmed a home win, contrary to the model’s expectation.
Rhyl| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 1.84 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 2.33 |
| vs Stronger (23) | 1.87 | 1.83 | 2.08 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 2.10 |
| vs Similar (2) | 1.50 | 3.50 | - | - | 1.50 | 3.50 |
| vs Weaker (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheet % | 16% (-7pp vs league) | |||||
Barry Town| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 1.97 | 1.07 | 2.14 | 0.64 | 1.81 | 1.44 |
| vs Stronger (3) | 0.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
| vs Similar (26) | 2.08 | 1.04 | 2.31 | 0.69 | 1.85 | 1.38 |
| vs Weaker (1) | 5.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| Clean sheet % | 47% (+24pp vs league) | |||||
| Barry Town goals → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 0 | 1.2% | 2.7% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| 1 | 0.6% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| 2 | 0.6% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| 3 | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| 4 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Rhyl| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.92 |
| vs Stronger (23) | 0.61 | 0.78 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.90 |
| vs Similar (2) | 0.50 | 1.00 | - | - | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| vs Weaker (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheet % | 56% (+33pp vs league) | |||||
Barry Town| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 0.97 | 0.43 | 1.14 | 0.36 | 0.81 | 0.50 |
| vs Stronger (3) | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| vs Similar (26) | 1.04 | 0.42 | 1.23 | 0.38 | 0.85 | 0.46 |
| vs Weaker (1) | 2.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 2.00 | 0.00 |
| Clean sheet % | 63% (+40pp vs league) | |||||
Rhyl| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.42 |
| vs Stronger (23) | 1.26 | 1.04 | 1.38 | 0.92 | 1.10 | 1.20 |
| vs Similar (2) | 1.00 | 2.50 | - | - | 1.00 | 2.50 |
| vs Weaker (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clean sheet % | 36% (+13pp vs league) | |||||
Barry Town| Split | Total Scored | Total Conceded | Home Scored | Home Conceded | Away Scored | Away Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg goals/game | 1.00 | 0.63 | 1.00 | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.94 |
| vs Stronger (3) | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| vs Similar (26) | 1.04 | 0.62 | 1.08 | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.92 |
| vs Weaker (1) | 3.00 | 0.00 | - | - | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| Clean sheet % | 63% (+40pp vs league) | |||||
| Pick | Probability | Avg odds | Best 1 | Best 2 | Best 3 | Best 4 | Best 5 | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away +2 handicap | 97.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Away over 0.5 goals | 97.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Home under 3.5 goals | 97.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Over 1.5 | 95.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Draw or Away | 92.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Away +1 handicap | 92.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Home under 2.5 goals | 89.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Home or Away | 89.1% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Under 7.5 | 89.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Away over 1.5 goals | 87.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Over 2.5 | 85.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Away win | 82.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Under 6.5 | 79.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✓ Hit |
| Away over 2.5 goals | 70.3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Over 3.5 | 70.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ✗ Miss |
| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| No games. | |||
Rhyl| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23/01/26 | H | 2-1 | |
| 01/01/26 | H | 3-1 | |
| 26/12/25 | A | 3-1 | |
| 20/12/25 | A | 1-2 | |
| 13/12/25 | A | 1-2 | |
| 05/12/25 | H | 3-1 | |
| 29/11/25 | A | 2-2 | |
| 22/11/25 | H | 3-2 | |
| 08/11/25 | H | 2-3 | |
| 01/11/25 | H | 3-1 |
Barry Town| Date | H/A | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/01/26 | A | 1-0 | |
| 13/01/26 | H | 5-1 | |
| 03/01/26 | A | 3-1 | |
| 31/12/25 | A | 2-1 | |
| 26/12/25 | H | 1-0 | |
| 13/12/25 | H | 4-0 | |
| 09/12/25 | A | 1-1 | |
| 28/11/25 | H | 4-0 | |
| 21/11/25 | A | 0-6 | |
| 08/11/25 | H | 0-0 |
| Record | Goals | Props / game | Squad value €m | Strengths | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | MP | Pts | Win% | PPG | GF | GA | GD | G/G | O1.5 | O2.5 | O3.5 | Cor | Cor O% | Crd | Crd O% | Fls | Fls O% | Tot | Att | Mid | Def | Att/g | Def/g | Poss% |
| 1 | Llandudno | 30 | 80 | 87% | 2.7 | 77 | 22 | +55 | 3.3 | 83% | 67% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | - |
| 2 | Trefelin | 30 | 78 | 83% | 2.6 | 83 | 17 | +66 | 3.3 | 93% | 60% | 47% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | - |
| 3 | Cambrian & Clydach | 30 | 76 | 80% | 2.5 | 75 | 20 | +55 | 3.2 | 87% | 63% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | - |
| 4 | Airbus UK | 30 | 75 | 80% | 2.5 | 93 | 22 | +71 | 3.8 | 93% | 83% | 60% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.7 | - |
| 5 | Holywell | 30 | 60 | 60% | 2.0 | 78 | 40 | +38 | 3.9 | 87% | 73% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | - |
| 6 | Caerau (Ely) | 31 | 60 | 58% | 1.9 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 3.3 | 81% | 61% | 42% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | - |
| 7 | Ammanford AFC | 30 | 60 | 57% | 2.0 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 2.5 | 70% | 50% | 27% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | - |
| 8 | Newtown AFC | 30 | 48 | 50% | 1.6 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 3.3 | 87% | 67% | 37% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| 9 | Rhyl | 30 | 46 | 47% | 1.5 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 3.4 | 80% | 73% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | - |
| 10 | Carmarthen Town | 30 | 45 | 37% | 1.5 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 2.8 | 67% | 37% | 30% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | - |
| 11 | Aberystwyth Town | 30 | 44 | 43% | 1.5 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 2.4 | 63% | 50% | 30% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | - |
| 12 | Guilsfield | 30 | 43 | 43% | 1.4 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 3.3 | 77% | 70% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| 13 | Mold Alexandra | 30 | 41 | 40% | 1.4 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 2.8 | 77% | 60% | 27% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | - |
| 14 | Cardiff Draconians | 30 | 40 | 40% | 1.3 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 3.3 | 77% | 67% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | - |
| 15 | Denbigh Town | 30 | 40 | 40% | 1.3 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 3.7 | 87% | 77% | 53% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | - |
| 16 | Llantwit Major | 30 | 37 | 30% | 1.2 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 3.0 | 83% | 63% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
| 17 | Caersws | 30 | 37 | 37% | 1.2 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 3.2 | 83% | 63% | 47% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | - |
| 18 | Brickfield Rangers | 30 | 37 | 37% | 1.2 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 2.9 | 80% | 57% | 33% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | - |
| 19 | Treowen Stars | 30 | 37 | 33% | 1.2 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 3.8 | 90% | 70% | 57% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | - |
| 20 | Newport City | 30 | 37 | 30% | 1.2 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 2.8 | 70% | 47% | 33% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | - |
| 21 | Holyhead Hotspur | 30 | 36 | 33% | 1.2 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 3.1 | 73% | 53% | 40% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | - |
| 22 | Penrhyncoch | 30 | 35 | 33% | 1.2 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 3.3 | 80% | 63% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | - |
| 23 | Pontypridd Town | 30 | 34 | 30% | 1.1 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 3.2 | 80% | 60% | 47% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | - |
| 24 | Afan Lido | 30 | 30 | 30% | 1.0 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 3.0 | 67% | 53% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | - |
| 25 | Buckley Town | 30 | 30 | 30% | 1.0 | 50 | 77 | -27 | 4.2 | 90% | 80% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | - |
| 26 | Trethomas Bluebirds | 30 | 29 | 20% | 1.0 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 3.6 | 90% | 63% | 43% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | - |
| 27 | Flint Mountain | 30 | 29 | 30% | 1.0 | 39 | 61 | -22 | 3.3 | 83% | 73% | 40% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | - |
| 28 | Gresford Athletic | 30 | 28 | 27% | 0.9 | 47 | 87 | -40 | 4.5 | 90% | 80% | 60% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | - |
| 29 | Baglan Dragons | 31 | 25 | 16% | 0.8 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 2.5 | 68% | 48% | 23% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | - |
| 30 | Ruthin Town | 30 | 23 | 20% | 0.8 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 3.3 | 77% | 67% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | - |
| 31 | Ynyshir Albions | 30 | 23 | 17% | 0.8 | 27 | 56 | -29 | 2.8 | 80% | 53% | 40% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | - |
| 32 | Cwmbran Celtic | 30 | 10 | 3% | 0.3 | 25 | 78 | -53 | 3.4 | 83% | 70% | 53% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Record | Goals | Props / game | Squad value €m | Strengths | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | MP | Pts | Win% | PPG | GF | GA | GD | G/G | O1.5 | O2.5 | O3.5 | Cor | Cor O% | Crd | Crd O% | Fls | Fls O% | Tot | Att | Mid | Def | Att/g | Def/g | Poss% |
| 1 | The New Saints | 32 | 80 | 81% | 2.5 | 81 | 25 | +56 | 3.3 | 88% | 66% | 41% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | - |
| 2 | GAP Connah S Quay FC | 32 | 58 | 50% | 1.8 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 3.1 | 88% | 69% | 38% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | - |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County AFC | 34 | 49 | 41% | 1.4 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 2.8 | 71% | 50% | 38% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | - |
| 4 | Barry Town | 33 | 47 | 36% | 1.4 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 2.4 | 64% | 39% | 33% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | - |
| 5 | Colwyn Bay | 33 | 46 | 36% | 1.4 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 2.4 | 64% | 39% | 24% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | - |
| 6 | Caernarfon Town | 32 | 45 | 38% | 1.4 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 3.2 | 91% | 59% | 38% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | - |
| 7 | Briton Ferry | 32 | 45 | 38% | 1.4 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 2.9 | 81% | 56% | 34% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | - |
| 8 | Penybont | 34 | 45 | 35% | 1.3 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 2.6 | 68% | 41% | 26% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | - |
| 9 | Cardiff MET | 32 | 38 | 25% | 1.2 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 2.9 | 88% | 56% | 41% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | - |
| 10 | Flint Town United | 32 | 35 | 25% | 1.1 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 3.3 | 81% | 62% | 50% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | - |
| 11 | Bala Town | 32 | 32 | 25% | 1.0 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 2.4 | 72% | 44% | 25% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | - |
| 12 | llanelli AFC | 32 | 13 | 9% | 0.4 | 17 | 82 | -65 | 3.1 | 78% | 59% | 38% | - | 0% | - | 0% | - | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | - |