Penybont v Aberystwyth Town
Cymru Premier | SDM Glass Stadium
Friday, 27 October 2023 @ 7.45pm
Penybont are heavy favourites to keep all three points at home in Friday's late kick-off against Aberystwyth Town.
Bont, who sit seventh in the Cymru Premier with 12 games played, are priced at 1.2 to seal victory at the SDM Glass Stadium.
Sitting five places and 12 points behind them in the table, Aberystwyth are 9.0 to win with betting companies, while the draw is at 5.5.
With six goals in 12 games so far this season, Aberystwyth are the league's second-lowest scorers with 0.5 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 28 goals at a rate of 2.3 per game.
Penybont are also below average scorers, with 1.4 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.
Bont are in mixed form in the Cymru Premier, with three wins and three losses from their last six games.
With a win and a draw over that period, Town's form is worse – they have taken four points from 18, compared to the home team's nine.
In Christopher Venables, Penybont have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched seven goals in 11 appearances, to sit fifth in the scoring charts.
The Seasiders' top scorers, with two goals each, are John Owen and Iwan Rhys Lewis.
In the last three years, Penybont and Aberystwyth have played each other on seven occasions. Penybont won five of them and they drew twice.
On average, Bont scored 2.4 goals and the Seasiders 0.6 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on September 22, when Penybont won 2-1 away.
Penybont's last match was on October 17, a 3-2 loss against Haverfordwest County, with Jonathan Brown and Lewis Harlin getting the goals for Bont.
Aberystwyth lost 3-0 against Caernarfon Town last time out, also on October 17.