Cardiff MET vs Ynyshir Albions Prediction

Form pictures that don't match the season totals

Cardiff MET's overall numbers look solid: nine wins from twenty matches, with 38 goals scored and plenty of comfortable afternoons mixed in. But their last five have been shakier, a home defeat to Trefelin and an away loss at Connah's Quay sitting alongside two wins and a draw, so the consistency hasn't quite been there recently.

Cardiff MET: 20 completed matches; Ynyshir Albions: 20 completed matches.

Cardiff MET

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

24

Difference

+14

Ynyshir Albions

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

27

Difference

+2

Ynyshir Albions have had a tougher season by the numbers, with six wins, eight draws and six losses in the Championship. Their last five tell a different story though, a 6-2 home win, an away win at Treowen Stars and three draws leave them unbeaten in that stretch heading into this tie.

That recent momentum makes Ynyshir trickier opponents than their season record alone would suggest.

A cup tie across two divisions

This is a Welsh Cup match between sides from different levels of the pyramid, with Cardiff MET playing in the Premier League and Ynyshir Albions a tier below in the Championship. Cup games like this don't always follow league logic, and recent form from both sides suggests this won't be a routine afternoon for the home side.

Cardiff MET's home form hasn't been bulletproof lately, shown by that defeat to Trefelin, while Ynyshir have shown they can score goals and win away from home too. Neither picture points to an easy passage into the next round.