Early Genero Adran Premier leaders Briton Ferry Llansawel face their toughest test of the season so far when they travel to reigning champions Cardiff City on Sunday.
Newly-promoted Ferry have stepped up to the top-flight seamlessly so far, winning their three opening matches without conceding a goal before playing out a 1-1 draw away to The New Saints despite having goalkeeper Courtney Young sent off.
Cardiff also won their first three games of the campaign, but that run came to an end last weekend in a 1-0 defeat to rivals Swansea City. Sharp post-match comments from Iain Darbyshire indicate a response will be demanded as the Bluebirds aim to avoid back-to-back league defeats for the first time in over two and a half years.
The last time the two sides met was in the 2023 Bute Energy Welsh Cup final, when Cardiff ran out 4-0 winners at Penydarren Park in Merthyr.
Swansea will be hoping to build on their memorable derby victory when they host The New Saints at Llandarcy.
Stacey John-Davis’ winning goal at the Swansea.com Stadium made it 10 points from a possible 12 so far for Jamie Sherwood, as the Swans moved up to second in the table.
TNS currently sit fourth, having won their opening two matches before defeat to Cardiff City and a 1-1 draw against Briton Ferry last weekend.
John-Davis scored in both of the Swans’ league victories over the Saints last season, before her hat-trick helped secure a 5-1 win in the Genero Adran Trophy semi-final.
There is a key clash at the bottom of the table as Cardiff Met and Aberystwyth Town meet at Cyncoed Campus, with both sides still searching for their first point of the campaign.
Met showed signs of promise as they took the lead against both Swansea City and Cardiff City in their opening two matches of the campaign before going on to lose, but they have since suffered heavy defeats to Briton Ferry and Barry Town United.
Aber were unbeaten after their first four matches last season, but it has been a very different story a year on as they have scored just twice and conceded 17 goals.
The two sides shared the points in a 1-1 draw in their first meeting last season, but Niamh Duggan and Lleucu Mathias both bagged braces to give the Seasiders a 4-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Duggan made the move to Cyncoed in the summer alongside Gwen Jones, and both will be eager to impress against their former club on Sunday.
Wrexham will hope to build on their first win of the season last weekend when they travel to Barry Town United.
After defeat in their first three matches of the campaign, Steve Dale’s side got off the mark with a 3-1 win away at Aberystwyth last Sunday.
Barry were beaten by TNS on the opening day, but they have since earned a goalless draw away Swansea City and claimed comfortable victories over Aberystwyth and Cardiff Met.
Wrexham defeated Barry in both of their meetings last season, with Rosie Hughes’ five-goal haul securing a 5-1 victory at Jenner Park before Ava Suckley’s strike proved decisive in a 1-0 win at The Rock.