The current Genero Adran Premier top two meet in the Genero Adran Trophy quarter-finals on Sunday as The New Saints host Cardiff City.
The Bluebirds, who sit two points ahead of the Saints in the league standings, are the current holders of this competition and reached the last eight with a hard-fought 2-1 win on the road against Genero Adran North side Connah’s Quay Nomads.
TNS were the biggest winners in the Round of 16 as they triumphed 6-1 away at Caldicot Town and now they will be aiming for a spot in the semi-finals for the fourth consecutive season.
Shauna Duffy’s side are currently on a nine-match unbeaten streak in all competitions, having not lost since 2-0 defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium at the end of September. Lisa Owen and Laura Curnock scored the goals for Cardiff that day, as the Bluebirds secured an 11th consecutive victory against TNS.
Cascade are the only second tier side in the quarter-finals, so they will look to cause an upset when they host last season’s runners-up Swansea City.
Brendan Donohoe’s side have already dumped out top-flight opposition as Chrystalla Moreton’s goal earned a 1-0 home win over Cardiff Met in the Round of 16, while they became the first side to take points off Pontypridd United in the Genero Adran South this season with a 2-1 victory away at USW Sports Park last weekend – climbing to fourth in the table as a result.
Swansea City come into the tie on a six-match unbeaten run in all competitions, with their most recent outing being a 3-1 league victory over Aberystwyth Town. Jamie Sherwood’s side began their Genero Adran Trophy campaign with a 4-0 home win over Llanfair United and they will be aiming to win the competition for the first time since 2021.
Cascade and Swansea last met in the top-flight in 2020/21, when the Swans were victorious on both occasions with Katy Hosford and Stacey John-Davis scoring hat-tricks in 4-0 and 5-0 wins respectively.
Aberystwyth Town are aiming to reach the semi-finals for the fourth consecutive year as they travel to Briton Ferry Llansawel.
The Seasiders defeated reigning Genero Adran North champions Llandudno in the Round of 16, but league form continues to be a problem for Chris Church’s team as they sit seventh in the table and without a win to their name this season.
This is Briton Ferry’s first time in the Genero Adran Trophy quarter-finals after a 4-1 win over Penybont in the last round. The Reds have impressed upon their return to the top-flight so far, losing just one of their seven league games and conceding the joint-fewest goals in the division (six).
These two sides met on the opening day of the Genero Adran Premier campaign and it was an afternoon to remember for Ferry as they stormed to a 4-0 win at Park Avenue.
Barry Town United and Wrexham will both be targeting a place in the semi-finals for the first time when they meet at Jenner Park.
Barry have lost just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions, but needed to come from behind to defeat second tier side Flint Town United 4-2 in the Round of 16.
Ellie Preece came off the bench to score once and assist twice in that game, while she also netted the decisive goal in Barry’s 1-0 home win over Wrexham in the Genero Adran Premier earlier this season.
Wrexham comfortably won 4-1 away at Cwmbran Celtic to reach the quarter-finals, but they come into this tie following back-to-back league defeats against The New Saints and Cardiff City, leaving them sixth in the table and four points adrift of a top half spot.
