Another big weekend across the two tiers awaits, including promotion contenders and bottom of the table clashes. Here are the key JD Cymru Leagues games to watch.
JD Cymru Premier – Flint Town United vs Bala Town (Saturday, 12:30pm)
A crunch clash awaits at the bottom of the JD Cymru Premier as in-form Flint Town United host relegation-threatened Bala Town at the Essity Stadium on Saturday, live on Sgorio.
Flint are currently unbeaten in Phase Two, with three consecutive wins away to Bala, Llanelli Town and Haverfordwest County helping Lee Fowler’s side move seven points clear of the relegation zone. The Silkmen carried their bright form over to the JD Welsh Cup semi-finals, where a 5-1 victory over third tier Bangor 1876 secured their spot in the final for the first time since 1954.
Flint Town United vs Bala Town
Bala’s top-flight status remains in serious jeopardy as the Lakesiders are currently six points adrift of safety, with 10th-place Cardiff Met also occupying a game in hand. Steve Fisher’s side rued their missed opportunities in a goalless draw with Llanelli in their last outing a fortnight ago.
Both sides shared the points in a 1-1 draw before Bala stormed to a 4-0 victory in both Phase One meetings. However, Flint gained revenge in January with a thrilling 4-3 triumph at Maes Tegid in the reverse Phase Two fixture. Bala are unbeaten in 12 out of their last 13 visits to Flint in all competitions.
Predict the outcome of Flint Town United vs Bala Town in our JD Cymru Leagues Match Predictor.
JD Cymru North – Airbus UK Broughton vs Mold Alexandra (Friday, 8pm)
Airbus UK Broughton will secure a spot in the JD Cymru North top three if they avoid defeat against Flintshire derby opponents Mold Alexandra at the Hollingsworth Group Stadium on Friday.
Airbus edged past Caersws with a 2-1 triumph last Saturday before storming to a 5-0 victory away to Brickfield Rangers on Tuesday to make it 12 consecutive wins in all competitions. Just one point this Friday will make it impossible for the Wingmakers to finish below fourth-place Newtown, but Mark Allen’s side will still be searching for all three to maintain pressure on league leaders Llanduno.
Mold head into this fixture after claiming hard-fought wins over Guilsfield (2-1) and Ruthin Town (1-0) – the first time they have earned back-to-back victories this season. The Alex are now a healthy nine points clear of the relegation zone, and now go in search of reaching the top half.
Airbus secured a 3-1 victory over Mold in the Welsh Blood Service League Cup in August before George Peers cancelled out Harvey Morris’ opener in a 1-1 draw between the two teams in November’s first league meeting. Mold are one of only five teams to take points off Airbus this season and are the only team outside of the current top half to do so.
JD Cymru North – Ruthin Town vs Flint Mountain (Friday, 7:45pm)
Key points are up for grabs at the bottom of the JD Cymru North as bottom-of-the-table Ruthin Town host 14th-place Flint Mountain at the Memorial Playing Fields on Friday night.
Ruthin’s relegation fears worsened with a late 1-0 loss to Mold Alexandra last Saturday – their third consecutive defeat. Colin Caton’s side are three points adrift of safety and have played the most matches over anyone else in the division, so they will be hoping to earn some important points throughout the next month, especially with four out of their last five matches coming on home soil.
Mountain are six points clear of the relegation zone and have one game in hand on Ruthin, but Friday’s visitors suffered their fourth consecutive loss in a 1-0 defeat to Rhyl 1879 on Tuesday and have won just twice away from home in the past year.
Jonny O’Sullivan scored a brace as Mountain claimed a 2-0 win over Ruthin in September’s reverse league fixture.
Predict the outcome of Ruthin Town vs Flint Mountain in our JD Cymru Leagues Match Predictor.
JD Cymru South – Llantwit Major vs Ammanford (Saturday, 2pm)
Ammanford aim to push towards the JD Cymru South top three when they travel to face in-form Llantwit Major at the UWL Stadium on Saturday.
Ammanford returned to winning ways with a dramatic 2-1 win over Cardiff Draconians last weekend, sealed by Alex Giardelli’s late penalty. Saturday’s visitors dropped down to fourth in the table following Caerau Ely’s win over Treowen Stars on Tuesday, but Wyn Thomas’ side still have a game in hand on their fellow promotion hopefuls.
Major have won four out of their last five league games, with the only loss during that time coming against league leaders Trefelin. Karl Lewis’ side triumphed 3-1 away to bottom side Cwmbran Celtic on Tuesday to move up to seventh in the table and a goal for Jack Bevan in that match means he currently has five goals in his last five games.
Another win for Major on Saturday would take them seven points behind Ammanford with four games remaining, three of which come against teams in the top five.
Dan John scored and assisted to give Ammanford a narrow 2-1 victory in August’s reverse fixture between the two sides. Major forward Connor Goldsworthy had the chance to equalise for his team late on, but he was unable to convert his penalty, which was one of three missed spot kicks in that game.
