Another big weekend in the second tier awaits, including promotion pushes and bottom of the table clashes. Here are the key JD Cymru Leagues games to watch.Â
JD Cymru North – Llandudno vs Holywell Town (Friday, 7:45pm)
JD Cymru North leaders Llandudno are searching for their seventh straight league victory as they host third-place Holywell Town at the Go Goodwins Stadium on Friday night.
Llandudno maintained their five-point lead over second-place Airbus UK Broughton at the top of the table with a narrow 3-2 over Penrhyncoch last Saturday. The Seasiders have won all of their home matches in the league this season, conceding just twice during that time and averaging an impressive four goals in their last five.
Holywell returned to form in February with wins over Buckley Town (2-1) and Denbigh Town (5-1) to strengthen their place in the promotion spots. Johnny Haseldin’s side are currently 11 points clear of fourth-place Newtown, who have two games in hand.
Holywell are one of only three teams to take points off Llandudno this season as Craig Lindfield’s late equaliser for the Wellmen cancelled out Mark Cadwallader’s penalty in a 1-1 draw in November.
JD Cymru South – Trefelin vs Aberystwyth Town (Saturday, 2pm)
JD Cymru South leaders Trefelin will be promoted to the JD Cymru Premier if they beat fifth-place Aberystwyth Town at Ynys Park on Saturday.
Trefelin secured a staggering 14th consecutive league win with a 3-1 triumph over Cardiff Draconians on Wednesday to extend their lead at the top of the table to four points. Another win for Andy Hill’s side would make it impossible for them to fall behind fourth-place Caerau Ely and would confirm their promotion to the top-flight for the first time ever.
Aberystwyth went unbeaten in the JD Cymru South for almost two months to climb into the top three, but back-to-back defeats to fellow promotion hopefuls Ammanford (2-1) and Caerau Ely (4-0) have seen Craig Williams’ side drop back down to fifth in the table. The Seasiders have failed to beat any of the other five teams in the current top six so far this season.
Late goals from Lewys Ware and Jasper Jones gave Trefelin a dramatic 2-0 win over Aberystwyth in November’s reverse league fixture.
JD Cymru South – Cwmbran Celtic vs Ynyshir Albions (Friday, 7:30pm)
A vital evening awaits in the JD Cymru South relegation battle as bottom-of-the-table Cwmbran Celtic host 15th-place Ynyshir Albions at Avondale Park on Friday.
Celtic are still yet to win a league game this season and are now nine points adrift of safety following their 3-1 loss away to Llantwit Major three weeks ago. However, this may be the best chance for Simon Berry’s side to get off the mark as that would take them just six points behind Ynyshir with three games in hand.
Ynyshir earned a hard-fought point in a 1-1 draw with in-form Treowen Stars last weekend thanks to Dion Facey’s late equaliser, but the Buns will be eager to secure their first win this calendar year and ease any relegation nerves.
Young forward Calum Salter scored the decisive goal as Ynyshir triumphed 1-0 in November’s first meeting between the two sides. Celtic captain Andy Larcombe had the chance to salvage his team a point, but he was unable to convert from the penalty spot.
