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Airbus UK vs The New Saints prediction and preview
16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Airbus UK host The New Saints in the Welsh Cup (Wales) on 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — The New Saints to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Airbus UK 1–2 The New Saints.
Going into the match, Airbus UK had won 5, drawn 0 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 22 and conceding 16. The New Saints had won 10, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 10, with 41 scored and 6 conceded.
Both teams scored in 5 of Airbus UK's last 10 and 5 of The New Saints's last 10; 7 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Airbus UK averaged 2.57 goals scored and 1.14 conceded across 7 matches; away from home The New Saints averaged 2.09 scored and 0.82 conceded across 11.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.24 goals from Airbus UK and 2.38 from The New Saints. From that it rates a home win at 18%, a draw at 20% and an away win at 62%. For the published pick itself the model gives 82%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Airbus UK (green) and The New Saints (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus UK | WWLWL | 2.20 | 1.60 | 50% | 70% |
| The New Saints | WWWWW | 4.10 | 0.60 | 50% | 80% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Recent meetings
- 11 Sep 2026 · Airbus UK 0–2 The New Saints
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