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Bala Town vs Holyhead Hotspur prediction and preview
17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Bala Town host Holyhead Hotspur in the Welsh Cup (Wales) on 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Bala Town to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Bala Town 3–4 Holyhead Hotspur.
Going into the match, Bala Town had won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 19. Holyhead Hotspur had won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10, with 12 scored and 19 conceded.
Both teams scored in 7 of Bala Town's last 10 and 6 of Holyhead Hotspur's last 10; 8 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Bala Town averaged 1.43 goals scored and 2.14 conceded across 7 matches; away from home Holyhead Hotspur averaged 1.50 scored and 2.00 conceded across 4.
Our team-strength model expects about 2.83 goals from Bala Town and 2.01 from Holyhead Hotspur. From that it rates a home win at 55%, a draw at 19% and an away win at 27%. For the published pick itself the model gives 73%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Bala Town (green) and Holyhead Hotspur (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bala Town | LDLWL | 2.00 | 1.90 | 70% | 80% |
| Holyhead Hotspur | DWLLL | 1.20 | 1.90 | 60% | 60% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
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