By Dylan MacIsaac
A trip to the Blue Turtle Arena awaits the Town this Saturday as they take on Colwyn Bay on matchday 15 of the Cymru Premier.
Barry notched another point and a clean sheet on the road last Saturday against Bala Town and they remain in 7th place heading into this weekend’s encounter, two points shy of Cardiff Met in the hunt for 6th. A streak of three games unbeaten stands them in good stead to kick on and bring some points with them on the four-hour journey back to Jenner Park.
The hosts are in a fine run of form with their last loss coming six games and over a month ago at the hands of high-flyers Penybont. A 2-0 win against Briton Ferry on the weekend sees them sitting in 5th place, just a single point off the top four. Left winger Jordan Davies has bagged six times this season for the Bay, tied for fifth most in the league. He’s been in a scoring mood as of late with two goals in his last three appearances and keeping him quiet will be a priority for the Town.
They have been a tough nut to crack, conceding a league’s lowest tally of 9 goals to this point. Formidable defence promises to be a theme of the game though with Barry also boasting an impressive record conceding 17, joint 4th in the category.
The prior 6 meetings between these two have only produced one win for Barry, but a draw earlier in the season paired with their lossless streak will fill the Town with confidence this time around. They can also lean on the fact that more than half of their points so far have come away from home, one of those coming from a 1-1 draw to Saturday’s opponents at Jenner Park last month thanks to an equaliser from Robbie Willmott.
Barry will be praying the long trip up north proves to be a fruitful one with the possibility of closing the gap to their opponents to just two points at this crucial part of the campaign.