The New Saints 1-0 Flora: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa Conference League · Thursday 30 July 2026 · Park Hall Stadium, Oswestry · referee V. Spasjoņņikovs · full time
Full time: The New Saints 1-0 Flora
The New Saints won 1-0 at home to Flora in Europa Conference League on Thursday 30 July 2026. The goals: Ben Wilson 90+1'.
How The New Saints won it
The New Saints struck first through Ben Wilson in the 90th minute (+1), set up by Jack Bodenham. It came late, and it settled the match.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, V. Spasjoņņikovs, showed 8 yellow cards: 6 to The New Saints and 2 to Flora.
The New Saints: C. Harrison, 4-2-3-1 · Flora: K. Vassiljev, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
The New Saints had 6 shots on target, Flora 2.
The New Saints had 59% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
The New Saints came into it with 2 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 0.5 and conceding 0.5 a match, and had won 50% of their matches.
Flora came into it with 4 Europa Conference League matches played, scoring 0.3 and conceding 1.8 a match, and had won 25% of their matches.
The New Saints vs Flora: the match in numbers
| The New Saints | Match statistics | Flora |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 26 | Total shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ben Wilson (The New Saints), rated 6.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
The New Saints
- Ben Wilson 6.9 1 goal
- Jack Bodenham 6.6 1 assist
- Nathan Shepperd 6.5
- Ryan Brobbel 6.5
- Eoin Farrell 6.5
Flora
- Danil Kuraksin 6.5
- Taaniel Usta 6.5
- Sander Tovstik 6.5
- Sander Alamaa 6.5
- Vladislav Kreida 6.5
The lowest-rated starter was Evert Grünvald at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
Questions about The New Saints vs Flora
What was the score in The New Saints vs Flora?
The New Saints 1-0 Flora (half-time 0-0), Europa Conference League, Thursday 30 July 2026.
Who scored in The New Saints vs Flora?
Ben Wilson 90+1'.
Did Moneyball predict The New Saints vs Flora correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in The New Saints vs Flora?
Ben Wilson, rated 6.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed The New Saints vs Flora?
V. Spasjoņņikovs.
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