League Two match prediction: Little separates Accrington Stanley and Newport County in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

It's a fresh League Two campaign and Accrington Stanley are aching to get started here at Wham Stadium. Newport County are coming to visit and this looks to be a gripping season premiere.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

Disaster struck Accrington Stanley last season as they could not defend their status as a League One team. With 24 defeats from 46 games, and only 11 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Accrington Stanley are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W6 D5 L12.

This is expected to be a close game, with Accrington Stanley perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Accrington as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Accrington Stanley has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Bradford City in only three days. This game is also played here at Wham Stadium.

Accrington Stanley have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and four practice matches played. These training games have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Accrington Stanley scored {10 goals} and let in {6 goals} during these four games.

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Newport County form and stats

Let's have a look at how Newport County performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 15 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded {56 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 8 and lost 7 with 26/26 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newport County playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 5 Newport County wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

A new game in only three days for Newport, the Carabao Cup home match versus Charlton Athletic. Busy days.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Newport County have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Newport County have won at least one point in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing Accrington Stanley.

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Total First Half Second Half
Accrington Stanley Newport County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Accrington Stanley Last season Newport County
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
11 6   Won W   8 14
11 5   Drew D   8 15
24 12   Lost L   7 17
40 27   Scored S   26 53
77 39   Conceded C   26 56
93% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 93%
72% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
48% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 41%
22% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 22%
9% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
41% 48%   BTTS BTTS   57% 54%
24% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 22%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   30% 30%
 
5 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 4.6
5.6 5.9   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.3
2.3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.8
7 4   Red cards R C   1 1
 
12.1 13.3   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 12.5
3.4 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.8
26% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   48% 42%
 
13.1 13.3   Shots against (avg) S A   11.1 10.2
4.4 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.