All the facts and stats for the EFL Trophy clash: Newport County - Cheltenham Town

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Competition: England EFL Trophy
Competition: Tue 08.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newport County or Cheltenham Town that keep their silverware dream alive.

It's no vacation for neither Newport nor Cheltenham Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Newport County form and stats

Last season, Newport County's EFL Trophy journey ended in the semi-finals.

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Newport County are 9-7-3 (wins-draw-losses). Newport has recorded two wins in a row here at Rodney Parade, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Newport's last game was hosting Swansea City and winning 2-0. A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Carlisle United.

The manager M. Flynn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Scunthorpe United in only four days.

Newport are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 19 games. From these home matches, Newport have conceded only 13 goals.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

Cheltenham was sent out of EFL Trophy in the group stage last season.

The visitors are W6-D8-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. Having won their last three away games Cheltenham has no reason to fear anyone.

Cheltenham play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Peterborough United. Preceding that game was the away League Two victory against Northampton Town with the score of 2-0.

After this away game Cheltenham return home for a League Two game against Morecambe. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 17 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).

Head 2 Head

Newport County-Cheltenham Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Newport three wins, Cheltenham Town two wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Newport County missing players

Cheltenham Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Cheltenham Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
8 7   Won W   5 11
6 5   Drew D   5 8
11 1   Lost L   3 6
21 15   Scored S   13 29
28 5   Conceded C   10 23
88% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
56% 54%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 68%
32% 15%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   15% 36%
8% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 12%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
32% 31%   BTTS BTTS   31% 44%
36% 62%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 36%
44% 23%   Failed to Score F T   31% 28%
 
4.3 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.6
4.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.2
1.7 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
300 169   Total Shots T S   107 257
83 48   Shots on Target S O   42 86
25% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 25
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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