5th position in the League Two table for Cheltenham Town so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 15th-placed Newport County visits Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Cheltenham Town form and stats
Cheltenham Town have collected 22 points from their League Two home games so far after 6-4-2.
The Cheltenham Town supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Oldham Athletic in League Two and win 3-0. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Newport County the opponent.
This is expected to be a close game, with Cheltenham Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cheltenham Town as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Cheltenham Town has won 7 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The Cheltenham Town manager M. Duff has got the team scoring with 25 from 12 home games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded.
Newport County form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Newport County so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Newport County, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Scunthorpe United game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Newport County, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
The supporters enjoyed Newport County's previous game versus Milton Keynes Dons, a EFL Trophy 3-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Newport County manager M. Flynn faced defeat when travelling to Millwall and losing 0-3.
Newport County delivered their win in the match against Milton Keynes Dons already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!
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 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 Newport County wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Newport County as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Newport County in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Newport County - Cheltenham Town 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Cheltenham Town won 2 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and Newport County has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  R. Broom 7 goals |  L. Varney 6 goals |   P. Amond 6 goals |
Cheltenham Town missing players
Newport County missing players
| Cheltenham Town | Newport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 38 | 25 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 76% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| 36% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| 16% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | 9% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 30% | 48% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 26% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 248 | 153 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 51 | 99 | 278 |
| 90 | 56 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 22 | 70 |
| 42% | 45% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 30% |
- Cheltenham Town has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheltenham Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Newport County have scored away.
- Cheltenham Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Walsall | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Salford City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 31 |
| 15 | Newport County | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 25 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 18 |