Possible nail-biting contest in Forest Green Rovers - Newport County game

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: The innocent New Lawn Stadium

Forest Green Rovers and Newport County are both riding high in the League Two with their 6th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Forest Green Rovers are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Newport are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Forest Green Rovers form and stats

10-7-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Forest Green Rovers so far this season.

No payout for Forest in their previous match, an away game at Newport County that ended in defeat 0-2. Midfielder Dominic Bernard was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.85 (out of ten) in that game. Bernard .

In the game before, an away victory match versus Oldham Athletic with a 3-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Forest perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Forest Green Rovers as a small favourite), we find ten games. Forest Green Rovers has won three of these, drawn four and lost three.

The Forest fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 31 in 23 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Forest's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 27 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Newport County form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 7 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats. One point away has become something of a habit for Newport who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Newport won their last game, 2-0 versus Forest Green Rovers played at home. Midfield player Josh Sheehan was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.24/10. Sheehan served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).

Before that, Newport County travelled to Southend United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Newport County in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Newport County, five draws and seven defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Newport have scored 30 goals in 23 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Newport County have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Newport County - Forest 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Forest won four, Newport County won three and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Forest Green Rovers missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forest Green Rovers Newport County
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
47 23 6 Played P 6 23 47
20 10 2 Won W 2 7 21
13 7 2 Drew D 2 8 13
14 6 2 Lost L 2 8 13
59 31 6 Scored S 8 30 59
53 27 6 Conceded C 6 25 42
89% 91% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 96% 91%
68% 74% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 83% 68%
47% 48% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 36%
19% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 13% 11%
11% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 6%
51% 57% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 65% 51%
34% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 30% 38%
26% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 9% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.1
4 4 2 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
12 11.8 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 10.7 11.9
4 4.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.6
32% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 35%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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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.