League Two information and data: Newport County moderate betting favourite to beat Barrow

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

Newport County host Barrow with faith in taking all three points. Can they? Check our match guide!

Insights:
  • Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Newport County have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Barrow have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Newport and Barrow.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Nothing to worry about in defence for Newport County, as their goalkeeper Nick Townsend has completely shut out the opponents for 308 minutes in the League Two.

A good away victory last time out for Newport County, who won 1-0 against Leyton Orient (placed 14th). Norman, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Norman scored one goal and won 7 of 12 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Scunthorpe United and winning 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found 20 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eleven wins, three draws and six defeats.

On the other hand, Newport County have conceded 13 goals.

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Barrow form and stats

Barrow have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-3-6 (12 played).

Home advantage was not enough for Barrow in their previous game as they lost hosting Salford City, 0-2. Banks got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, top player of the team. Banks hit two key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 56 total).

A 1-3 loss hosting Mansfield Town before that.

Barrow are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and ten defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

The schedule is very tough for Barrow now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Northampton Town is waiting in only three days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Barrow's away games in the league this season with only 11 goals from 12 matches. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Barrow as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Barrow have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Newport County and Barrow have met previously this season: Barrow - Newport County 2-1. Newport County-Barrow H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Newport County three wins, Barrow five wins, one draw. eight of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyD. Telford
D. Telford
18 goals
Newport CountyC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
8 goals
BarrowO. Banks
O. Banks
7 goals

Newport County missing players

Barrow missing players

Newport County Barrow
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 12 4 Played P 4 12 26
12 6 3 Won W 1 3 6
8 3 1 Drew D 0 3 8
7 3 0 Lost L 3 6 12
44 24 12 Scored S 1 11 26
34 13 3 Conceded C 5 14 33
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
78% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 73%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
33% 42% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 19%
11% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
30% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 27%
19% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 42% 35%
 
4.7 5.2 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.2 5.6
4.2 4.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.7 5
1.7 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.2 2.7
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.7 15.8 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.3 11.8
5.5 5.8 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.4 3.4
30% 34% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 27% 29%
 
11.6 10.2 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.3 10.9
3.4 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.1 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Barrow have scored away.
  • Newport County have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in League Two
  • Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Forest Green Rovers 25 16 7 2 51 21 13 9 2 2 23 9 12 7 5 0 28 12 30 55
2 Tranmere Rovers 26 14 6 6 28 15 13 10 0 3 19 6 13 4 6 3 9 9 13 48
3 Newport County 27 12 8 7 44 34 12 6 3 3 24 13 15 6 5 4 20 21 10 44
4 Sutton United 26 13 5 8 41 33 13 9 1 3 22 12 13 4 4 5 19 21 8 44
5 Northampton Town 25 12 6 7 32 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 13 5 4 4 15 15 8 42
6 Swindon Town 25 11 8 6 40 31 12 3 6 3 16 14 13 8 2 3 24 17 9 41
7 Mansfield Town 25 12 5 8 35 31 15 9 3 3 25 17 10 3 2 5 10 14 4 41
8 Exeter City 25 10 10 5 37 26 12 6 4 2 19 11 13 4 6 3 18 15 11 40
9 Salford City 27 10 7 10 31 27 14 5 6 3 15 11 13 5 1 7 16 16 4 37
10 Port Vale 24 10 6 8 36 27 12 5 3 4 17 12 12 5 3 4 19 15 9 36
11 Bradford City 26 8 12 6 33 30 12 4 7 1 19 14 14 4 5 5 14 16 3 36
12 Harrogate Town 24 9 6 9 38 35 12 4 4 4 21 18 12 5 2 5 17 17 3 33
13 Bristol Rovers 24 9 6 9 33 36 12 6 1 5 19 18 12 3 5 4 14 18 -3 33
14 Leyton Orient 24 7 11 6 37 22 13 6 4 3 24 8 11 1 7 3 13 14 15 32
15 Crawley Town 25 9 5 11 29 35 12 4 3 5 15 18 13 5 2 6 14 17 -6 32
16 Hartlepool United 26 8 6 12 25 37 13 7 4 2 17 12 13 1 2 10 8 25 -12 30
17 Walsall 26 7 8 11 30 36 14 4 5 5 20 21 12 3 3 6 10 15 -6 29
18 Rochdale 24 6 10 8 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 12 12 3 4 5 16 20 -2 28
19 Stevenage 27 6 10 11 25 42 14 5 6 3 18 18 13 1 4 8 7 24 -17 28
20 Carlisle United 26 6 9 11 19 33 13 3 7 3 9 10 13 3 2 8 10 23 -14 27
21 Barrow 26 6 8 12 26 33 14 3 5 6 15 19 12 3 3 6 11 14 -7 26
22 Colchester United 25 6 7 12 22 35 11 3 3 5 10 14 14 3 4 7 12 21 -13 25
23 Scunthorpe United 27 3 10 14 21 48 13 2 4 7 10 20 14 1 6 7 11 28 -27 19
24 Oldham Athletic 25 4 6 15 22 42 12 2 2 8 16 25 13 2 4 7 6 17 -20 18

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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.