A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Newport County in 7th position and Bolton Wanderers placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Newport County nor Bolton Wanderers 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.
Newport County form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Newport County at their home stadium (Rodney Parade) is 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Newport to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Newport will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Barrow (placed 21st). Before that game, the home loss against Leyton Orient with the scoreline 0-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Newport County perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Newport County as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Newport County has won eight of these, drawn five and lost two.
Newport are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Mansfield Town awaits in four days.
The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 17 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. Newport have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Playing away, Bolton Wanderers have won 9 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season. Things are running smoothly for Wanderers who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Tranmere Rovers. Wanderers has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Gilks is eager to challenge this, with his 242 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Wanderers's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 0-0 vs Colchester United (placed 22nd). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Forest Green Rovers.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Bolton Wanderers in our archives, and the results are: one win for Wanderers, one draw and one defeat.
Wanderers find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Wanderers have conceded 23 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bolton Wanderers - Newport 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 16 goals |  M. Dolan 6 goals | P. Amond 6 goals |
Newport County missing players
Bolton Wanderers missing players
| Newport County | Bolton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 47 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 25 | 48 |
| 39 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 43 |
| 95% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 59% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | 68% |
| 43% | 41% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 44% | 37% |
| 11% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 13% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 11% |
| 59% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | 45% |
| 30% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 39% |
| 16% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.4 | 14 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 37% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 43% | 35% |
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cambridge United | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 70 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 68 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 64 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 63 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 62 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 2 | 62 |
| 7 | Newport County | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 57 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 37 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 56 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 56 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 37 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 54 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 54 |
| 12 | Salford City | 37 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 52 |
| 13 | Stevenage | 39 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 52 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -1 | 52 |
| 15 | Harrogate Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 49 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 31 | -2 | 47 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 30 | -10 | 45 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 39 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 22 | -6 | 44 |
| 20 | Walsall | 38 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 24 | -7 | 42 |
| 21 | Barrow | 37 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 41 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 39 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -17 | 40 |
| 23 | Southend United | 39 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -29 | 35 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -27 | 33 |