A key match in League Two as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Newport County in 6th position and Cheltenham Town placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Cheltenham Town have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in League Two
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 County and Cheltenham Town.
Newport County form and stats
Newport County have played 22 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 12-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). Newport County has recorded two wins in a row here at Rodney Parade, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Newport County are confident in defense, having played 281 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The Newport supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Scunthorpe United in League Two and win 4-0. Before that, Newport County played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Exeter City.
As mentioned above, Newport "killed" Scunthorpe United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The Newport fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 22 matches. Newport County are not conceding a lot of goals here at Rodney Parade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 22 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Cheltenham Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) away in League Two, on their League Two travels is 11 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Cheltenham's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Carlisle United that finished 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Colchester United.
Cheltenham Town have scored 24 goals on their travels this season, from 22 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Cheltenham Town as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Cheltenham Town - Newport 1-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Newport wins - draws - Cheltenham Town wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Williams 8 goals | A. May 7 goals |  M. Dolan 6 goals |
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| Newport County | Cheltenham Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 22 | 44 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 55 | 26 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 57 |
| 41 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 37 |
| 91% | 86% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 91% |
| 68% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 59% | 66% |
| 39% | 36% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 36% | 34% |
| 11% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 5% | 11% |
| 7% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 41% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 41% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 20% | 32% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 13.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | 12.3 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 35% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 30% | 30% |
- Cheltenham Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals (17) away in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in League Two
- Cheltenham Town have the most scored goals in the first half (36) 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 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 79 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 44 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 77 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 76 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 44 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 72 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 72 |
| 6 | Newport County | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 69 |
| 7 | Salford City | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 68 |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 67 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 44 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 68 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 66 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 49 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 62 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 49 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 61 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 53 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 60 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -3 | 60 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 51 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 44 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 56 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 35 | -3 | 54 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 44 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -4 | 52 |
| 19 | Walsall | 44 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -6 | 52 |
| 20 | Barrow | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 26 | -5 | 49 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 44 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -18 | 47 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -22 | 47 |
| 23 | Southend United | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 66 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 36 | -30 | 40 |
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