1st position in the League Two table for Newport County so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed Colchester United visits Rodney Parade.
It's no vacation for neither Newport nor Colchester United 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
Perfect League Two season at home so far for Newport County 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Newport, as their goalkeeper Nick Townsend has completely shut out the opponents for 299 minutes in the League Two.
Happy days for Newport in their previous game, a League Two match away at Bradford City (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. In the game before, an away victory match versus Stevenage with a 1-0 scoreline.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newport, as the League Two home game vs Harrogate Town is only four days away.
The Newport County fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Newport have conceded only 2 goals.
Colchester United form and stats
0 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Colchester United playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Colchester had fun at their own home (Rodney Parade) last time out, beating Harrogate Town 2-1. Callum Harriott and Ben Stevenson scored. Before that, Colchester secured a home win against Forest Green Rovers with the score 1-0.
The schedule is very tough for Colchester now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Scunthorpe United is waiting in only three days.
Colchester are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Colchester have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: Newport won one, Colchester United won four and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abrahams 3 goals |   C. Harriott 3 goals | M. Dolan 2 goals |
Newport County missing players
Colchester United missing players
| Newport County | Colchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 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 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | 43 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 41 | 82 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 39% | 38% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 38% |
- Colchester United have yet to win a game away.
- Newport County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newport County have scored in all their matches so far.
- Newport County have won all their matches at home so far.
- Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newport County is in the best form (5-0-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Salford City | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Morecambe | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Walsall | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Barrow | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 24 | Southend United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -14 | 2 |