Newport County will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 21 points behind Lincoln City.
Newport County and Lincoln City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Newport County form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Rodney Parade as Newport County have scored 29 goals to get 42 points from 21 games. The overall stats are 12-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).Newport County drew their last game, 0-0 away at Macclesfield Town. Ahead of that match, Newport County won a home game hosting Bury (3-1).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newport County, as the League Two home game vs Oldham Athletic is only three days away.
The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 29 in 21 matches. Newport County's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lincoln City form and stats
12-6-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lincoln City, who have the most points (42) away in League Two, in their matches away.There were no winners in Lincoln City's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 0-0 vs Tranmere Rovers. A 0-1 defeat away at Carlisle United before that.
Lincoln City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 38 goals from 22 games. It's not easy to score on Lincoln City as they have only conceded 19 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Lincoln City - Newport County 3-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Newport County 3 wins, 1 draw and Lincoln City 3 victories.Top Goalscorers
  J. Akinde 15 goals / 1 assists |  Bruno Andrade 10 goals |  S. McCartan 8 goals / 1 assists |
Newport County missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Newport County | Lincoln City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 43 | 21 | Played | 22 | 44 |
| 55 | 29 | Scored | 38 | 73 |
| 58 | 22 | Conceded | 19 | 39 |
| 88% | 81% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 98% |
| 65% | 52% | Over 1.5 | 77% | 77% |
| 49% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 41% | 41% |
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 20% |
| 23% | 24% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 9% |
| 47% | 38% | Both teams to score | 50% | 61% |
| 35% | 52% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 30% |
| 30% | 29% | Failed To Score | 14% | 11% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 3 | 5 |
- Lincoln City hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Lincoln City | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 73 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 34 | 85 |
| 2 | Bury | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 77 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 76 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 76 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 73 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 72 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 66 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 53 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 7 | 64 |
| 9 | Carlisle United | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 64 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 64 |
| 11 | Newport County | 43 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 58 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | -3 | 64 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 65 | 52 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 62 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 54 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 62 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 61 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 44 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 57 | 59 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -2 | 57 |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 64 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -10 | 54 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 33 | -12 | 53 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | -17 | 50 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 63 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 33 | -17 | 50 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 48 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39 | -25 | 46 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 73 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 39 | -27 | 40 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 44 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 64 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 30 | -25 | 38 |
| 24 | Notts County | 44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 80 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -35 | 38 |
