The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Newport County are in the 16th position while the guesting Morecambe worry at 22nd.
Newport County and Morecambe 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
8 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Newport County have to build on here at Rodney Parade in the League Two.
Newport County lost their last game at Oldham Athletic (placed 17th) after a 0-5 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 2-4 away at Grimsby Town.
As you see from the result above, Newport County suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and three defeats.
The manager M. Flynn will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Carlisle United in only three 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 18 matches. From these home matches, Newport County have conceded only 13 goals.
Morecambe form and stats
Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (59) in League Two, have only collected 12 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-3-12 (18 played).
Morecambe delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Crewe Alexandra (placed 2nd) in their previous match; a League Two game. A 2-2 draw at Carlisle United's stadium before that.
Morecambe 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, five draws and six defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The attacking power of Morecambe when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 18 league matches away. For Morecambe, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Morecambe - Newport County 2-1, played this season. Newport County-Morecambe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Newport County two wins, Morecambe four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 P. Amond 8 goals | J. Matt 6 goals |  C. Stockton 5 goals |
Newport County missing players
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| Newport County | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 5 | 18 | 36 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 31 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 37 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 36 | 59 |
| 91% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 59% | 56% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | 78% |
| 29% | 22% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 61% | 50% |
| 12% | 6% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 39% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| 44% | 50% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 58% |
| 32% | 39% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 32% | 17% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 28% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 427 | 259 | 98 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 191 | 399 |
| 110 | 69 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 58 | 112 |
| 28% | 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 26% | 31% |
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (36) away
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (59)
- Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-21) away
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (10)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 35 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 69 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 66 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 65 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 63 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 58 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 56 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 55 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 54 |
| 10 | Salford City | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 47 |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 46 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 45 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 45 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -8 | 44 |
| 15 | Walsall | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 48 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -11 | 44 |
| 16 | Newport County | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -6 | 43 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -10 | 41 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 40 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -9 | 39 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -16 | 39 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -8 | 35 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 36 | -24 | 32 |
| 23 | Macclesfield Town | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -12 | 30 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 35 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -24 | 22 |