Approaching the top teams is the subject when these mid-table teams duel. Both will be targeting to better their league table position, Newport County in 16th and Northampton Town in 9th spot.
- Newport County have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two
It's no vacation for neither Newport nor Northampton Town 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 first League Two game here at Rodney Parade resulted in a draw. Last season Newport County's home game statistics were 13 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 23 games.
An away draw last time out for Newport, facing Harrogate Town in a game that ended 2-2. Robbie Willmott, a forward, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 8.04 (out of 10). Willmott scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Leyton Orient.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 14 games. Newport County has won seven of these, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newport, as the League Two home game vs Walsall is only four days away.
At Rodney Parade, Newport County has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Northampton Town form and stats
Things could have gone better for Northampton Town in their League Two away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Northampton lost away at Forest Green Rovers (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Liam Roberts was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.4. The agile goalkeeper Roberts stopped the opponent with four saves.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Scunthorpe United.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Northampton Town playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Northampton wins, three draws and three defeats.
A new game in only four days for Northampton, the League Two home match versus Swindon Town. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Northampton's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Northampton's manager J. Brady has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Newport two wins, one draw and Northampton Town six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Willmott 2 goals |   J. Guthrie 2 goals | S. Bennett 1 goals |
Newport County missing players
Northampton Town missing players
| Newport County | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 33% |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 17% | 28% |
- All of Newport County's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Newport County have not yet lost a game at home.
- Newport County have the most conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two
- Newport County have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Newport County have yet to win a game at home.
- Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Harrogate Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Barrow | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Salford City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 17 | Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Walsall | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 23 | Sutton United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 3 |