Read our preview: Newport County the probable winner when Oldham Athletic arrive

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

Newport County are ready for Oldham Athletic with faith in taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Newport County form and stats

The story so far in the League Two for Newport County at their home stadium (Rodney Parade) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Newport County after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Stress levels are on the rise for Newport County's attacking players as they have now played 258 minutes without scoring in a league game. Telford was their last goal scorer.

Newport lost their last game at Northampton Town (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Demetriou was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.23 out of 10. The defender Demetriou won 5 of 8 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Newport County lost 0-2 at Forest Green Rovers's place.

Newport County have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oldham Athletic so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

Oldham Athletic go into this game after a win, the home game against Bristol Rovers that ended 2-1. Midfield player Keillor-Dunn was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.6/10. Keillor-Dunn scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Scunthorpe United at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Oldham Athletic are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. 17 goals have been conceded by Oldham in these games. Oldham Athletic has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Newport County and Oldham Athletic have played each other earlier this season: Oldham Athletic - Newport County 0-1. Stats for the last seven meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for Newport County, zero draws and four wins for Oldham Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyD. Telford
D. Telford
20 goals
Newport CountyC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
8 goals
Oldham AthleticD. Keillor-Dunn
D. Keillor-Dunn
8 goals

Newport County missing players

Oldham Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Oldham Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 13 5 Played P 4 14 28
13 7 4 Won W 1 3 6
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
9 3 0 Lost L 2 7 15
46 26 14 Scored S 4 7 25
38 14 4 Conceded C 5 17 43
97% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 71% 79%
77% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 50% 61%
63% 77% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 43% 57%
30% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 21%
10% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
53% 54% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 29% 43%
27% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 43% 32%
23% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 57% 46%
 
4.6 5 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 5.1 4.9
4.3 4.3 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.2 5.7
1.7 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.9
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.4 15.5 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.4 10.7
5.4 5.8 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 2.4 3
28% 35% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 21% 30%
 
11.8 10.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.6 12
3.5 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 2.6 3.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oldham Athletic have scored away.
  • Newport County have the most matches over the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals (7) away in League Two
  • Oldham Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 Forest Green Rovers 29 19 8 2 60 23 15 11 2 2 27 10 14 8 6 0 33 13 37 65
2 Tranmere Rovers 30 16 7 7 33 20 16 12 0 4 23 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 13 55
3 Northampton Town 29 15 6 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 10 51
4 Sutton United 29 14 7 8 44 34 15 9 3 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 49
5 Mansfield Town 28 14 6 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 48
6 Exeter City 28 12 11 5 40 27 14 7 5 2 20 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 13 47
7 Newport County 30 13 8 9 46 38 13 7 3 3 26 14 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 47
8 Port Vale 27 12 7 8 41 29 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 43
9 Swindon Town 29 11 10 8 43 38 14 3 7 4 18 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 5 43
10 Salford City 30 11 8 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 2 8 16 17 4 41
11 Bradford City 30 9 13 8 36 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 16 5 5 6 15 18 1 40
12 Crawley Town 29 11 7 11 37 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 40
13 Harrogate Town 28 10 7 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 24 21 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 37
14 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 36 39 13 7 1 5 20 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -3 37
15 Hartlepool United 28 9 7 12 28 38 14 8 4 2 20 13 14 1 3 10 8 25 -10 34
16 Leyton Orient 28 7 12 9 38 27 14 6 4 4 24 9 14 1 8 5 14 18 11 33
17 Stevenage 31 7 11 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 1 5 9 9 27 -16 32
18 Rochdale 27 6 12 9 32 35 12 3 6 3 14 12 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 30
19 Barrow 30 7 9 14 30 39 15 3 6 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 30
20 Colchester United 29 7 9 13 26 39 13 3 5 5 12 16 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 30
21 Walsall 29 7 8 14 30 39 15 4 5 6 20 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -9 29
22 Carlisle United 29 6 9 14 21 40 15 3 7 5 10 15 14 3 2 9 11 25 -19 27
23 Oldham Athletic 28 6 7 15 25 43 14 3 3 8 18 26 14 3 4 7 7 17 -18 25
24 Scunthorpe United 30 4 10 16 22 50 15 3 4 8 11 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 22

Oldham Athletic:
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Table
  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 29 19 8 2 60 23 15 11 2 2 27 10 14 8 6 0 33 13 37 65
2 Tranmere Rovers 30 16 7 7 33 20 16 12 0 4 23 10 14 4 7 3 10 10 13 55
3 Northampton Town 29 15 6 8 35 25 15 9 2 4 19 10 14 6 4 4 16 15 10 51
4 Sutton United 29 14 7 8 44 34 15 9 3 3 23 13 14 5 4 5 21 21 10 49
5 Mansfield Town 28 14 6 8 39 32 17 11 3 3 29 18 11 3 3 5 10 14 7 48
6 Exeter City 28 12 11 5 40 27 14 7 5 2 20 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 13 47
7 Newport County 30 13 8 9 46 38 13 7 3 3 26 14 17 6 5 6 20 24 8 47
8 Port Vale 27 12 7 8 41 29 14 6 4 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 22 16 12 43
9 Swindon Town 29 11 10 8 43 38 14 3 7 4 18 17 15 8 3 4 25 21 5 43
10 Salford City 30 11 8 11 33 29 15 6 6 3 17 12 15 5 2 8 16 17 4 41
11 Bradford City 30 9 13 8 36 35 14 4 8 2 21 17 16 5 5 6 15 18 1 40
12 Crawley Town 29 11 7 11 37 40 13 4 4 5 17 20 16 7 3 6 20 20 -3 40
13 Harrogate Town 28 10 7 11 41 41 15 5 5 5 24 21 13 5 2 6 17 20 0 37
14 Bristol Rovers 27 10 7 10 36 39 13 7 1 5 20 18 14 3 6 5 16 21 -3 37
15 Hartlepool United 28 9 7 12 28 38 14 8 4 2 20 13 14 1 3 10 8 25 -10 34
16 Leyton Orient 28 7 12 9 38 27 14 6 4 4 24 9 14 1 8 5 14 18 11 33
17 Stevenage 31 7 11 13 30 46 16 6 6 4 21 19 15 1 5 9 9 27 -16 32
18 Rochdale 27 6 12 9 32 35 12 3 6 3 14 12 15 3 6 6 18 23 -3 30
19 Barrow 30 7 9 14 30 39 15 3 6 6 16 20 15 4 3 8 14 19 -9 30
20 Colchester United 29 7 9 13 26 39 13 3 5 5 12 16 16 4 4 8 14 23 -13 30
21 Walsall 29 7 8 14 30 39 15 4 5 6 20 22 14 3 3 8 10 17 -9 29
22 Carlisle United 29 6 9 14 21 40 15 3 7 5 10 15 14 3 2 9 11 25 -19 27
23 Oldham Athletic 28 6 7 15 25 43 14 3 3 8 18 26 14 3 4 7 7 17 -18 25
24 Scunthorpe United 30 4 10 16 22 50 15 3 4 8 11 21 15 1 6 8 11 29 -28 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.