League Two prediction and preview: Newport County modest favorites to beat Salford City

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 02.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

It's advantage Newport County so far with their 7th position in the League Two table, welcoming Salford City who are placed 12th.

Newport County and Salford 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.

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Newport County form and stats

18 points is a decent return from 8 League Two games here at Rodney Parade for Newport County, who have the most points (18) at home in League Two,. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.

The fans are hoping that Newport County will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the League Two game against Colchester United (placed 9th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Crawley Town that ended 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D3-L0.

The Newport County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Newport County have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Salford City form and stats

The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Salford City delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Scunthorpe United (placed 22nd) in their previous match; a League Two game. Prior to that result Salford City won their away game at Mansfield Town. The scoreline was 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Salford City have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were W2-D1-L1.

Salford City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Salford City have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyP. Amond
P. Amond
5 goals / 2 assists
Newport CountyT. Abrahams
T. Abrahams
3 goals / 2 assists
Salford CityE. Dieseruvwe
E. Dieseruvwe
3 goals

Newport County missing players

Salford City missing players

Newport County Salford City
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 2 8 16
7 5 2 Won W 0 2 5
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 6
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 5
16 10 4 Scored S 1 12 19
11 5 2 Conceded C 6 15 24
87% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
20% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 44%
13% 12% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 6%
40% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 50%
53% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 25%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 25%
 
4.8 4.4 4 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 3.4
5.2 5.9 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 6.8 6
2 1.4 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Salford City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Newport County have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Newport County have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newport County have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Salford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Newport County
All EFL Trophy League Two FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
05-10-19 LT Newport County 1 - 0 Carlisle United
08-10-19 EFL Newport County 0 - 2 Exeter City
19-10-19 LT Newport County 2 - 1 Scunthorpe United
22-10-19 LT Newport County 1 - 1 Crawley Town
26-10-19 LT Colchester United 3 - 1 Newport County
02-11-19 LT Newport County 16:00 Salford City
09-11-19 FAC Grimsby Town 16:00 Newport County
12-11-19 EFL Cheltenham Town 20:45 Newport County
16-11-19 LT Grimsby Town 16:00 Newport County
23-11-19 LT Newport County 16:00 Oldham Athletic
Salford City
All EFL Trophy Vanarama National League Fa Trophy League Two Vanarama National League North FA Cup
All Home Away Away vs top
05-10-19 LT Walsall 0 - 3 Salford City
12-10-19 LT Salford City 1 - 0 Cambridge United
19-10-19 LT Northampton Town 2 - 0 Salford City
22-10-19 LT Mansfield Town 1 - 2 Salford City
26-10-19 LT Salford City 1 - 1 Scunthorpe United
02-11-19 LT Newport County 16:00 Salford City
09-11-19 FAC Salford City 16:00 Burton Albion
12-11-19 EFL Tranmere Rovers 20:45 Salford City
16-11-19 LT Salford City 16:00 Swindon Town
23-11-19 LT Salford City 16:00 Macclesfield Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 15 9 3 3 26 17 8 4 2 2 13 10 7 5 1 1 13 7 9 30
2 Exeter City 16 8 5 3 23 18 8 5 2 1 13 6 8 3 3 2 10 12 5 29
3 Cheltenham Town 14 8 4 2 26 12 7 5 2 0 19 8 7 3 2 2 7 4 14 28
4 Forest Green Rovers 15 8 4 3 18 9 7 4 2 1 8 5 8 4 2 2 10 4 9 28
5 Swindon Town 16 8 3 5 26 19 8 4 1 3 11 10 8 4 2 2 15 9 7 27
6 Bradford City 15 8 3 4 22 15 8 5 1 2 13 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 27
7 Newport County 15 7 6 2 16 11 8 5 3 0 10 5 7 2 3 2 6 6 5 27
8 Northampton Town 16 7 3 6 20 16 8 4 1 3 12 7 8 3 2 3 8 9 4 24
9 Colchester United 16 6 5 5 19 14 8 4 2 2 11 7 8 2 3 3 8 7 5 23
10 Plymouth Argyle 16 6 5 5 24 20 8 4 3 1 16 8 8 2 2 4 8 12 4 23
11 Port Vale 16 5 7 4 21 22 8 4 4 0 11 6 8 1 3 4 10 16 -1 22
12 Salford City 16 5 6 5 19 24 8 3 3 2 7 9 8 2 3 3 12 15 -5 21
13 Cambridge United 16 5 5 6 20 16 8 2 3 3 10 8 8 3 2 3 10 8 4 20
14 Mansfield Town 16 5 5 6 24 22 8 2 2 4 13 13 8 3 3 2 11 9 2 20
15 Macclesfield Town 15 5 5 5 16 18 7 3 3 1 9 5 8 2 2 4 7 13 -2 20
16 Leyton Orient 16 5 5 6 24 27 8 2 3 3 12 13 8 3 2 3 12 14 -3 20
17 Crawley Town 16 5 5 6 23 27 8 4 1 3 11 12 8 1 4 3 12 15 -4 20
18 Grimsby Town 15 5 4 6 20 20 7 2 2 3 9 12 8 3 2 3 11 8 0 19
19 Oldham Athletic 16 3 6 7 16 24 8 2 3 3 9 8 8 1 3 4 7 16 -8 15
20 Carlisle United 16 4 3 9 16 28 8 2 2 4 8 14 8 2 1 5 8 14 -12 15
21 Walsall 16 4 3 9 11 23 8 1 2 5 5 12 8 3 1 4 6 11 -12 15
22 Scunthorpe United 16 3 5 8 21 25 8 3 3 2 14 9 8 0 2 6 7 16 -4 14
23 Stevenage 16 2 6 8 12 21 8 2 2 4 8 10 8 0 4 4 4 11 -9 12
24 Morecambe 16 2 4 10 14 29 8 0 3 5 7 14 8 2 1 5 7 15 -15 10

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