Another action-packed fixture in League Two as Newport County welcome Scunthorpe United

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 19.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (11676 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Rodney Parade clash with Scunthorpe United, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) in League Two, have performed here at Rodney Parade this season with 4 wins from 6 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.

The Newport County crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Exeter City here at Rodney Parade in a EFL Trophy match. Before that, Newport County had a League Two home game versus Carlisle United which ended with a victory 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D3-L0.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Newport County, as the League Two home game vs Crawley Town is only three days away.

Newport County has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively Newport County have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Scunthorpe United form and stats

There's been little loot from Scunthorpe United's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the League Two. Scunthorpe United, who have the fewest points (1) away in League Two, only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Scunthorpe United have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Fleetwood Town game.

The supporters enjoyed Scunthorpe United's previous game versus Northampton Town (placed 18th), a League Two 3-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Plymouth Argyle that ended 2-2.

We have checked recent matches where Scunthorpe United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were W2-D4-L6.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Exeter City in just three days.

The attacking power of Scunthorpe United when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Scunthorpe United have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 0 - 2 - 0 (Newport County wins - draws - Scunthorpe United wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

P. Amond
4 goals / 1 assists
R. McArdle
3 goals / 1 assists
M. Lund
3 goals / 1 assists

Newport County missing players

Scunthorpe United missing players

Newport County Scunthorpe United
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
6 4 1 Won W 0 0 2
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
1 0 0 Lost L 1 5 7
12 7 1 Scored S 1 5 16
6 3 0 Conceded C 4 13 21
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 77%
8% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 54%
8% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 15%
25% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 46%
67% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 38%
 
5 4.5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 2 4.5 5.1
5 6 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 5.3 5.1
1.9 1.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats This season:
  • 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 at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Newport County have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Scunthorpe United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Scunthorpe United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Scunthorpe United have yet to win a game away.
  • Scunthorpe United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Newport County
All EFL Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
17-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Newport County
21-09-19 LT Newport County 1 - 1 Exeter City
28-09-19 LT Swindon Town 0 - 2 Newport County
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 14:00 Scunthorpe United
22-10-19 LT Newport County 18:45 Crawley Town
26-10-19 LT Colchester United 14:00 Newport County
02-11-19 LT Newport County 15:00 Salford City
12-11-19 EFL Cheltenham Town 19:45 Newport County
Scunthorpe United
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
21-09-19 LT Walsall 1 - 0 Scunthorpe United
24-09-19 EFL Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Leicester U21
28-09-19 LT Scunthorpe United 1 - 1 Bradford City
05-10-19 LT Plymouth Argyle 2 - 2 Scunthorpe United
12-10-19 LT Scunthorpe United 3 - 0 Northampton Town
19-10-19 LT Newport County 14:00 Scunthorpe United
22-10-19 LT Scunthorpe United 18:45 Exeter City
26-10-19 LT Salford City 14:00 Scunthorpe United
02-11-19 LT Scunthorpe United 15:00 Stevenage
12-11-19 EFL Scunthorpe United 19:45 Sunderland

  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 13 8 2 3 23 16 6 3 1 2 10 9 7 5 1 1 13 7 7 26
2 Exeter City 13 7 5 1 18 11 7 4 2 1 9 6 6 3 3 0 9 5 7 26
3 Bradford City 13 7 3 3 19 12 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 24
4 Forest Green Rovers 13 7 3 3 14 7 6 4 1 1 6 3 7 3 2 2 8 4 7 24
5 Newport County 12 6 5 1 12 6 6 4 2 0 7 3 6 2 3 1 5 3 6 23
6 Cheltenham Town 12 6 4 2 21 11 6 4 2 0 16 8 6 2 2 2 5 3 10 22
7 Swindon Town 13 6 3 4 20 16 7 3 1 3 10 10 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 21
8 Colchester United 13 5 4 4 16 12 6 3 2 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 8 7 4 19
9 Crawley Town 13 5 4 4 21 20 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 1 19
10 Grimsby Town 13 5 3 5 20 16 6 2 2 2 9 8 7 3 1 3 11 8 4 18
11 Plymouth Argyle 13 4 5 4 18 16 6 2 3 1 10 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 2 17
12 Macclesfield Town 13 4 5 4 15 15 7 3 3 1 9 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 17
13 Port Vale 13 4 5 4 18 20 6 4 2 0 10 5 7 0 3 4 8 15 -2 17
14 Salford City 13 4 5 4 16 20 7 3 2 2 6 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 -4 17
15 Mansfield Town 13 4 4 5 19 17 7 2 2 3 12 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 2 16
16 Cambridge United 13 4 4 5 16 14 6 1 2 3 6 8 7 3 2 2 10 6 2 16
17 Leyton Orient 13 4 4 5 19 22 7 2 2 3 11 12 6 2 2 2 8 10 -3 16
18 Northampton Town 13 4 3 6 14 16 6 2 1 3 8 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -2 15
19 Walsall 13 4 3 6 9 17 6 1 2 3 3 8 7 3 1 3 6 9 -8 15
20 Carlisle United 13 4 2 7 15 23 7 2 2 3 8 12 6 2 0 4 7 11 -8 14
21 Oldham Athletic 13 2 5 6 14 23 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 1 2 4 7 16 -9 11
22 Scunthorpe United 13 2 4 7 16 21 7 2 3 2 11 8 6 0 1 5 5 13 -5 10
23 Stevenage 13 1 5 7 10 19 7 1 2 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 9 -9 8
24 Morecambe 13 1 4 8 13 26 7 0 3 4 7 12 6 1 1 4 6 14 -13 7

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