Only a few games have been played in the League Two so far, with Newport County placed 3rd and Tranmere Rovers sitting in the 13th position.
Newport County and Tranmere Rovers 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
Perfect League Two season at home so far for Newport County 2 wins from 2 appearances.
Newport are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Cambridge United. Preceding that match was the home EFL Trophy game against Norwich City U21 that was lost 0-5.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Newport County handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and four defeats.
Newport are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Stevenage awaits in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Newport County at home in the league. 4 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
Tranmere Rovers are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League Two, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). One point away has become something of a habit for Tranmere who have played out draws in their last three away games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Salford City (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 2-2. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Scunthorpe United.
The match against Salford City looked like a defeat for Tranmere Rovers, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. Paul Lewis equalized in the 90th minute.
We have checked recent matches where Tranmere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, three draws and zero defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Tranmere are hosting Leyton Orient in the League Two only three days away.
The attacking power of Tranmere when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Newport won one, Tranmere Rovers won one and three draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abrahams 2 goals | S. Twine 2 goals | R. Taylor 2 goals |
Newport County missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Newport County | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 33% | 60% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 60% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | 28 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 35 | 51 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 20% | 33% |
- All of Newport County's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Newport County have scored in all their matches so far.
- Newport County have won all their matches at home so far.
- Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers have not yet lost a game away.
- Tranmere Rovers have yet to win a game away.
| Newport County | Last season | Tranmere Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 19 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Conceded | C | 34 | 60 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 58% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 79% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 53% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 32% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 21% | ||
| 42% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 15% | ||
| 33% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 41% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 449 | 272 | Total Shots | T S | 151 | 389 | ||
| 117 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 120 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Morecambe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Barrow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 |