Home advantage could prove decisive in Newport County - Tranmere Rovers battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

Newport County battle Tranmere Rovers for recognition and victory.

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 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

The Newport County crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Salford City here at Rodney Parade. Bennett (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.72/10. Bennett scored one goal.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Bradford City.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Newport County have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 6.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Portsmouth in only three days. This game is also played here at Rodney Parade.

At Rodney Parade, Newport County has the goal stats of 2-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Tranmere Rovers form and stats

The League Two season is young and Tranmere Rovers have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

The Tranmere goalkeeper Ross Doohan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 210 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Tranmere Rovers are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Hartlepool United (placed 21st). Defender Turnbull was the best team player with a rating of 7.32. Turnbull won 8 of 11 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Gillingham.

We have checked recent matches where Tranmere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newcastle United in just four days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Tranmere Rovers has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Last nine meetings with these squads: Newport County won four, Tranmere Rovers triumphed in two and we saw three draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyO. Bogle
O. Bogle
2 goals
NewportS. Bennett
S. Bennett
1 goals
Tranmere RoversJ. Cogley
J. Cogley
1 goals

Newport County missing players

Tranmere Rovers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newport County Tranmere Rovers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
3 2 0 Scored S 0 0 4
7 4 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 50%
 
5.2 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.5 5
3.8 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 9.5 7.5
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 10.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 9.5 9.5
1.5 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 3.5
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 29%
 
9 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 11 11.5
3.5 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4 3.8
Newport County Last season Tranmere Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
19 9   Won W   5 21
12 6   Drew D   9 12
15 8   Lost L   9 13
67 40   Scored S   17 53
58 31   Conceded C   24 40
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 93%
74% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   43% 59%
57% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   17% 24%
26% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 17%
13% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 7%
54% 61%   BTTS BTTS   35% 30%
26% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 46%
24% 22%   Failed to Score F T   43% 30%
 
4.8 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.7
4.3 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5.8
1.6 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.9
3 3   Red cards R C   2 6
 
13.5 15.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.7
5.1 5.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 3.6
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 32%
 
11.8 11   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12.2
3.6 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salford City 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
2 Leyton Orient 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Northampton Town 4 3 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 10
4 Stevenage 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
5 Barrow 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Crewe Alexandra 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 9
7 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
8 Walsall 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 7
9 Harrogate Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 5
13 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
14 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 4
15 Colchester United 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
16 Sutton United 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
18 Stockport County 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
19 Swindon Town 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 3
20 Gillingham 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
21 Hartlepool United 4 0 2 2 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
22 Crawley Town 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 1
23 Newport County 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
24 Rochdale 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0
Last season 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 46 23 15 8 75 44 23 14 4 5 34 18 23 9 11 3 41 26 31 84
2 Exeter City 46 23 15 8 65 41 23 14 6 3 37 19 23 9 9 5 28 22 24 84
3 Bristol Rovers 46 23 11 12 71 49 23 14 4 5 38 20 23 9 7 7 33 29 22 80
4 Northampton Town 46 23 11 12 60 38 23 13 5 5 32 15 23 10 6 7 28 23 22 80
5 Port Vale 46 22 12 12 67 46 23 11 6 6 35 22 23 11 6 6 32 24 21 78
6 Swindon Town 46 22 11 13 77 54 23 9 7 7 35 25 23 13 4 6 42 29 23 77
7 Mansfield Town 46 22 11 13 67 52 23 15 4 4 40 24 23 7 7 9 27 28 15 77
8 Sutton United 46 22 10 14 69 53 23 14 5 4 38 20 23 8 5 10 31 33 16 76
9 Tranmere Rovers 46 21 12 13 53 40 23 16 3 4 36 16 23 5 9 9 17 24 13 75
10 Salford City 46 19 13 14 60 46 23 10 9 4 33 21 23 9 4 10 27 25 14 70
11 Newport County 46 19 12 15 67 58 23 9 6 8 40 31 23 10 6 7 27 27 9 69
12 Crawley Town 46 17 10 19 56 66 23 9 6 8 28 29 23 8 4 11 28 37 -10 61
13 Leyton Orient 46 14 16 16 62 47 23 9 5 9 36 22 23 5 11 7 26 25 15 58
14 Bradford City 46 14 16 16 53 55 23 6 10 7 29 29 23 8 6 9 24 26 -2 58
15 Colchester United 46 14 13 19 48 60 23 6 9 8 25 28 23 8 4 11 23 32 -12 55
16 Walsall 46 14 12 20 47 60 23 10 5 8 30 29 23 4 7 12 17 31 -13 54
17 Hartlepool United 46 14 12 20 44 64 23 9 7 7 24 26 23 5 5 13 20 38 -20 54
18 Rochdale 46 12 17 17 51 59 23 7 11 5 28 23 23 5 6 12 23 36 -8 53
19 Harrogate Town 46 14 11 21 64 75 23 6 7 10 32 36 23 8 4 11 32 39 -11 53
20 Carlisle United 46 14 11 21 39 62 23 8 7 8 19 23 23 6 4 13 20 39 -23 53
21 Stevenage 46 11 14 21 45 68 23 9 6 8 29 30 23 2 8 13 16 38 -23 47
22 Barrow 46 10 14 22 44 57 23 5 9 9 25 28 23 5 5 13 19 29 -13 44
23 Oldham Athletic 46 9 11 26 46 75 23 5 4 14 29 42 23 4 7 12 17 33 -29 38
24 Scunthorpe United 46 4 14 28 29 90 23 3 7 13 15 36 23 1 7 15 14 54 -61 26

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 Salford City 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
2 Leyton Orient 4 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 10
3 Northampton Town 4 3 1 0 9 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 10
4 Stevenage 4 3 1 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
5 Barrow 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
6 Crewe Alexandra 4 3 0 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 9
7 Doncaster Rovers 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 8
8 Walsall 4 2 1 1 7 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 7
9 Harrogate Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 2 0 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 6
11 Carlisle United 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
12 AFC Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 5
13 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
14 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 4
15 Colchester United 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
16 Sutton United 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
18 Stockport County 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
19 Swindon Town 4 0 3 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 3
20 Gillingham 4 1 0 3 1 7 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
21 Hartlepool United 4 0 2 2 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 2
22 Crawley Town 4 0 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 1
23 Newport County 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 1
24 Rochdale 4 0 0 4 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -4 0

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