Newport County and Walsall have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 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.
Newport County form and stats
7-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Newport County so far this season.
J. Labadie was the last player to score a league goal for Newport County and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Newport County haven't scored in 236 minutes.
Newport County's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Cambridge United (placed 15th). Previous to that game, a EFL Trophy home match hosting Leicester U21 in a game that was won 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Newport County perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Newport County as a small favourite), we find 19 games. Newport County has won eleven of these, drawn six and lost two.
There will be little rest for Newport County after this match as they are travelling to Mansfield Town for a League Two game in only four days.
Newport County are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. Newport County have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Walsall form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Walsall have produced an overall stat of 7-2-7 so far.
Two travels in a row for Walsall, whose manager D. Clarke could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Forest Green Rovers. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Crewe Alexandra.
W. McDonald came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Forest Green Rovers last time out, making the manager D. Clarke feel like a tactical genius.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Walsall in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Walsall, one draw and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Northampton Town in just four days.
Walsall find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. Walsall have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Walsall - Newport County 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - one - zero (Newport County wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Amond 7 goals |   J. Gordon 7 goals |  J. Matt 6 goals |
Newport County missing players
Walsall missing players
| Newport County | Walsall | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 27 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 32 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 44 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 91% |
| 59% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 69% | 69% |
| 24% | 19% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 53% |
| 7% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | 6% |
| 45% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 53% |
| 34% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 31% | 28% |
| 28% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 370 | 230 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 148 | 361 |
| 95 | 61 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 60 | 134 |
| 28% | 28% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 32% | 24% |
- Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (7)
- Newport County haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Walsall have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 60 |
| 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 58 |
| 3 | Exeter City | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 57 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 52 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 48 |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Salford City | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Newport County | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Walsall | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -12 | 39 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 38 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -7 | 36 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -11 | 36 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | -4 | 35 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 20 | Carlisle United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -16 | 34 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 32 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -5 | 29 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 54 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 32 | -25 | 27 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 32 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 22 |