League Two match prediction: Little separates Salford City and Newport County in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

Salford City oppose Newport County for acclaim and triumph.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Carabao Cup game only three days ago.

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Salford City form and stats

Salford City have played three League Two home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Salford's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Swindon Town (placed 4th). Midfield player Josh Morris got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Morris hit one key pass and had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Crawley Town.

This is expected to be a close game, with Salford perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Salford City as a small favourite), we find eight games. Salford City has won two of these, drawn two and lost four.

There will be little rest for Salford after this match as they are travelling to Oldham Athletic for a EFL Trophy game in only three days.

The lack of attacking qualities in Salford means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. From these home matches, Salford have conceded only 2 goals.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have six points from their first three away games in the League Two, meaning two victories and a loss.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Carabao Cup home defeat versus Southampton with 0-8 on the scoreboard. Midfielder Kevin Ellison was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.42. Ellison . Newport lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-8 beating and focus on this one. Newport County goalkeeper Nick Townsend had a great day against Southampton, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.

Prior to that result Newport County won their away game at Tranmere Rovers in the League Two. The scoreline was 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Newport County playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were three Newport County wins, five draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Plymouth Argyle in just three days.

The visiting Newport County have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. It's not easy to score on Newport as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - three - one (Salford City wins - draws - Newport County wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
1 goals
SalfordM. Willock
M. Willock
1 goals
Newport CountyR. Willmott
R. Willmott
1 goals

Salford City missing players

Newport County missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Newport County
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 3 1 Played P 1 3 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 2 2
2 2 1 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 1 1 Scored S 1 3 3
4 2 1 Conceded C 0 2 2
75% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 33% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 33%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
25% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 67%
50% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.5 5.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.3 4.3
3 2.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.3 3.3
1.2 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 12.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.3 8.3
6 6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.7
8% 6% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 27% 27%
Salford City Last season Newport County
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   25 49
19 11   Won W   7 21
14 11   Drew D   8 13
13 1   Lost L   10 15
54 36   Scored S   33 62
34 15   Conceded C   30 47
87% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 92%
59% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 67%
33% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 37%
11% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 12%
2% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 8%
35% 48%   BTTS BTTS   64% 51%
48% 48%   Clean Sheets C S   28% 37%
30% 17%   Failed to Score F T   12% 20%
 
4.8 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.2
4.1 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4 3.7
1.8 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.1
3 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
11.4 11.3   Shots (avg) S (   11 12
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.6
28% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 35%

  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 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 7 12
2 Bradford City 4 3 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Harrogate Town 3 3 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 9
4 Swindon Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 7
5 Mansfield Town 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
6 Stevenage 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
7 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
8 Carlisle United 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
9 Newport County 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
10 Northampton Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
11 Leyton Orient 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 5
12 Exeter City 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
13 Colchester United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
14 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
15 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 4
16 Barrow 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Port Vale 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Scunthorpe United 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
19 Crawley Town 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 7 -3 3
20 Bristol Rovers 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 3
21 Sutton United 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
22 Salford City 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 2
23 Walsall 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 1
24 Oldham Athletic 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

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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 Forest Green Rovers 4 4 0 0 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 7 12
2 Bradford City 4 3 1 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
3 Harrogate Town 3 3 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 9
4 Swindon Town 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 7
5 Mansfield Town 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
6 Stevenage 4 2 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 7
7 Hartlepool United 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 6
8 Carlisle United 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 6
9 Newport County 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
10 Northampton Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
11 Leyton Orient 4 1 2 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 5
12 Exeter City 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 5
13 Colchester United 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 5
14 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 5
15 Rochdale 4 1 1 2 6 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 0 4
16 Barrow 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 4
17 Port Vale 4 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
18 Scunthorpe United 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 -2 3
19 Crawley Town 3 1 0 2 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 7 -3 3
20 Bristol Rovers 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -5 3
21 Sutton United 3 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2
22 Salford City 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 2
23 Walsall 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 1
24 Oldham Athletic 4 0 0 4 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.