Bristol Rovers vs Newport County

Bristol Rovers

1 - 3

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 23 Oct 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Bristol Rovers 3 · Newport County 11

Referee Stats

Scott Oldham

14 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	71%
Draws	7%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
Bristol Rovers controlled possession (58%).
Newport County had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

38 / 20

Avg: 1.65 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 27

Avg: 1.17 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.57

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.57

1.65

1.17

0.87

1.17

48%

O2.5

48%

39%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank3rd

Newport County rank11th

Bristol Rovers points80

Newport County points69

Bristol Rovers: #3 · 80 pts · GD +22

4 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newport County: #11 · 69 pts · GD +9

15 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol Rovers last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals11-1

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newport County last 5 away

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals5-3

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home87%

Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home57%

Newport County score away74%

Newport County clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first0%

Bristol Rovers win after scoring first0%

Newport County score first0%

Newport County win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 0% · Newport County 0%

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.65 vs 1.35

Bristol Rovers concede at home0.87 vs 1.11

Newport County score away1.17 vs 1.11

Newport County concede away1.17 vs 1.35

Bristol Rovers score 22% above league average, while Newport County score 6% above league average.

Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 22% below league average at home, and Newport County are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Bristol Rovers goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Newport County goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

411

298

Passes Accurate

279

190

Passes %

68%

64%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (85.7%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

22 Aug 2026 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 5 - 3

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 3 - 0 06 Sep 2025 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 3

2021-2022 Season

05 Mar 2022 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 23 Oct 2021 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 3

2015-2016 Season

19 Mar 2016 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 4 24 Oct 2015 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 4