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Bristol Rovers vs Newport County

Bristol Rovers
3 - 0
Newport County
🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Memorial Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Will Finnie 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Bristol Rovers 14 · Newport County 20
Referee Stats
Will Finnie
7 matches · 3.57 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.57
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 43%
Draws 14%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Newport County controlled possession (59%).
  • Bristol Rovers had the sharper finishing (7-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bristol Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-1-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 28
Avg: 1.35 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

8
Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40
Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.91
1.35
GF
1.04
1.22
GA
1.74
52%
O2.5
65%
35%
BTTS
57%
52%
Score 1st
30%

League-position context

Bristol Rovers rank14th
Newport County rank20th
Bristol Rovers points62
Newport County points43
Bristol Rovers: #14 · 62 pts · GD -9
24 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newport County: #20 · 43 pts · GD -29
43 pts off the top 2. 33 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bristol Rovers last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals11-1
Record5-0-0
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 L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals6-8
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Bristol Rovers score at home65%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet at home35%
Newport County score away65%
Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Bristol Rovers score first52%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first83%
Newport County score first30%
Newport County win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bristol Rovers 20% · Newport County 36%
Avg first goal minute: Bristol Rovers 28.7' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Bristol Rovers score at home1.35 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers concede at home1.22 vs 1.20
Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20
Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37
Bristol Rovers score 2% below league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Bristol Rovers are 1% above league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 6
61-75 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 2

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
31-45 7
16-30 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
0
Total Shots
19
5
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
9
2
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
15
9
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
234
353
Passes Accurate
155
270
Passes %
66%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
11' ⚽
⚽
11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Y. Akhamrich
Normal Goal
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Y. Akhamrich
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kilgour
33'
33' A. Driscoll-Glennon
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ R. Delaney
1st substitution · For: B. Lloyd
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ L. Shephard
2nd substitution · For: Joe Thomas
57'
57' H. Biggins
61'
61' J. Sparkes
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ M. Spellman
3rd substitution · For: G. Garner
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ B. Lloyd
4th substitution · For: L. Jamieson
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ E. Harrison
1st substitution · For: M. Rijks
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Y. Akhamrich
2nd substitution · For: J. Senior
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ B. Kamwa
5th substitution · For: T. Davies
88' ⚽
⚽
88' ⚽ Goal · 3-0
F. Cavegn
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Forde
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ C. Mola
3rd substitution · For: K. Thompson-Sommers

Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 3-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Will Finnie. It was played at Memorial Stadium.

First half: Bristol Rovers took the lead at 11' when Y. Akhamrich scored, making the score 1-0. Bristol Rovers extended the lead at 29' when Y. Akhamrich scored, with the assist credited to A. Kilgour, making the score 2-0. A. Driscoll-Glennon received a yellow card for Newport County at 33'.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Delaney replacing B. Lloyd. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 56', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. H. Biggins received a yellow card for Newport County at 57'. J. Sparkes received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 61'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 74', with M. Spellman replacing G. Garner. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 75', with B. Lloyd replacing L. Jamieson. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 79', with E. Harrison replacing M. Rijks. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Y. Akhamrich replacing J. Senior. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 86', with B. Kamwa replacing T. Davies. Bristol Rovers extended the lead at 88' when F. Cavegn scored, with the assist credited to S. Forde, making the score 3-0. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 90', with C. Mola replacing K. Thompson-Sommers.

Bristol Rovers used 3 substitutions while Newport County used 5 substitutions. Bristol Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Bristol Rovers outshot their opponent (19-5).
  • Newport County controlled possession (59%).
  • Bristol Rovers had the sharper finishing (7-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (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