Cambridge United vs Newport County

Cambridge United

2 - 0

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Gareth Rhodes 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Cambridge United 3 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Gareth Rhodes

2 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Cambridge United outshot their opponent (10-4).
Cambridge United controlled possession (55%).

Team Overview

Cambridge United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-6-2

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 1.87 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40

Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

2.22

PPG

0.91

1.87

1.04

0.65

1.74

43%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

57%

70%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank3rd

Newport County rank20th

Cambridge United points82

Newport County points43

Cambridge United: #3 · 82 pts · GD +33

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 41 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.

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

Cambridge United last 5 home

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-3

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.

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.

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 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

Cambridge United score at home91%

Cambridge United clean sheet at home43%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first70%

Cambridge United win after scoring first69%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 60% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 28.3' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home1.87 vs 1.37

Cambridge United concede at home0.65 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Cambridge United score 36% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Cambridge United are 46% below league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Cambridge United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

31-45 9

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 5

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

0-15 0

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

437

362

Passes Accurate

330

262

Passes %

76%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Watts

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kaikai

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Smith

1st substitution · For: C. Evans

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Spellman

2nd substitution · For: B. Kamwa

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ B. Lloyd

3rd substitution · For: C. Brennan

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ G. Garner

4th substitution · For: M. Reindorf

60'

60' A. Driscoll-Glennon

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Knight

1st substitution · For: K. Kouassi

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Brophy

Normal Goal

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ L. Appéré

2nd substitution · For: S. McLoughlin

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Brophy

3rd substitution · For: J. Gibbons

Cambridge United vs Newport County 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Newport County 2-0 on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Gareth Rhodes.

First half: Cambridge United took the lead at 38' when K. Watts scored, with the assist credited to S. Kaikai, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Smith replacing C. Evans. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Spellman replacing B. Kamwa. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 57', with B. Lloyd replacing C. Brennan. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 57', with G. Garner replacing M. Reindorf. A. Driscoll-Glennon received a yellow card for Newport County at 60'. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 69', with B. Knight replacing K. Kouassi. Cambridge United extended the lead at 75' when J. Brophy scored, making the score 2-0. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 84', with L. Appéré replacing S. McLoughlin. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Brophy replacing J. Gibbons.

Cambridge United used 3 substitutions while Newport County used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 1 yellow card.