Cheltenham vs Newport County

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Completely-Suzuki Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 44 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 44

Regular Season Table

Cheltenham 18 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

14 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.36
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	21%
Home wins	50%
Draws	29%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Newport County outshot their opponent (8-17).
Cheltenham controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Cheltenham (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 33

Avg: 1.22 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

PPG

0.91

1.22

1.04

1.43

1.74

48%

O2.5

65%

52%

BTTS

57%

39%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Cheltenham rank18th

Newport County rank20th

Cheltenham points52

Newport County points43

Cheltenham: #18 · 52 pts · GD -26

34 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 11 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.

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

Cheltenham last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals6-9

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

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

Cheltenham score at home78%

Cheltenham clean sheet at home26%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Cheltenham score first39%

Cheltenham win after scoring first67%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cheltenham 25% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Cheltenham 51.7' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Cheltenham score at home1.22 vs 1.37

Cheltenham concede at home1.43 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Cheltenham score 11% below league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Cheltenham are 19% above league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Cheltenham goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

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

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

347

266

Passes Accurate

246

163

Passes %

71%

61%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' M. Baker

42' ↑↓

↑↓

42' ⇄ R. Cundy

1st substitution · For: Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Davison

2nd substitution · For: M. Faal

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ J. Thomas

3rd substitution · For: G. Miller

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ Harry Ashfield

4th substitution · For: J. Bickerstaff

62'

62' H. Biggins

68'

68' C. Evans

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Opoku

1st substitution · For: M. Spellman

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Broom

5th substitution · For: Cole Deeming

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Miller

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Faal

84'

84' J. Crole

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ C. Evans

2nd substitution · For: B. Kamwa

90+2'

90+2' I. Hutchinson

Cheltenham vs Newport County 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cheltenham beat Newport County 1-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Simon Mather. It was played at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Baker received a yellow card for Newport County at 16'. Cheltenham made their 1st substitution at 42', with R. Cundy replacing Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd.

Second half: Cheltenham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Davison replacing M. Faal. Cheltenham made their 3rd substitution at 57', with J. Thomas replacing G. Miller. Cheltenham made their 4th substitution at 57', with Harry Ashfield replacing J. Bickerstaff. H. Biggins received a yellow card for Newport County at 62'. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 68'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 71', with N. Opoku replacing M. Spellman. Cheltenham made their 5th substitution at 81', with R. Broom replacing Cole Deeming. Cheltenham took the lead at 82' when G. Miller scored, with the assist credited to M. Faal, making the score 1-0. J. Crole received a yellow card for Newport County at 84'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 85', with C. Evans replacing B. Kamwa. I. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Cheltenham at 90+2'.

Cheltenham used 5 substitutions while Newport County used 2 substitutions. Cheltenham got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 4 yellow cards.