Fleetwood Town vs Newport County

Fleetwood Town

0 - 0

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Highbury Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Jackson 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Fleetwood Town 15 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Scott Jackson

11 matches · 4.27 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.27
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	36%
Home wins	36%
Draws	9%
Away wins	55%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Fleetwood Town outshot their opponent (25-5).
Fleetwood Town controlled possession (71%).

Team Overview

Fleetwood Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-9-6

Goals For / Against

34 / 34

Avg: 1.48 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 1.43

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

1.43

PPG

0.91

1.48

1.04

1.48

1.74

57%

O2.5

65%

83%

BTTS

57%

39%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Fleetwood Town rank15th

Newport County rank20th

Fleetwood Town points61

Newport County points43

Fleetwood Town: #15 · 61 pts · GD -1

25 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 20 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.

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

Fleetwood Town last 5 home

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals5-7

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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.

Fleetwood Town trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS83%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

Fleetwood Town score at home87%

Fleetwood Town clean sheet at home13%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Fleetwood Town score first39%

Fleetwood Town win after scoring first33%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Fleetwood Town 64% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Fleetwood Town 32.3' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Fleetwood Town score at home1.48 vs 1.37

Fleetwood Town concede at home1.48 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Fleetwood Town score 8% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Fleetwood Town are 23% above league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Fleetwood Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 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

71%

29%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

479

207

Passes Accurate

361

Passes %

75%

45%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24'

24' F. Potter

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Spellman

1st substitution · For: T. Davies

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ H. Neal

1st substitution · For: M. Virtue-Thick

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Lloyd

2nd substitution · For: G. Garner

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Osong

2nd substitution · For: W. Davies

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Clark

3rd substitution · For: Joshua Alan Powell

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Driscoll-Glennon

3rd substitution · For: M. Smith

86'

86' J. Crole

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Opoku

4th substitution · For: J. Crole

Fleetwood Town vs Newport County 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fleetwood Town drew 0-0 with Newport County on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Scott Jackson. It was played at Highbury Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. F. Potter received a yellow card for Fleetwood Town at 24'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Spellman replacing T. Davies. Fleetwood Town made their 1st substitution at 63', with H. Neal replacing M. Virtue-Thick. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Lloyd replacing G. Garner. Fleetwood Town made their 2nd substitution at 73', with D. Osong replacing W. Davies. Fleetwood Town made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Clark replacing Joshua Alan Powell. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Driscoll-Glennon replacing M. Smith. J. Crole received a yellow card for Newport County at 86'. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 86', with N. Opoku replacing J. Crole.

Fleetwood Town used 3 substitutions while Newport County used 4 substitutions. Fleetwood Town got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Fleetwood Town outshot their opponent (25-5).
Fleetwood Town controlled possession (71%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Fleetwood Town vs Newport County Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

28 Feb 2026 Fleetwood Town vs Newport County 0 - 0 13 Dec 2025 Newport County vs Fleetwood Town 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

26 Apr 2025 Fleetwood Town vs Newport County 2 - 0 26 Oct 2024 Newport County vs Fleetwood Town 0 - 0