Grimsby vs Newport County

Grimsby

2 - 1

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Blundell Park 🧑‍⚖️ Zac Kennard-Kettle 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Grimsby 7 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Zac Kennard-Kettle

8 matches · 5.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.75
Reds avg	0.38
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Grimsby outshot their opponent (22-12).
Grimsby controlled possession (63%).
Grimsby had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Grimsby (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-7

Goals For / Against

42 / 24

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

1.71

PPG

0.91

1.75

1.04

1.00

1.74

52%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

57%

48%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Grimsby rank7th

Newport County rank20th

Grimsby points78

Newport County points43

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 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.

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

Grimsby last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals14-5

Record4-0-1

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.

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

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

Grimsby score at home83%

Grimsby clean sheet at home39%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Grimsby score first48%

Grimsby win after scoring first82%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

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

Avg first goal minute: Grimsby 41.3' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Grimsby score at home1.75 vs 1.37

Grimsby concede at home1.00 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Grimsby score 27% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Grimsby are 17% below league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Grimsby goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

61-75 1

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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

375

227

Passes Accurate

283

135

Passes %

75%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Baker-Richardson

Own Goal

8' M. Smith

30'

30' K. Whitmore

36'

36' C. Evans

45+1'

45+1' J. Kabia

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Smith

1st substitution · For: C. Antwi

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Baker

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Reindorf

62'

62' J. Amaluzor

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Amaluzor

1st substitution · For: D. Burns

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Ogunneye

2nd substitution · For: Joe Thomas

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Shephard

3rd substitution · For: J. Clarke

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Walker

2nd substitution · For: E. Khouri

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Reindorf

4th substitution · For: B. Kamwa

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Baker-Richardson

5th substitution · For: M. Spellman

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Sweeney

3rd substitution · For: R. Staunton

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Rodgers

4th substitution · For: T. Warren

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Vernam

5th substitution · For: Cameron Gardner

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Green

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Khouri

Grimsby vs Newport County 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Grimsby beat Newport County 2-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Zac Kennard-Kettle. It was played at Blundell Park.

First half: Grimsby took an early lead at 1' when C. Baker-Richardson scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. M. Smith received a yellow card for Newport County at 8'. K. Whitmore received a yellow card for Newport County at 30'. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 36'. J. Kabia received a yellow card for Grimsby at 45+1'.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Smith replacing C. Antwi. Newport County leveled the score at 55' when M. Baker scored, with the assist credited to M. Reindorf, making the score 1-1. J. Amaluzor received a yellow card for Grimsby at 62'. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Amaluzor replacing D. Burns. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 68', with H. Ogunneye replacing Joe Thomas. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 71', with L. Shephard replacing J. Clarke. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Walker replacing E. Khouri. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Reindorf replacing B. Kamwa. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Baker-Richardson replacing M. Spellman. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 81', with J. Sweeney replacing R. Staunton. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 81', with H. Rodgers replacing T. Warren. Grimsby made their 5th substitution at 81', with C. Vernam replacing Cameron Gardner. Grimsby took the lead at 90' when K. Green scored, with the assist credited to E. Khouri, making the score 2-1.

Grimsby used 5 substitutions while Newport County used 5 substitutions. Grimsby got 2 yellow cards, while Newport County got 3 yellow cards.