Newport County vs Accrington ST

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🕒 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Durkin 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Newport County 20 · Accrington ST 16
Referee Stats
9 matches · 3.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.89
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-13).
  • Newport County controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

24 / 37
Avg: 1.04 / 1.61

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Accrington ST (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

20 / 31
Avg: 0.87 / 1.35

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.96
PPG
0.91
1.04
GF
0.87
1.61
GA
1.35
48%
O2.5
39%
52%
BTTS
39%
43%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th
Accrington ST rank16th
Newport County points43
Accrington ST points53
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.
Accrington ST: #16 · 53 pts · GD -11
33 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newport County last 5 home

W W L W L
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
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.

Accrington ST last 5 away

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals3-11
Record0-1-4
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.

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Accrington ST trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%
Newport County clean sheet at home17%
Accrington ST score away52%
Accrington ST clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%
Newport County win after scoring first50%
Accrington ST score first35%
Accrington ST win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Accrington ST 0%
Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Accrington ST 30.1'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37
Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20
Accrington ST score away0.87 vs 1.20
Accrington ST concede away1.35 vs 1.37
Newport County score 24% below league average, while Accrington ST score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Accrington ST are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Newport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 8
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 2

Accrington ST goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
46-60 7
61-75 6
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
11
13
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
0
3
Shots Inside Box
8
10
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
7
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
4
5
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
425
316
Passes Accurate
297
177
Passes %
70%
56%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals8 (66.7%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)

Newport County vs Accrington ST Head-to-Head History by Season