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Newport County vs Bristol Rovers

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Bristol Rovers
🕒 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Handley 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Newport County 11 · Bristol Rovers 3
Referee Stats
Darren Handley
13 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 38%
Draws 31%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-15).
  • Bristol Rovers controlled possession (56%).
  • Bristol Rovers had the sharper finishing (3-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

40 / 31
Avg: 1.74 / 1.35

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-7-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 29
Avg: 1.43 / 1.26

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4

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
1.48
1.74
GF
1.43
1.35
GA
1.26
65%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Newport County rank11th
Bristol Rovers rank3rd
Newport County points69
Bristol Rovers points80
Newport County: #11 · 69 pts · GD +9
15 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Bristol Rovers: #3 · 80 pts · GD +22
4 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newport County last 5 home

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals4-10
Record0-0-5
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.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

W W D L W
Points10/15
Weighted index73
Goals9-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 22%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home78%
Newport County clean sheet at home22%
Bristol Rovers score away83%
Bristol Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first0%
Newport County win after scoring first0%
Bristol Rovers score first0%
Bristol Rovers win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 0% · Bristol Rovers 0%

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.74 vs 1.35
Newport County concede at home1.35 vs 1.11
Bristol Rovers score away1.43 vs 1.11
Bristol Rovers concede away1.26 vs 1.35
Newport County score 29% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 29% above league average.
Defensive side: Newport County are 22% above league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Newport County goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
5
Total Shots
15
15
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
4
7
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
7
8
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
14
13
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
299
392
Passes Accurate
197
283
Passes %
66%
72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Newport County vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
31 Jan 2026 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 3 - 0 06 Sep 2025 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 3
2021-2022 Season
05 Mar 2022 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 23 Oct 2021 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 3
2015-2016 Season
19 Mar 2016 Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 4 24 Oct 2015 Bristol Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 4