Newport County vs Bristol Rovers

Newport County

2 - 3

Bristol Rovers

🕒 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Bristol Rovers 14

Referee Stats

Oliver Mackey

11 matches · 3.45 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.45
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	18%
Home wins	27%
Draws	18%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

24 / 37

Avg: 1.04 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-12

Goals For / Against

25 / 37

Avg: 1.09 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.09

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

0.96

PPG

1.09

1.04

1.09

1.61

48%

O2.5

52%

BTTS

57%

43%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Bristol Rovers rank14th

Newport County points43

Bristol Rovers points62

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.

Bristol Rovers: #14 · 62 pts · GD -9

24 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-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.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

D W W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index71

Goals8-6

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 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Bristol Rovers score away70%

Bristol Rovers clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Bristol Rovers score first35%

Bristol Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Bristol Rovers 31%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Bristol Rovers 45.3'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Bristol Rovers score away1.09 vs 1.20

Bristol Rovers concede away1.61 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Bristol Rovers score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 17% above 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)

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

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 6

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

257

298

Passes Accurate

160

202

Passes %

62%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34'

34' M. Southam-Hales

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Thomas

Normal Goal

56'

56' M. Baker

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Thomas

Normal Goal

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ C. Evans

1st substitution · For: K. Whitmore

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Baker

2nd substitution · For: N. Opoku

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ F. Cavegn

1st substitution · For: E. Harrison

68'

68' J. McEachran

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Reindorf

3rd substitution · For: M. Spellman

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

E. Harrison

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Chang

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Thomas

2nd substitution · For: R. Sotiriou

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Whitmore

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Opoku

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Southam-Hales

3rd substitution · For: J. Senior

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Chang

4th substitution · For: C. Mola

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. Braybrooke

4th substitution · For: C. Antwi

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ C. Brennan

5th substitution · For: G. Garner

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

N. Opoku

Normal Goal

90+5'

90+5' P. Omochere

Newport County vs Bristol Rovers 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County 3-2 on Saturday, 06 September 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Southam-Hales received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 34'.

Second half: Bristol Rovers took the lead at 52' when L. Thomas scored, making the score 0-1. M. Baker received a yellow card for Newport County at 56'. Bristol Rovers extended the lead at 59' when L. Thomas scored, making the score 0-2. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 64', with C. Evans replacing K. Whitmore. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Baker replacing N. Opoku. Bristol Rovers made their 1st substitution at 67', with F. Cavegn replacing E. Harrison. J. McEachran received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 68'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 71', with M. Reindorf replacing M. Spellman. Bristol Rovers extended the lead at 72' when E. Harrison scored, with the assist credited to A. Chang, making the score 0-3. Bristol Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 77', with L. Thomas replacing R. Sotiriou. Newport County reduced the deficit at 78' when K. Whitmore scored, with the assist credited to N. Opoku, making the score 1-3. Bristol Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Southam-Hales replacing J. Senior. Bristol Rovers made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Chang replacing C. Mola. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Braybrooke replacing C. Antwi. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 86', with C. Brennan replacing G. Garner. Newport County reduced the deficit at 89' when N. Opoku scored, making the score 2-3. P. Omochere received a yellow card for Bristol Rovers at 90+5'.

Newport County used 5 substitutions while Bristol Rovers used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 1 yellow card, while Bristol Rovers got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (83.3%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (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