Newport County vs Cambridge United

Newport County

0 - 2

Cambridge United

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ L. Sandoe 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Cambridge United 3

Referee Stats

L. Sandoe

3 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	0%
Draws	33%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Cambridge United outshot their opponent (6-14).
Cambridge United controlled possession (67%).
Cambridge United had the sharper finishing (1-4 shots on target).

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

Cambridge United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 18

Avg: 1.00 / 0.78

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

1.04

1.00

1.61

0.78

48%

O2.5

26%

52%

BTTS

39%

43%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Cambridge United rank3rd

Newport County points43

Cambridge United points82

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.

Cambridge United: #3 · 82 pts · GD +33

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.

39-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.

Cambridge United last 5 away

D D D L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals1-2

Record0-4-1

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 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%

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.526%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 4% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Cambridge United score away61%

Cambridge United clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Cambridge United score first39%

Cambridge United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Cambridge United 38%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Cambridge United 36.8'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Cambridge United score away1.00 vs 1.20

Cambridge United concede away0.78 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Cambridge United score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Cambridge United are 43% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Cambridge United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

255

517

Passes Accurate

147

416

Passes %

58%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' P. Mpanzu

18' ↑↓

↑↓

18' ⇄ T. Davies

1st substitution · For: A. Driscoll-Glennon

41'

41' B. Lloyd

50'

50' S. Sprangler

56'

56' D. Ball

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ C. Baker-Richardson

2nd substitution · For: M. Spellman

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. McLoughlin

1st substitution · For: K. Smith

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Appéré

2nd substitution · For: S. Lavery

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ P. Mpanzu

3rd substitution · For: S. Kaikai

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Crole

3rd substitution · For: N. Opoku

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Lloyd

4th substitution · For: G. Garner

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Bennett

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Gibbons

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Kaikai

Normal Goal

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Knight

4th substitution · For: B. Purrington

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Brophy

5th substitution · For: E. Nevitt

Newport County vs Cambridge United 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Newport County 2-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by L. Sandoe.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. P. Mpanzu received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 13'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 18', with T. Davies replacing A. Driscoll-Glennon. B. Lloyd received a yellow card for Newport County at 41'.

Second half: S. Sprangler received a yellow card for Newport County at 50'. D. Ball received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 56'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 58', with C. Baker-Richardson replacing M. Spellman. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. McLoughlin replacing K. Smith. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Appéré replacing S. Lavery. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 62', with P. Mpanzu replacing S. Kaikai. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Crole replacing N. Opoku. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 72', with B. Lloyd replacing G. Garner. Cambridge United took the lead at 73' when L. Bennett scored, with the assist credited to J. Gibbons, making the score 0-1. Cambridge United extended the lead at 76' when S. Kaikai scored, making the score 0-2. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 80', with B. Knight replacing B. Purrington. Cambridge United made their 5th substitution at 89', with J. Brophy replacing E. Nevitt.

Newport County used 4 substitutions while Cambridge United used 5 substitutions. Newport County got 2 yellow cards, while Cambridge United got 2 yellow cards.