Newport County vs Colchester

Newport County

1 - 2

Colchester

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Steven Copeland 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Colchester 12

Referee Stats

Steven Copeland

9 matches · 2.22 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.22
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	11%
Draws	33%
Away wins	56%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Colchester had the sharper finishing (3-7 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

Colchester (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 26

Avg: 1.17 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.30

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

1.30

1.04

1.17

1.61

1.13

48%

O2.5

30%

52%

BTTS

48%

43%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Colchester rank12th

Newport County points43

Colchester points66

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.

Colchester: #12 · 66 pts · GD +13

20 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-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.

Colchester last 5 away

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-4

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.

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%

Colchester trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Colchester score away65%

Colchester clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Colchester score first48%

Colchester win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Colchester 40%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Colchester 30.4'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Colchester score away1.17 vs 1.20

Colchester concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Colchester score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Colchester are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Colchester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 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

347

396

Passes Accurate

243

279

Passes %

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ Micah Mbick

1st substitution · For: J. Payne

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ G. Garner

1st substitution · For: B. Lloyd

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Anderson

Normal Goal

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

J. Payne

Normal Goal

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Smith

2nd substitution · For: H. Biggins

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Spellman

3rd substitution · For: N. Opoku

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Davies

4th substitution · For: L. Jenkins

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Davies

5th substitution · For: L. Jenkins

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Spellman

6th substitution · For: N. Opoku

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ E. Bishop

2nd substitution · For: A. Read

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Lisbie

3rd substitution · For: Jaden Williams

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ S. Tovide

4th substitution · For: W. Goodwin

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ H. Anderson

5th substitution · For: J. Gordon

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ H. Anderson

6th substitution · For: J. Gordon

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Kyreece Lisbie

7th substitution · For: Jaden Williams

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

L. Jenkins

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Baker

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

Colchester beat Newport County 2-1 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Steven Copeland. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Colchester made their 1st substitution at 35', with Micah Mbick replacing J. Payne.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 57', with G. Garner replacing B. Lloyd. Colchester took the lead at 58' when H. Anderson scored, making the score 0-1. Colchester extended the lead at 64' when J. Payne scored, making the score 0-2. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 69', with M. Smith replacing H. Biggins. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Spellman replacing N. Opoku. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 70', with T. Davies replacing L. Jenkins. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 70', with T. Davies replacing L. Jenkins. Newport County made their 6th substitution at 70', with M. Spellman replacing N. Opoku. Colchester made their 2nd substitution at 75', with E. Bishop replacing A. Read. Colchester made their 3rd substitution at 89', with K. Lisbie replacing Jaden Williams. Colchester made their 4th substitution at 89', with S. Tovide replacing W. Goodwin. Colchester made their 5th substitution at 89', with H. Anderson replacing J. Gordon. Colchester made their 6th substitution at 89', with H. Anderson replacing J. Gordon. Colchester made their 7th substitution at 89', with Kyreece Lisbie replacing Jaden Williams. Newport County scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+7' when L. Jenkins scored, with the assist credited to M. Baker, making the score 1-2.

Newport County used 6 substitutions while Colchester used 7 substitutions.