Newport County vs Crawley Town

Newport County

0 - 2

Crawley Town

🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 41

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Crawley Town 22

Referee Stats

John Busby

1 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-13).
Newport County controlled possession (59%).
Crawley Town had the sharper finishing (2-5 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

Crawley Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-14

Goals For / Against

18 / 40

Avg: 0.78 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.65

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

0.65

1.04

0.78

1.61

1.74

48%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

35%

43%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Crawley Town rank22nd

Newport County points43

Crawley Town points40

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.

Crawley Town: #22 · 40 pts · GD -24

46 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

3-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.

Crawley Town last 5 away

D L W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Crawley Town trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Crawley Town score away48%

Crawley Town clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Crawley Town score first22%

Crawley Town win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Crawley Town 13%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Crawley Town 41.2'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Crawley Town score away0.78 vs 1.20

Crawley Town concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Crawley Town score 35% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Crawley Town are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Crawley Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

31-45 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

389

281

Passes Accurate

280

193

Passes %

72%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' B. Lloyd

28'

28' L. Richards

37'

37' C. Evans

39'

39' H. McKirdy

40'

40' T. Adeyemo

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ T. Richards

1st substitution · For: D. Pereira

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Louie George Copley

2nd substitution · For: M. Anderson

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. McKirdy

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Adeyemo

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

H. McKirdy

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Forster

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ C. Evans

1st substitution · For: N. Opoku

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Crole

2nd substitution · For: C. Baker-Richardson

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Davies

3rd substitution · For: C. Brennan

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Adeyemo

3rd substitution · For: A. Odimayo

73'

73' C. Baker-Richardson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. McKirdy

4th substitution · For: L. Watson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ L. Richards

5th substitution · For: J. Russell

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Lloyd

4th substitution · For: G. Garner

Newport County vs Crawley Town 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crawley Town beat Newport County 2-0 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by John Busby.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. B. Lloyd received a yellow card for Newport County at 12'. L. Richards received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 28'. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 37'. H. McKirdy received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 39'. T. Adeyemo received a yellow card for Crawley Town at 40'.

Second half: Crawley Town made their 1st substitution at 54', with T. Richards replacing D. Pereira. Crawley Town made their 2nd substitution at 54', with Louie George Copley replacing M. Anderson. Crawley Town took the lead at 57' when H. McKirdy scored, with the assist credited to A. Adeyemo, making the score 0-1. Crawley Town extended the lead at 59' when H. McKirdy scored, with the assist credited to H. Forster, making the score 0-2. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 66', with C. Evans replacing N. Opoku. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Crole replacing C. Baker-Richardson. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 66', with T. Davies replacing C. Brennan. Crawley Town made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Adeyemo replacing A. Odimayo. C. Baker-Richardson received a yellow card for Newport County at 73'. Crawley Town made their 4th substitution at 79', with H. McKirdy replacing L. Watson. Crawley Town made their 5th substitution at 79', with L. Richards replacing J. Russell. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 82', with B. Lloyd replacing G. Garner.

Newport County used 4 substitutions while Crawley Town used 5 substitutions. Newport County got 3 yellow cards, while Crawley Town got 3 yellow cards.