Newport County vs Crewe

2 - 0
🕒 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Abigail Byrne 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Newport County 20 · Crewe 11
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.42
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 75%
Draws 17%
Away wins 8%
How the match was won
  • Newport County outshot their opponent (20-13).
  • Crewe controlled possession (59%).
  • Newport County had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

24 / 37
Avg: 1.04 / 1.61

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Crewe (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 30
Avg: 1.30 / 1.30

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

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
1.13
1.04
GF
1.30
1.61
GA
1.30
48%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
43%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th
Crewe rank11th
Newport County points43
Crewe points67
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.
Crewe: #11 · 67 pts · GD +6
19 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-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.

Crewe last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
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%

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%
Newport County clean sheet at home17%
Crewe score away65%
Crewe clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%
Newport County win after scoring first50%
Crewe score first26%
Crewe win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Crewe 36%
Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Crewe 41.8'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37
Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20
Crewe score away1.30 vs 1.20
Crewe concede away1.30 vs 1.37
Newport County score 24% below league average, while Crewe score 8% above league average.
Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Crewe are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
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

Crewe goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
16-30 3
31-45 3
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
20
13
Shots off Goal
7
6
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
17
4
Shots Outside Box
3
9
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
10
13
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
278
419
Passes Accurate
178
323
Passes %
64%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
C. Baker-Richardson
Normal Goal
40'
40' A. Driscoll-Glennon
49'
49' J. Mingi
53'
53' O. Lunt
1st substitution · For: M. Holíček
53'
53' D. Rankine
2nd substitution · For: Calum Agius
54'
54' J. Powell
3rd substitution · For: O. Bogle
69'
69' J. Mingi
4th substitution · For: C. Finney
73'
73' L. Moult
74'
74' M. Spellman
1st substitution · For: B. Lloyd
75'
75' C. Baker-Richardson
2nd substitution · For: N. Opoku
76'
76' Goal · 2-0
S. Braybrooke
Normal Goal
85'
85' M. Smith
3rd substitution · For: C. Brennan
85'
85' A. Driscoll-Glennon
4th substitution · For: L. Shephard
90+1'
90+1' J. Connolly
90+2'
90+2' B. Kamwa
5th substitution · For: C. Antwi

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

Newport County beat Crewe 2-0 on Monday, 29 December 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Abigail Byrne. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: Newport County took the lead at 28' when C. Baker-Richardson scored, making the score 1-0. A. Driscoll-Glennon received a yellow card for Newport County at 40'.

Second half: J. Mingi received a yellow card for Crewe at 49'. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 53', with O. Lunt replacing M. Holíček. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 53', with D. Rankine replacing Calum Agius. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 54', with J. Powell replacing O. Bogle. Crewe made their 4th substitution at 69', with J. Mingi replacing C. Finney. L. Moult received a yellow card for Crewe at 73'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 74', with M. Spellman replacing B. Lloyd. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 75', with C. Baker-Richardson replacing N. Opoku. Newport County extended the lead at 76' when S. Braybrooke scored, making the score 2-0. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 85', with M. Smith replacing C. Brennan. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 85', with A. Driscoll-Glennon replacing L. Shephard. J. Connolly received a yellow card for Crewe at 90+1'. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with B. Kamwa replacing C. Antwi.

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

How the match was won

  • Newport County outshot their opponent (20-13).
  • Crewe controlled possession (59%).
  • Newport County had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (60.0%)
BTTS11 (73.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)

Newport County vs Crewe Head-to-Head History by Season