Newport County vs Grimsby

Newport County

0 - 0

Grimsby

🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:01 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Declan Bourne 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Grimsby 7

Referee Stats

Declan Bourne

9 matches · 4.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.44
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.56
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	11%
Draws	33%
Away wins	56%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Shots were tight (10-13).
Grimsby controlled possession (56%).

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

Grimsby (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 29

Avg: 1.46 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

1.04

1.46

1.61

1.21

48%

O2.5

43%

52%

BTTS

52%

43%

Score 1st

61%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Grimsby rank7th

Newport County points43

Grimsby points78

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.

Grimsby: #7 · 78 pts · GD +24

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-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.

Grimsby last 5 away

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals10-5

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%

Grimsby trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Grimsby score away83%

Grimsby clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Grimsby score first61%

Grimsby win after scoring first64%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Grimsby 33%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Grimsby 33.1'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Grimsby score away1.46 vs 1.20

Grimsby concede away1.21 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Grimsby score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Grimsby are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.40 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

Grimsby goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 4

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

293

367

Passes Accurate

169

256

Passes %

58%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45+3'

45+3' A. Cook

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Opoku

Missed Penalty

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ G. Turi

1st substitution · For: G. McEachran

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ H. Biggins

1st substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Shephard

2nd substitution · For: Joe Thomas

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Vernam

Missed Penalty

74'

74' H. Rodgers

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ G. Garner

3rd substitution · For: A. Driscoll-Glennon

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Kabia

2nd substitution · For: D. Burns

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Khouri

3rd substitution · For: J. Walker

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Vernam

4th substitution · For: T. Sellars-Fleming

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. Opoku

4th substitution · For: J. Crole

90+5'

90+5' A. Driscoll-Glennon

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

Newport County drew 0-0 with Grimsby on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Declan Bourne. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Cook received a yellow card for Grimsby at 45+3'.

Second half: Newport County took the lead at 61' when N. Opoku scored (Missed Penalty), making the score 1-0. Grimsby made their 1st substitution at 67', with G. Turi replacing G. McEachran. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 68', with H. Biggins replacing T. Nyakuhwa. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 68', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. Grimsby leveled the score at 74' when C. Vernam scored (Missed Penalty), making the score 1-1. H. Rodgers received a yellow card for Grimsby at 74'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 80', with G. Garner replacing A. Driscoll-Glennon. Grimsby made their 2nd substitution at 81', with J. Kabia replacing D. Burns. Grimsby made their 3rd substitution at 81', with E. Khouri replacing J. Walker. Grimsby made their 4th substitution at 82', with C. Vernam replacing T. Sellars-Fleming. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 89', with N. Opoku replacing J. Crole. A. Driscoll-Glennon received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+5'.

Newport County used 4 substitutions while Grimsby used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 1 yellow card, while Grimsby got 2 yellow cards.