Newport County vs Harrogate Town

Newport County

2 - 1

Harrogate Town

🕒 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Hair 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 43

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Harrogate Town 23

Referee Stats

Neil Hair

10 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	30%
Home wins	30%
Draws	40%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-9).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

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

Harrogate Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.04

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

1.04

1.00

1.61

1.30

48%

O2.5

30%

52%

BTTS

52%

43%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Harrogate Town rank23rd

Newport County points43

Harrogate Town points39

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.

Harrogate Town: #23 · 39 pts · GD -29

47 pts off the top 2. 37 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

4-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.

Harrogate Town last 5 away

W L W L W

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-4

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.

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%

Harrogate Town trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%

Newport County clean sheet at home17%

Harrogate Town score away74%

Harrogate Town clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Harrogate Town score first48%

Harrogate Town win after scoring first55%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Harrogate Town 42%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Harrogate Town 24.9'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Harrogate Town score away1.00 vs 1.20

Harrogate Town concede away1.30 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Harrogate Town score 17% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Harrogate Town are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 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

Harrogate Town goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

248

275

Passes Accurate

118

148

Passes %

48%

54%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Opoku

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Lloyd

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Evans

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Slater

45'

45' J. Evans

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Joe Thomas

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Crole

62'

62' C. Evans

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Joe Thomas

1st substitution · For: T. Davies

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ T. Brenan

1st substitution · For: E. Acquah

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Slater

2nd substitution · For: L. Cass

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Slater

3rd substitution · For: L. Cass

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Tobias Brenan

4th substitution · For: E. Acquah

83'

83' J. Crole

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ N. Opoku

2nd substitution · For: B. Kamwa

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Sprangler

3rd substitution · For: C. Brennan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Sprangler

4th substitution · For: C. Brennan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ N. Opoku

5th substitution · For: B. Kamwa

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ E. Taylor

5th substitution · For: G. Thomson

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

Newport County beat Harrogate Town 2-1 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Neil Hair. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: Newport County took an early lead at 8' when N. Opoku scored, with the assist credited to B. Lloyd, making the score 1-0. Harrogate Town leveled the score at 39' when J. Evans scored, with the assist credited to J. Slater, making the score 1-1. J. Evans received a yellow card for Harrogate Town at 45'.

Second half: Newport County took the lead at 57' when Joe Thomas scored, with the assist credited to J. Crole, making the score 2-1. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 62'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 68', with Joe Thomas replacing T. Davies. Harrogate Town made their 1st substitution at 70', with T. Brenan replacing E. Acquah. Harrogate Town made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Slater replacing L. Cass. Harrogate Town made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Slater replacing L. Cass. Harrogate Town made their 4th substitution at 70', with Tobias Brenan replacing E. Acquah. J. Crole received a yellow card for Newport County at 83'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 84', with N. Opoku replacing B. Kamwa. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Sprangler replacing C. Brennan. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 84', with S. Sprangler replacing C. Brennan. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 84', with N. Opoku replacing B. Kamwa. Harrogate Town made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with E. Taylor replacing G. Thomson.

Newport County used 5 substitutions while Harrogate Town used 5 substitutions. Newport County got 2 yellow cards, while Harrogate Town got 1 yellow card.