Newport County vs Rochdale

Newport County

3 - 0

Rochdale

🕒 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Harrison Blair 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Rochdale 24

Referee Stats

Harrison Blair

1 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	1.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

6 / 3

Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rochdale (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

0 / 4

Avg: 0.00 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 0.33

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

1.67

PPG

0.33

2.00

0.00

1.00

1.33

67%

O2.5

33%

67%

BTTS

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Rochdale rank24th

Newport County points5

Rochdale points4

Newport County: #20 · 5 pts · GD -1

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rochdale: #24 · 4 pts · GD -5

8 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newport County last 5 home

D D W

Points5/9

Weighted index44

Goals6-3

Record1-2-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rochdale last 5 away

D L L

Points1/9

Weighted index17

Goals0-4

Record0-1-2

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 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Rochdale trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home100%

Newport County clean sheet at home33%

Rochdale score away0%

Rochdale clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first100%

Newport County win after scoring first33%

Rochdale score first0%

Rochdale win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 0% · Rochdale 0%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 22.3' · Rochdale —

Vs league average

Newport County score at home2.00 vs 1.61

Newport County concede at home1.00 vs 1.04

Rochdale score away0.00 vs 1.04

Rochdale concede away1.33 vs 1.61

Newport County score 24% above league average, while Rochdale score 100% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 4% below league average at home, and Rochdale are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Newport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Rochdale goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Cameron

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Bamba

34'

34' O. Adebayo-Rowling

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Gwengwe

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Biggins

42'

42' B. Bilongo

53'

53' L. Hannant

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Hannant

1st substitution · For: Z. Silcott-Duberry

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ C. Doidge

1st substitution · For: Alfie Merritt

66'

66' B. Bilongo

66'

66' B. Bilongo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ R. East

2nd substitution · For: B. Adeeko

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ H. Gilmour

3rd substitution · For: E. Francis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Dieseruvwe

4th substitution · For: Kaiden Wilson

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ S. Gwengwe

2nd substitution · For: G. Garner

86'

86' L. Jenkins

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Evans

3rd substitution · For: M. Smith

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Y. Bamba

Normal Goal

90+5'

90+5' Alfie Merritt

Newport County vs Rochdale 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newport County beat Rochdale 3-0 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Harrison Blair. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: Newport County took the lead at 18' when K. Cameron scored, with the assist credited to Y. Bamba, making the score 1-0. O. Adebayo-Rowling received a yellow card for Rochdale at 34'. Newport County extended the lead at 38' when S. Gwengwe scored, with the assist credited to H. Biggins, making the score 2-0. B. Bilongo received a yellow card for Rochdale at 42'.

Second half: L. Hannant received a yellow card for Rochdale at 53'. Rochdale made their 1st substitution at 62', with L. Hannant replacing Z. Silcott-Duberry. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 65', with C. Doidge replacing Alfie Merritt. B. Bilongo received a red card for Rochdale at 66'. B. Bilongo received a yellow card for Rochdale at 66'. Rochdale made their 2nd substitution at 70', with R. East replacing B. Adeeko. Rochdale made their 3rd substitution at 70', with H. Gilmour replacing E. Francis. Rochdale made their 4th substitution at 70', with E. Dieseruvwe replacing Kaiden Wilson. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 80', with S. Gwengwe replacing G. Garner. L. Jenkins received a yellow card for Newport County at 86'. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 88', with C. Evans replacing M. Smith. Newport County added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+1' when Y. Bamba scored, making the score 3-0. Alfie Merritt received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+5'.

Newport County used 3 substitutions while Rochdale used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 2 yellow cards, while Rochdale got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	1 (20.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

15 Aug 2026 Newport County vs Rochdale 3 - 0

2022-2023 Season

07 Jan 2023 Rochdale vs Newport County 1 - 1 08 Oct 2022 Newport County vs Rochdale 0 - 1

2021-2022 Season

07 May 2022 Newport County vs Rochdale 0 - 2 18 Dec 2021 Rochdale vs Newport County 3 - 0