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Newport County vs Shrewsbury

Newport County
1 - 0
Shrewsbury
🕒 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 40
Regular Season Table
Newport County 20 · Shrewsbury 19
Referee Stats
Elliot Bell
8 matches · 3.88 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.88
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 75%
Draws 0%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (5-3).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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
Shrewsbury (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-4-15

Goals For / Against

20 / 42
Avg: 0.87 / 1.83

Points

16
Avg: 0.70

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

10

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
0.70
1.04
GF
0.87
1.61
GA
1.83
48%
O2.5
52%
52%
BTTS
52%
43%
Score 1st
13%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th
Shrewsbury rank19th
Newport County points43
Shrewsbury points49
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.
Shrewsbury: #19 · 49 pts · GD -27
37 pts off the top 2. 27 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-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.

Shrewsbury last 5 away

L D L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index9
Goals1-5
Record0-1-4
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%

Shrewsbury trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home61%
Newport County clean sheet at home17%
Shrewsbury score away57%
Shrewsbury clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%
Newport County win after scoring first50%
Shrewsbury score first13%
Shrewsbury win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Shrewsbury 19%
Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Shrewsbury 31.3'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37
Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20
Shrewsbury score away0.87 vs 1.20
Shrewsbury concede away1.83 vs 1.37
Newport County score 24% below league average, while Shrewsbury score 28% below league average.
Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Shrewsbury are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals1.00
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Shrewsbury goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 9
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
1
Total Shots
5
3
Shots off Goal
0
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
1
0
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
362
328
Passes Accurate
224
183
Passes %
62%
56%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
7
Away
4
29'
29' M. Benning
44' ↑↓
↑↓
44' ⇄ T. Sang
1st substitution · For: T. McDermott
45+4'
45+4' C. Evans
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
B. Kamwa
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Davies
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ G. Lloyd
2nd substitution · For: J. Marquis
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ M. Benning
3rd substitution · For: Ismeal Kabia
71'
71' W. Boyle
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ M. Smith
1st substitution · For: G. Garner
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ L. Shephard
2nd substitution · For: Joe Thomas
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ M. Smith
3rd substitution · For: G. Garner
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ L. Shephard
4th substitution · For: Joe Thomas
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ A. Scully
4th substitution · For: B. Ihionvien
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ J. Crole
5th substitution · For: C. Baker-Richardson
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ B. Lloyd
6th substitution · For: N. Opoku
90+1'
90+1' G. Garner
90+3'
90+3' T. Perry
90+4' ↑↓
↑↓
90+4' ⇄ C. Evans
7th substitution · For: C. Brennan

Newport County vs Shrewsbury 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newport County beat Shrewsbury 1-0 on Saturday, 28 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Benning received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 29'. Shrewsbury made their 1st substitution at 44', with T. Sang replacing T. McDermott. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 45+4'.

Second half: Newport County took the lead at 68' when B. Kamwa scored, with the assist credited to T. Davies, making the score 1-0. Shrewsbury made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Lloyd replacing J. Marquis. Shrewsbury made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Benning replacing Ismeal Kabia. W. Boyle received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 71'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 73', with M. Smith replacing G. Garner. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 73', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Smith replacing G. Garner. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 74', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. Shrewsbury made their 4th substitution at 76', with A. Scully replacing B. Ihionvien. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 86', with J. Crole replacing C. Baker-Richardson. Newport County made their 6th substitution at 87', with B. Lloyd replacing N. Opoku. G. Garner received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+1'. T. Perry received a yellow card for Shrewsbury at 90+3'. Newport County made their 7th substitution at 90+4', with C. Evans replacing C. Brennan.

Newport County used 7 substitutions while Shrewsbury used 4 substitutions. Newport County got 2 yellow cards, while Shrewsbury got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (5-3).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season
28 Mar 2026 Newport County vs Shrewsbury 1 - 0 15 Nov 2025 Shrewsbury vs Newport County 1 - 0