Newport County vs Walsall

Newport County

2 - 4

Walsall

🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Walsall 13

Referee Stats

Ben Atkinson

7 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (12-17).
Newport County controlled possession (69%).
Walsall had the sharper finishing (3-10 shots on target).

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

Walsall (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-7

Goals For / Against

33 / 26

Avg: 1.43 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.57

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

1.57

1.04

1.43

1.61

1.13

48%

O2.5

48%

52%

BTTS

57%

43%

Score 1st

57%

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Walsall rank13th

Newport County points43

Walsall points65

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.

Walsall: #13 · 65 pts · GD +0

21 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-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.

Walsall last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-7

Record2-1-2

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 2.548%

BTTS52%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.548%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.548%

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%

Walsall score away74%

Walsall clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first43%

Newport County win after scoring first50%

Walsall score first57%

Walsall win after scoring first69%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 10% · Walsall 50%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 27.4' · Walsall 41.6'

Vs league average

Newport County score at home1.04 vs 1.37

Newport County concede at home1.61 vs 1.20

Walsall score away1.43 vs 1.20

Walsall concede away1.13 vs 1.37

Newport County score 24% below league average, while Walsall score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 34% above league average at home, and Walsall are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Walsall goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

31-45 7

16-30 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

434

188

Passes Accurate

347

107

Passes %

80%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Whitmore

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Garner

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Kanu

Normal Goal

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Finnigan

Normal Goal

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ Joe Thomas

1st substitution · For: A. Odimayo

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

R. Finnigan

Normal Goal

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

G. Garner

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Baker-Richardson

48'

48' H. Ogunneye

50'

50' A. Flint

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

Rico Browne

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Weir

57'

57' S. Braybrooke

61'

61' B. Lloyd

61'

61' C. Barrett

65'

65' K. Whitmore

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ B. Lloyd

2nd substitution · For: B. Kamwa

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ K. Whitmore

3rd substitution · For: M. Reindorf

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Pressley

1st substitution · For: J. Matt

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Rico Browne

2nd substitution · For: P. Farquharson

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Finnigan

3rd substitution · For: L. Warrington

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Kanu

4th substitution · For: A. Adomah

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ E. Weir

5th substitution · For: Favour Okeke

Newport County vs Walsall 2-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Walsall beat Newport County 4-2 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ben Atkinson. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: Newport County took the lead at 16' when K. Whitmore scored, with the assist credited to G. Garner, making the score 1-0. Walsall leveled the score at 17' when D. Kanu scored, making the score 1-1. Walsall took the lead at 19' when R. Finnigan scored, making the score 1-2. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 29', with Joe Thomas replacing A. Odimayo. Walsall extended the lead at 37' when R. Finnigan scored, making the score 1-3. Newport County reduced the deficit at 44' when G. Garner scored, with the assist credited to C. Baker-Richardson, making the score 2-3.

Second half: H. Ogunneye received a yellow card for Newport County at 48'. A. Flint received a yellow card for Walsall at 50'. Walsall extended the lead at 52' when Rico Browne scored, with the assist credited to E. Weir, making the score 2-4. S. Braybrooke received a yellow card for Newport County at 57'. B. Lloyd received a yellow card for Newport County at 61'. C. Barrett received a yellow card for Walsall at 61'. K. Whitmore received a yellow card for Newport County at 65'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 69', with B. Lloyd replacing B. Kamwa. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 69', with K. Whitmore replacing M. Reindorf. Walsall made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Pressley replacing J. Matt. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Rico Browne replacing P. Farquharson. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 78', with R. Finnigan replacing L. Warrington. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 78', with D. Kanu replacing A. Adomah. Walsall made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with E. Weir replacing Favour Okeke.

Newport County used 3 substitutions while Walsall used 5 substitutions. Newport County got 4 yellow cards, while Walsall got 2 yellow cards.