Northampton vs Newport County

Northampton

1 - 0

Newport County

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Sixfields Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Northampton 17 · Newport County 20

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-4).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Northampton had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Northampton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

2 / 1

Avg: 0.67 / 0.33

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-3

Goals For / Against

4 / 8

Avg: 1.33 / 2.67

Points

Avg: 0.00

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

0.00

0.67

1.33

0.33

2.67

O2.5

67%

33%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Northampton rank17th

Newport County rank20th

Northampton points6

Newport County points5

Northampton: #17 · 6 pts · GD -2

6 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Northampton last 5 home

W D D

Points5/9

Weighted index67

Goals2-1

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.

Newport County last 5 away

Points0/9

Weighted index0

Goals4-8

Record0-0-3

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.

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.533%

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

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Northampton score at home67%

Northampton clean sheet at home67%

Newport County score away67%

Newport County clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Northampton score first67%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Newport County score first67%

Newport County win after scoring first0%

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

Avg first goal minute: Northampton 62.5' · Newport County 36.0'

Vs league average

Northampton score at home0.67 vs 1.61

Northampton concede at home0.33 vs 1.04

Newport County score away1.33 vs 1.04

Newport County concede away2.67 vs 1.61

Northampton score 59% below league average, while Newport County score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Northampton are 68% below league average at home, and Newport County are 66% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Northampton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

371

341

Passes Accurate

274

228

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' M. Dibley-Dias

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ S. Chambers

1st substitution · For: Matthew Warhurst

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ C. Lemonheigh-Evans

2nd substitution · For: L. Briggs

60'

60' Matthew Warhurst

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. Evans

1st substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Jacob

2nd substitution · For: Joe Thomas

71'

71' J. Wormleighton

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. Saunders

3rd substitution · For: S. Hoskins

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Opoku

4th substitution · For: O. Dale

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Bamba

3rd substitution · For: M. Adu-Poku

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Dibley-Dias

4th substitution · For: C. Evans

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ S. Gwengwe

5th substitution · For: G. Garner

86'

86' C. Evans

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh

Normal Goal

90+3'

90+3' L. Briggs

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

Northampton beat Newport County 1-0 on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in League Two. It was played at Sixfields Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Dibley-Dias received a yellow card for Newport County at 31'.

Second half: Northampton made their 1st substitution at 55', with S. Chambers replacing Matthew Warhurst. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 55', with C. Lemonheigh-Evans replacing L. Briggs. Matthew Warhurst received a yellow card for Northampton at 60'. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 64', with K. Evans replacing T. Nyakuhwa. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 70', with M. Jacob replacing Joe Thomas. J. Wormleighton received a yellow card for Northampton at 71'. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 79', with H. Saunders replacing S. Hoskins. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 79', with N. Opoku replacing O. Dale. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Y. Bamba replacing M. Adu-Poku. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Dibley-Dias replacing C. Evans. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 83', with S. Gwengwe replacing G. Garner. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 86'. Northampton took the lead at 87' when J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh scored, making the score 1-0. L. Briggs received a yellow card for Northampton at 90+3'.

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