Salford City vs Newport County

2 - 1

🕒 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matthew Russell 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Salford City 15 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Matthew Russell

2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 2

Avg: 1.00 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.00

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

2.00

PPG

0.00

1.00

1.33

0.67

2.67

33%

O2.5

67%

33%

BTTS

67%

33%

Score 1st

67%

League-position context

Salford City rank15th

Newport County rank20th

Salford City points7

Newport County points5

Salford City: #15 · 7 pts · GD -2

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 2 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.

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

Salford City last 5 home

W W L

Points6/9

Weighted index83

Goals3-2

Record2-0-1

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.

Salford City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · 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

Salford City score at home67%

Salford City clean sheet at home33%

Newport County score away67%

Newport County clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first33%

Salford City win after scoring first100%

Newport County score first67%

Newport County win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 50% · Newport County 0%

Avg first goal minute: Salford City 52.0' · Newport County 36.0'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.00 vs 1.61

Salford City concede at home0.67 vs 1.04

Newport County score away1.33 vs 1.04

Newport County concede away2.67 vs 1.61

Salford City score 38% below league average, while Newport County score 28% above league average.

Defensive side: Salford City are 36% below league average at home, and Newport County are 66% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Salford City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

61-75 1

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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' Joe Thomas

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Odoh

1st substitution · For: K. N’Mai

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Y. Bamba

1st substitution · For: M. Dibley-Dias

68'

68' R. Graydon

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Biggins

Normal Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Evans

2nd substitution · For: K. Evans

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Graydon

2nd substitution · For: J. Grant

79'

79' Alfie Merritt

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. Allen

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Cesay

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Alfie Merritt

3rd substitution · For: D. Sassi

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Sarpong-Wiredu

3rd substitution · For: E. Bonds

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Powell

4th substitution · For: D. Udoh

86'

86' C. Norman

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. N’Mai

Normal Goal

Salford City vs Newport County 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Salford City beat Newport County 2-1 on Tuesday, 01 September 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Matthew Russell. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Joe Thomas received a yellow card for Newport County at 14'.

Second half: Salford City made their 1st substitution at 63', with A. Odoh replacing K. N’Mai. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 66', with Y. Bamba replacing M. Dibley-Dias. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Salford City at 68'. Newport County took the lead at 71' when H. Biggins scored, making the score 0-1. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 72', with C. Evans replacing K. Evans. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Graydon replacing J. Grant. Alfie Merritt received a yellow card for Newport County at 79'. Salford City leveled the score at 83' when T. Allen scored, with the assist credited to K. Cesay, making the score 1-1. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Alfie Merritt replacing D. Sassi. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with B. Sarpong-Wiredu replacing E. Bonds. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Powell replacing D. Udoh. C. Norman received a yellow card for Newport County at 86'. Salford City took the lead at 90' when K. N’Mai scored, making the score 2-1.

Salford City used 4 substitutions while Newport County used 3 substitutions. Salford City got 1 yellow card, while Newport County got 3 yellow cards.