Salford City vs Newport County

Salford City

1 - 3

Newport County

🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Peninsula Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Rock 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Salford City 4 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

David Rock

13 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	46%
Draws	31%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Salford City outshot their opponent (20-6).
Salford City controlled possession (62%).
Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Team Overview

Salford City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-6

Goals For / Against

35 / 26

Avg: 1.46 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

24 / 40

Avg: 1.04 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

1.92

PPG

0.91

1.46

1.04

1.08

1.74

43%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Salford City rank4th

Newport County rank20th

Salford City points81

Newport County points43

Salford City: #4 · 81 pts · GD +10

5 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Salford City last 5 home

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-2

Record4-1-0

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.

Newport County last 5 away

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-8

Record2-0-3

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 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 4%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Salford City score at home78%

Salford City clean sheet at home43%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Salford City score first57%

Salford City win after scoring first92%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Salford City 40% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Salford City 37.8' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Salford City score at home1.46 vs 1.37

Salford City concede at home1.08 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Salford City score 6% above league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Salford City are 10% below league average at home, and Newport County are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

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

Salford City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

0-15 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

16-30 0

Newport County goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

31-45 7

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

358

232

Passes Accurate

243

116

Passes %

68%

50%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Delaney

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Davies

29'

29' C. Evans

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Shephard

1st substitution · For: Joe Thomas

52'

52' C. Baker-Richardson

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

B. Lloyd

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ C. Baker-Richardson

2nd substitution · For: N. Opoku

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

N. Opoku

Normal Goal

62'

62' H. Biggins

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Butcher

1st substitution · For: J. Grant

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Turton

2nd substitution · For: R. Longelo-Mbule

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Harris

3rd substitution · For: B. Woodburn

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Ashley

4th substitution · For: Princewill Ehibhatiomhan

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Crole

3rd substitution · For: L. Jamieson

69'

69' S. Sprangler

71'

71' K. N’Mai

76'

76' J. Grant

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ B. Lloyd

4th substitution · For: M. Spellman

87'

87' R. Graydon

90+1'

90+1' B. Woodburn

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

B. Woodburn

Normal Goal

90+7'

90+7' N. Opoku

Salford City vs Newport County 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newport County beat Salford City 3-1 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by David Rock. It was played at The Peninsula Stadium.

First half: Newport County took the lead at 13' when R. Delaney scored, with the assist credited to T. Davies, making the score 0-1. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 29'.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Shephard replacing Joe Thomas. C. Baker-Richardson received a yellow card for Newport County at 52'. Newport County extended the lead at 56' when B. Lloyd scored, making the score 0-2. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 58', with C. Baker-Richardson replacing N. Opoku. Newport County extended the lead at 59' when N. Opoku scored, making the score 0-3. H. Biggins received a yellow card for Newport County at 62'. Salford City made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Butcher replacing J. Grant. Salford City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with O. Turton replacing R. Longelo-Mbule. Salford City made their 3rd substitution at 65', with K. Harris replacing B. Woodburn. Salford City made their 4th substitution at 65', with O. Ashley replacing Princewill Ehibhatiomhan. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Crole replacing L. Jamieson. S. Sprangler received a yellow card for Newport County at 69'. K. N’Mai received a yellow card for Salford City at 71'. J. Grant received a yellow card for Salford City at 76'. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 80', with B. Lloyd replacing M. Spellman. R. Graydon received a yellow card for Salford City at 87'. B. Woodburn received a yellow card for Salford City at 90+1'. Salford City scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+4' when B. Woodburn scored, making the score 1-3. N. Opoku received a yellow card for Newport County at 90+7'.

Salford City used 4 substitutions while Newport County used 4 substitutions. Salford City got 4 yellow cards, while Newport County got 5 yellow cards.