Walsall vs Newport County

0 - 3

🕒 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Swabey 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Walsall 11 · Newport County 18

Referee Stats

Lee Swabey

10 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	30%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (15-10).
Walsall controlled possession (61%).
Newport County had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-6-5

Goals For / Against

35 / 25

Avg: 1.52 / 1.09

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newport County (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-1-15

Goals For / Against

25 / 39

Avg: 1.09 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

1.83

PPG

0.96

1.52

1.09

1.70

57%

O2.5

57%

65%

BTTS

39%

Score 1st

League-position context

Walsall rank11th

Newport County rank18th

Walsall points65

Newport County points55

Walsall: #11 · 65 pts · GD -4

23 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newport County: #18 · 55 pts · GD -14

33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Walsall last 5 home

L W L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals8-9

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 last 5 away

L L L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals4-8

Record1-0-4

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.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Walsall score at home83%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Newport County score away61%

Newport County clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first0%

Walsall win after scoring first0%

Newport County score first0%

Newport County win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.52 vs 1.63

Walsall concede at home1.09 vs 1.35

Newport County score away1.09 vs 1.35

Newport County concede away1.70 vs 1.63

Walsall score 7% below league average, while Newport County score 19% below league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 19% below league average at home, and Newport County are 4% above 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.

Walsall goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Newport County goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

405

272

Passes Accurate

291

155

Passes %

72%

57%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	13
Home Wins	4
Draws	6
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (46.2%)
BTTS	7 (53.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (50.0%)

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

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Walsall vs Newport County 2 - 1 08 Nov 2025 Newport County vs Walsall 2 - 4

2024-2025 Season

21 Apr 2025 Newport County vs Walsall 0 - 0 29 Dec 2024 Walsall vs Newport County 2 - 0

2023-2024 Season

10 Feb 2024 Walsall vs Newport County 0 - 3 20 Oct 2023 Newport County vs Walsall 3 - 3

2022-2023 Season

18 Feb 2023 Walsall vs Newport County 1 - 1 06 Aug 2022 Newport County vs Walsall 0 - 1

2021-2022 Season

01 Jan 2022 Walsall vs Newport County 3 - 3 18 Sep 2021 Newport County vs Walsall 2 - 1

2020-2021 Season

24 Feb 2021 Walsall vs Newport County 0 - 1 24 Nov 2020 Newport County vs Walsall 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

11 Feb 2020 Newport County vs Walsall 0 - 0