Walsall vs Newport County

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Poundland Bescot Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 39

Regular Season Table

Walsall 13 · Newport County 20

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

13 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.15
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	38%
Draws	15%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Walsall outshot their opponent (18-10).
Walsall controlled possession (57%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Walsall (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 30

Avg: 1.00 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.26

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

1.26

PPG

0.91

1.00

1.04

1.30

1.74

48%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

57%

35%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Walsall rank13th

Newport County rank20th

Walsall points65

Newport County points43

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.

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.

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

Walsall last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-9

Record1-2-2

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

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.

Walsall trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 22% · 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

Walsall score at home61%

Walsall clean sheet at home26%

Newport County score away65%

Newport County clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Walsall score first35%

Walsall win after scoring first63%

Newport County score first30%

Newport County win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Walsall 27% · Newport County 36%

Avg first goal minute: Walsall 25.9' · Newport County 25.7'

Vs league average

Walsall score at home1.00 vs 1.37

Walsall concede at home1.30 vs 1.20

Newport County score away1.04 vs 1.20

Newport County concede away1.74 vs 1.37

Walsall score 27% below league average, while Newport County score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Walsall are 8% above league average at home, and Newport County are 27% 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)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

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

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

410

325

Passes Accurate

302

222

Passes %

74%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' S. Sprangler

30'

30' A. Chang

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

H. Biggins

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Crole

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ K. Łopata

1st substitution · For: A. Flint

58'

58' M. Hancock

58'

58' C. Evans

58'

58' B. Lloyd

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Kanu

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Pattison

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Chang

2nd substitution · For: Jamie Jellis

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Loupalo-Bi

3rd substitution · For: A. Pressley

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. Lloyd

1st substitution · For: Joe Thomas

76'

76' C. Lakin

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Evans

2nd substitution · For: M. Smith

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Kamwa

3rd substitution · For: N. Opoku

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Adomah

4th substitution · For: Favour Okeke

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Shephard

4th substitution · For: A. Driscoll-Glennon

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Crole

5th substitution · For: C. Baker-Richardson

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Pattison

Normal Goal

90+8'

90+8' A. Pattison

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

Walsall beat Newport County 2-1 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

First half: S. Sprangler received a yellow card for Newport County at 2'. A. Chang received a yellow card for Walsall at 30'. Newport County took the lead at 38' when H. Biggins scored, with the assist credited to J. Crole, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Walsall made their 1st substitution at 55', with K. Łopata replacing A. Flint. M. Hancock received a yellow card for Walsall at 58'. C. Evans received a yellow card for Newport County at 58'. B. Lloyd received a yellow card for Newport County at 58'. Walsall leveled the score at 62' when D. Kanu scored, with the assist credited to A. Pattison, making the score 1-1. Walsall made their 2nd substitution at 63', with A. Chang replacing Jamie Jellis. Walsall made their 3rd substitution at 63', with A. Loupalo-Bi replacing A. Pressley. Newport County made their 1st substitution at 66', with B. Lloyd replacing Joe Thomas. C. Lakin received a yellow card for Walsall at 76'. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 76', with C. Evans replacing M. Smith. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Kamwa replacing N. Opoku. Walsall made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Adomah replacing Favour Okeke. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Shephard replacing A. Driscoll-Glennon. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Crole replacing C. Baker-Richardson. Walsall took the lead at 90+7' when A. Pattison scored, making the score 2-1. A. Pattison received a yellow card for Walsall at 90+8'.

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