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Newport County
League Two | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Rodney Parade
Forest Green Rovers

Newport
4 - 2
Forest Green

Evans (60', 63'), Payne (69'), Delaney (84')
Bogle (18'), Evans (18'), Payne (50')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Delaney (2' og.), Stevens (33')
McAllister (16'), Morton (38'), Jones (41'), McCann (45'), Moore-Taylor (75')
Jones (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League Two clash between Newport County and Forest Green Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Newport County

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Wrexham 2-0 Newport
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League Two

Forest Green Rovers

All competitions
League Two
Last Game: Forest Green 0-0 Gillingham
Friday, December 22 at 7pm in League Two

We said: Newport County 1-0 Forest Green Rovers

 Neither side have a ton of creativity or imagination, but Forest Green have a lot less quality in the attacking third, and we believe Newport will eventually wear them down and win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Newport County win with a probability of 47.62%. A win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 27.09% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Forest Green Rovers win was 0-1 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newport County would win this match.

Result
Newport CountyDrawForest Green Rovers
47.62% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03) 25.29% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 27.09% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 52.77% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.64% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)50.36% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.7% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)72.3% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
Newport County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.84% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)21.16% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.97% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)54.03% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Forest Green Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.93% (0.0040000000000049 0)33.07% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.34% (0.0039999999999978 0)69.66% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Newport County 47.62%
    Forest Green Rovers 27.09%
    Draw 25.28%
Newport CountyDrawForest Green Rovers
1-0 @ 10.86%
2-1 @ 9.34% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-0 @ 8.44% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 4.83% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-0 @ 4.37% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-2 @ 2.68% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-1 @ 1.88% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.7% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 47.62%
1-1 @ 12.02%
0-0 @ 7% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.17% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.28%
0-1 @ 7.74% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.65% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 4.29% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-3 @ 2.46% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 1.91%
0-3 @ 1.58% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 27.09%

How you voted: Newport vs Forest Green

Newport County
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Forest Green Rovers
0.0%
5
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Forest Green
0-3
Newport

Taylor (67'), Robertson (74'), Deeney (90+1'), Robertson (90+1')
Robertson (90+1')
Evans (1', 25'), Lewis (88' pen.)
Sep 20, 2022 7.45pm
Group Stage
Newport
1-2
Forest Green
Evans (90+2')
Stevenson (69'), Fiabema (79')
Mar 1, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 23
Newport
1-1
Forest Green
Azaz (3')
Lewis (32'), Bennett (38'), Cooper (46'), Clarke (69'), Street (84')
Clarke (84')
Aitchison (55')
Matt (38')
> Preview
Feb 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 30
Forest Green
2-0
Newport
Stevens (33', 61')

Pask (39'), Cain (64'), Street (68')
May 23, 2021 6.30pm
Forest Green
4-3
Newport
Adams (7'), Collins (8'), Cadden (53'), Matt (87')
Collins (41')
Ellison (70'), Labadie (76'), Maynard (119')
> Match Report
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall24174348212755
2Crewe AlexandraCrewe251110433221143
3Salford City24126629191042
4Port Vale2511862925441
5AFC Wimbledon23124735191640
6Notts County24117638261240
7Doncaster RoversDoncaster2511773530540
8Bradford CityBradford2410863327638
9Grimsby Town25121123640-437
10Chesterfield249783829934
11MK Dons2310493631534
12Bromley2481063530534
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham2587103438-431
14Gillingham2393112224-230
15BarrowBarrow2477102326-328
16Harrogate TownHarrogate2684142337-1428
17Fleetwood TownFleetwood226972828027
18Colchester UnitedColchester2451272828027
19Newport CountyNewport2375113040-1026
20Accrington StanleyAccrington2367103240-825
21Swindon TownSwindon26510113141-1025
22Tranmere RoversTranmere2467111837-1925
23Morecambe2455142239-1720
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2446141938-1918
> League Two Full Table


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