Bradford v Newport County result

Full-time · Bradford 2–0 Newport County

League Two · Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:00 BST · University of Bradford Stadium

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bradford · Newport County · Head-to-head

Bradford 2–0 Newport County — Bradford won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bradford beat Newport County 2–0 at University of Bradford Stadium in League Two on Saturday 13 August. It is Bradford’s first win over Newport County since 7 December 2019, after five meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Bradford led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Bradford: Richard Smallwood (7’, assisted by Bradley Halliday) and H. Chapman (53’, assisted by Andrew Cook). Declan Drysdale (45’) was sent off.

Discipline

W. Finnie showed four yellow cards and one red — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Bradford: S. Banks (66’); Newport County: S. Bennett (33’), J. Waite (69’) and Cameron Norman (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Richard Smallwood (Bradford) 8.6, L. Angol (Bradford) 6.7 and A. Lewis (Newport County) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Bradford next travel to Burton Albion on 20 October 2026.

Newport County next travel to Rotherham on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bradford: Burton Albion v Bradford, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bradford 2–0 Newport County · League Two
Venue: University of Bradford Stadium · Bradford, West Yorkshire
Referee: W. Finnie
Head-to-head (last 6): Bradford 1 · draws 2 · Newport County 3 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Bradford 3W 1D 1L · Newport County 2W 1D 2L

Bradford 2–0 Newport County (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 4.86

Corners

against 2.86 / 2.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.71 / 3.71

Shots on target

against 2 / 3 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2 / 1.57

Cards

against 2.43 / 2.14 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

1.29 home / 2.86 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 August 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bradford for / against	Line	Newport County for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.86 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.43 for · 8.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	12.14 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.71 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.71 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.57 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.57 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: W. Finnie — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 24 fouls over 7 matches (1.29 to the home side, 2.86 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 2.86

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Oliver n 8	76.1	2.8 6/6	1.2 5/3	—
L. Angol n 8	50	2.5 7/4	2.5 7/3	—
A. Cook n 8	46.1	2.4 6/3	1 3/1	—
J. Walker n 8	74	2.1 7/5	2.1 6/5	—
L. Sutton n 8	45	2 4/2	1.8 4/2	—

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Vernam n 8	55.5	3.2 6/4	2.4 6/2
J. Walker n 8	74	2.7 8/6	1.4 4/4
L. Angol n 8	50	2.7 6/3	1.1 4/1
V. Oliver n 8	76.1	2.1 5/4	0.7 4/1
A. Cook n 8	46.1	2 5/3	1.5 4/2

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Vernam n 8	55.5	0.8 3/1	0.4 2/0
A. Cook n 8	46.1	1 3/1	0 0/0
J. Walker n 8	74	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
L. Hendrie n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
R. East n 8	43.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Gilliead n 8	84.5	3.3 7/5
B. Halliday n 8	83.6	3.1 7/6
M. Foulds n 8	90	2.8 7/7
L. Ridehalgh n 8	84.4	2.7 7/5
R. Smallwood n 8	87.4	2.6 7/5

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Bass n 8	90	2.1 3/3

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Street n 8	57	2.8 6/3	0.8 3/1	—
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	37.6	2.7 6/2	1.2 3/1	—
O. Zanzala n 8	71.9	2.5 8/4	2.2 7/5	—
C. Norman n 8	83.4	1.8 6/5	2 6/6	—
S. Bennett n 8	75	1.7 7/4	0.3 1/1	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Bogle n 8	81.5	2.5 7/4	1.2 5/2
Finn Azaz n 8	77.9	2.5 8/5	1.2 4/3
D. Telford n 8	80.4	1.7 7/4	0.8 5/1
R. Street n 8	57	1.4 5/1	0.2 1/0
M. Dolan n 8	75.4	1.2 5/2	0.7 5/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Collins n 8	24.4	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Finn Azaz n 8	77.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Haynes n 8	60.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
O. Bogle n 8	81.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Waite n 8	80.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Cain n 8	60.1	3.2 7/4
A. Lewis n 8	47.5	3.1 5/3
S. Bennett n 8	75	2.9 8/4
J. Waite n 8	80.8	2.4 6/4
R. Haynes n 8	60.5	1.9 4/2

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Day n 8	90	2.4 6/2
N. Townsend n 8	90	2.3 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bradford		Newport County
59%	Possession	41%
12	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	4
1	Offsides	4
10	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	2
525	Passes	363
81%	Pass accuracy	70%

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
H. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Halliday	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
M. Platt	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Crichlow-Noble	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Ridehalgh	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Smallwood	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	8
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
A. Cook	77	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.2
H. Chapman	76	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
S. Banks	68	0	0	3	1	2	0	Y	6.9
L. Angol	68	0	0	3	1	0	5	0	6.9
L. Sutton sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Young sub	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. East sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
V. Oliver sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
C. Norman	90	0	0	0	6	Y	6.9
S. Bennett	90	1	0	1	1	Y	6.2
A. Lewis	90	1	1	1	7	0	7.2
M. Dolan	61	0	0	2	1	0	6.2
L. Collins	61	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Bogle	61	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
Declan Drysdale	50	0	0	0	0	R	5.7
R. Willmott	35	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Wildig	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Waite sub	82	1	0	0	3	Y	6.3
S. Bowen sub	55	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Lewis sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
Chanka Solomon Zimba sub	29	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
W. Evans sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bradford v Newport County — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BradfordWWDLW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Newport CountyWLDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bradford 1 · 2 draws · Newport County 3 · 1.67 goals/game

2022-03-26 Bradford 0–0 Newport County
2021-10-09 Newport County 0–0 Bradford
2021-03-09 Newport County 2–1 Bradford
2020-10-24 Bradford 0–3 Newport County
2020-02-22 Newport County 2–1 Bradford
2019-12-07 Bradford 1–0 Newport County

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bradford#6 pos76 pts46 pl+18 GD

Newport County#15 pos57 pts46 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Bradford scored1.33

Newport County scored1.15

Bradford conceded0.93

Newport County conceded1.22

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What is the head-to-head record between Bradford and Newport County?: In their last 6 meetings, Bradford won 1, Newport County won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bradford and Newport County?: Recent form — Bradford 3W 1D 1L; Newport County 2W 1D 2L.

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