Newport County v Bradford result

Full-time · Newport County 2–1 Bradford

League Two · Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:00 GMT · Cardiff City Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Newport County 2–1 Bradford — Newport County won this League Two match.

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

The numbers

Result: Newport County 2–1 Bradford · League Two
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium · Caerdydd
Referee: W. Finnie
Head-to-head (last 3): Newport County 2 · draws 0 · Bradford 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 2W 1D 2L · Bradford 4W 1D 0L

Newport County 2–1 Bradford (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.63 / 0.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.67 / 3.5

Corners

against 2.83 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.5 / 4

Shots on target

against 2.83 / 1.75 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

0.5 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

4.14 yellows

Referee · W. Finnie

1.29 home / 2.86 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 March 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 March 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newport County for / against	Line	Bradford for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	13.17 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.75 for · 11.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.67 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12.5 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	0.5 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 4 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

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. 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
J. Labadie n 8	80.3	2.9 8/6	3.6 8/7	—
S. Bennett n 8	82	1.9 8/4	1.4 6/3	—
L. Collins n 8	29.8	1.9 5/0	0.8 1/1	—
J. Scrimshaw n 8	28.5	1.6 3/1	1.2 3/0	—
R. Taylor n 8	38.4	1.5 4/1	1.2 4/0	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Lewis n 8	30.8	2.6 4/3	1.1 2/1
J. Scrimshaw n 8	28.5	2 4/1	1.2 3/0
N. Maynard n 8	73	1.8 6/4	0.9 6/0
D. Telford n 8	45.3	1.5 4/1	1 2/1
R. Taylor n 8	38.4	1.5 4/1	0.3 1/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Gambin n 8	47.5	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Lewis n 8	30.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Labadie n 8	80.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
P. Amond n 8	41	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
N. Maynard n 8	73	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Labadie n 8	80.3	2.7 7/5
A. Lewis n 8	30.8	2.6 4/2
S. Bennett n 8	82	2.2 8/4
M. Demetriou n 8	90	1.9 6/5
P. Farquharson n 8	83.4	1.8 6/4

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Townsend n 8	90	1.9 3/2

Bradford

Bradford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. 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. Burrell n 3	6	10 2/0	0 0/0	—
O. Crankshaw n 8	49.1	2.7 6/3	2.3 5/3	—
A. Cook n 8	53.5	2.3 6/4	1.7 4/3	—
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	15.3	2.2 3/0	3.7 3/2	—
D. Rowe n 8	48.4	2.1 5/2	0.5 2/0	—

Bradford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Rowe n 8	48.4	3.5 6/4	2.8 5/3
G. Evans n 8	73	1.7 6/4	0.9 4/2
A. Cook n 8	53.5	1.7 5/3	1.3 4/2
O. Crankshaw n 8	49.1	1.4 4/1	0.7 3/0
C. Cooke n 8	84	1.3 7/3	0.5 3/1

Bradford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Rowe n 8	48.4	0.9 4/0	0.2 1/0
C. Cooke n 8	84	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
A. Cook n 8	53.5	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
G. Evans n 8	73	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
L. Sutton n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Bradford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Crankshaw n 8	49.1	3.4 8/1
L. Sutton n 8	85.8	3 7/7
J. Stevens n 8	18.5	3 4/1
E. Watt n 8	90	2.4 8/6
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	15.3	2.2 3/0

Bradford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 March 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Hornby n 8	90	0.8 2/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Bradford
50%	Possession	50%
10	Shots	8
3	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	2
3	Shots inside the box	3
1	Corners	8
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
421	Passes	402
76%	Pass accuracy	74%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Farquharson	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
M. Dolan	90	2	5	3	1	0	0	8.7
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. Shephard	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Labadie	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
J. Sheehan	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Lewis	74	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.7
P. Amond	74	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
S. Bennett	58	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
N. Maynard	58	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Telford sub	32	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Taylor sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Ellison sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
J. Scrimshaw sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Bradford player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Hornby	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. O'Connor	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
P. O'Connor	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Canavan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Wood	90	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.5
L. Sutton	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
E. Watt	90	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
O. Crankshaw	82	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
A. Cook	82	1	2	2	0	2	Y	7.3
B. Clarke	67	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
D. Rowe	67	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
G. Evans sub	23	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
C. Vernam sub	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Stevens sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Clayton Andrew Donaldson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	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 Newport County v Bradford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BradfordWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Newport County 2 · 0 draws · Bradford 1 · 2.33 goals/game

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 · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#5 pos73 pts46 pl+15 GD

Bradford#15 pos59 pts46 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.24

Bradford scored1.04

Newport County conceded0.91

Bradford conceded1.15

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Bradford?: In their last 3 meetings, Newport County won 2, Bradford won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Bradford?: Recent form — Newport County 2W 1D 2L; Bradford 4W 1D 0L.

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