Newport County v Bristol Rovers result

Full-time · Newport County 2–3 Bristol Rovers

League Two · Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:30 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Newport County 2–3 Bristol Rovers — Bristol Rovers won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bristol Rovers won 3–2 at Newport County in League Two on Saturday 6 September. Newport County have lost their last six matches in all competitions. Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Bristol Rovers: Luke Thomas (52’, 59’) and Ellis Harrison (72’, assisted by A. Chang); Newport County: K. Whitmore (78’, assisted by N. Opoku) and N. Opoku (89’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Newport County 0.00, Bristol Rovers 0.00, from 10 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Newport County: Matthew Baker (56’); Bristol Rovers: Macauley Southam-Hales (34’), J. McEachran (68’) and P. Omochere (90+5’).

What it changes

Newport County stay 20th after this result (seven league matches played).

Bristol Rovers move up from 15th to 12th (seven league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Luke Thomas (Bristol Rovers) 9.0, N. Opoku (Newport County) 6.8 and K. Conteh (Bristol Rovers) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Newport County next travel to Cheltenham on 24 October 2026.

Bristol Rovers next host Swindon Town on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Newport County: Cheltenham v Newport County, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bristol Rovers: Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 2–3 Bristol Rovers · League Two
Referee: Oliver Mackey
Head-to-head (last 2): Newport County 2 · draws 0 · Bristol Rovers 0 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 0W 0D 5L · Bristol Rovers 2W 1D 2L

Newport County 2–3 Bristol Rovers (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.88 / 5.88

Corners

against 6.75 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 3.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. 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	Bristol Rovers for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.88 for · 6.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.63 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.38 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.13 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. 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
K. Whitmore n 8	69.9	3.9 8/7	1 4/2	—
C. Baker-Richardson n 8	36.1	2.5 5/2	2.2 5/1	—
K. Hudlin n 8	45.6	2.2 5/2	2 5/2	—
C. Evans n 8	59.1	1.7 5/2	1.7 5/2	P. Omochere
B. Lloyd n 7	52	1.7 5/2	0.5 2/0	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Kamwa n 8	58	1.4 4/2	0.2 1/0
A. Driscoll-Glennon n 8	67.8	1.2 5/2	0.8 3/2
M. Spellman n 8	36.9	1.2 2/1	0.3 1/0
G. Garner n 8	49.3	1.1 3/2	0.5 2/0
M. Reindorf n 8	62	0.9 4/1	0.9 4/1

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Garner n 8	49.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
K. Hudlin n 8	45.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
L. Shephard n 8	79.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Baker n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Jenkins n 7	82.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Lloyd n 7	52	3 4/4
K. Whitmore n 8	69.9	2.7 8/5
H. Ogunneye n 6	76.3	2.4 6/4
Joe Thomas n 8	70.4	2.4 7/4
S. McLoughlin n 8	57	2.4 7/2

Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. 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
O. Dewsbury n 8	26.9	2.9 5/2	0.8 2/0	—
J. McEachran n 8	63.4	2 7/3	0.2 1/0	—
K. Conteh n 8	90	1.9 7/4	0.5 3/1	—
P. Omochere n 8	67.6	1.8 7/3	1.8 6/4	C. Evans
J. Senior n 8	44.8	1.8 4/3	1.3 3/2	—

Bristol Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Harrison n 8	40	2.5 4/1	0.8 2/1
P. Omochere n 8	67.6	1.7 7/2	1 6/0
R. Sotiriou n 8	58.4	1.7 6/2	0.8 4/0
I. Hutchinson n 8	45.4	1.5 5/1	0.5 2/0
K. Shaw n 8	80.8	1.1 5/3	0.3 2/0

Bristol Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Harrison n 8	40	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
M. Southam-Hales n 8	68.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Butcher n 8	68.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
P. Omochere n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Hutchinson n 8	45.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Bristol Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Hutchinson n 8	45.4	3 6/3
C. Mola n 8	75.4	2.8 7/4
J. McEachran n 8	63.4	2.8 7/4
J. Senior n 8	44.8	2.8 7/3
R. Howley n 8	43.8	2.8 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newport County		Bristol Rovers
47%	Possession	53%
10	Shots	12
5	Shots on target	4
1	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
1	Corners	3
2	Offsides	4
16	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
257	Passes	298
62%	Pass accuracy	68%

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Tzanev	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
H. Ogunneye	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
L. Jenkins	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Clarke	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.9
A. Driscoll-Glennon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
B. Kamwa	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
C. Brennan	86	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
S. Braybrooke	86	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Reindorf	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Baker	64	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.5
C. Evans	64	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
K. Whitmore sub	26	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
N. Opoku sub	26	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.9
M. Spellman sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
C. Antwi sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Garner sub	10	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.2

Bristol Rovers player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Brad Young	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Łopata	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
A. Kilgour	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Sparkes	90	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	7.6
J. McEachran	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
K. Conteh	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.9
P. Omochere	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	Y	6.7
M. Southam-Hales	82	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
A. Chang	82	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.9
L. Thomas	77	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	8.2
F. Cavegn	67	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	5.9
E. Harrison sub	23	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.3
R. Sotiriou sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Mola sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Senior sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2

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 Bristol Rovers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Bristol RoversLLDWW

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

Head-to-head last 2

Newport County 2 · 0 draws · Bristol Rovers 0 · 2.5 goals/game

2022-03-05 Newport County 1–0 Bristol Rovers
2021-10-23 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Newport County

League standing · 2025/26

Newport County#20 pos43 pts46 pl-29 GD

Bristol Rovers#14 pos62 pts46 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.04

Bristol Rovers scored1.22

Newport County conceded1.67

Bristol Rovers conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Bristol Rovers?: In their last 2 meetings, Newport County won 2, Bristol Rovers won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Bristol Rovers?: Recent form — Newport County 0W 0D 5L; Bristol Rovers 2W 1D 2L.

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