Newport County v Colchester result

Full-time · Newport County 2–1 Colchester

League Two · Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:00 GMT

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

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

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

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Colchester: Chesterfield v Colchester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 2–1 Colchester · League Two
Referee: P. Wright
Head-to-head (last 5): Newport County 1 · draws 0 · Colchester 4 · 2.8 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 4W 0D 1L · Colchester 2W 2D 1L

Newport County 2–1 Colchester (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

1.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 4.25

Corners

against 3.29 / 7.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.25 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.43 / 2.5

Cards

against 2 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2020. 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	Colchester for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	14.14 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 14.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 16.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.43 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: P. Wright.

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. 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. Proctor n 8	12	4.7 3/2	0 0/0	—
J. Labadie n 8	73.9	4.4 7/7	2.4 6/6	—
L. Collins n 3	27	2.2 2/0	0 0/0	—
S. Janneh n 8	50	2 5/3	0.7 2/1	—
B. Cooper n 8	90	1.5 5/4	1.8 7/3	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Amond n 8	41.3	2.7 5/3	1.1 2/2
S. Twine n 8	84.1	2.3 8/6	1.2 7/1
K. Ellison n 8	35.6	2.2 4/2	0 0/0
T. Abrahams n 8	85.1	1.9 6/5	1.1 6/2
S. Janneh n 8	50	1.6 5/2	0.5 1/1

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Abrahams n 8	85.1	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
S. Twine n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
R. Taylor n 8	41.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
P. Amond n 8	41.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Dolan n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Labadie n 8	73.9	2.6 7/4
J. Sheehan n 8	90	2 6/4
S. Bennett n 8	47.8	1.9 3/2
L. Shephard n 8	88.5	1.8 8/4
S. Twine n 8	84.1	1.6 5/3

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Townsend n 8	90	2.9 4/4

Colchester

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. 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
P. Cowan-Hall n 8	24.8	3.2 7/0	1.4 2/1	—
C. Harriott n 8	77	2.6 8/6	0.6 4/0	—
C. Senior n 8	40.3	2.5 5/2	2.2 4/2	—
L. Norris n 8	40.1	2.2 6/1	2.2 4/3	—
O. Sowunmi n 8	59.9	2.1 4/3	0.6 3/0	—

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Bohui n 3	10.7	2.8 1/0	2.8 1/0
L. Norris n 8	40.1	2.5 3/2	1.4 2/2
C. Harriott n 8	77	1.8 7/4	1 5/2
L. Gambin n 8	45.4	1.5 4/1	1 2/1
P. Cowan-Hall n 8	24.8	1.4 3/0	0 0/0

Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Norris n 8	40.1	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
N. Chilvers n 8	86.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Harriott n 8	77	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
L. Gambin n 8	45.4	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
B. Stevenson n 8	89.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Stevenson n 8	89.8	3.1 7/7
J. Bohui n 3	10.7	2.8 1/0
C. Senior n 8	40.3	2.5 4/2
M. Welch-Hayes n 8	77.3	2.3 6/3
H. Pell n 8	90	2 7/6

Colchester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 24 October 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Gerken n 8	90	2.9 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
B. Cooper	90	0	0	3	2	0	3	0	7
M. Dolan	90	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	7.7
M. Demetriou	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
L. Shephard	90	0	0	1	0	3	5	0	7.5
J. Sheehan	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.2
S. Twine	90	1	0	3	2	2	1	0	7.7
R. Haynes	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
P. Amond	89	1	0	4	1	1	1	0	7.3
T. Abrahams	89	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	6.9
J. Labadie	85	0	0	2	0	0	2	Y	7.2
S. Bennett sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Willmott sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
K. Ellison sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Colchester player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Gerken	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Welch-Hayes	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Eastman	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
T. Smith	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
C. Bramall	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.5
C. Senior	90	0	2	1	1	3	0	7.5
B. Stevenson	90	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.6
N. Chilvers	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Harriott	78	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.3
H. Pell	60	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
L. Norris	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Brown sub	30	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
K. Poku sub	30	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Bohui sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	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 Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyWLWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ColchesterDDLWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Newport County 1 · 0 draws · Colchester 4 · 2.8 goals/game

2019-10-26 Colchester 3–1 Newport County
2019-03-09 Colchester 3–0 Newport County
2018-11-17 Newport County 2–0 Colchester
2018-02-03 Colchester 2–0 Newport County
2017-10-17 Newport County 1–2 Colchester

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#5 pos73 pts46 pl+15 GD

Colchester#20 pos51 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.24

Colchester scored0.96

Newport County conceded0.91

Colchester conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Colchester?: In their last 5 meetings, Newport County won 1, Colchester won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.8 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Colchester?: Recent form — Newport County 4W 0D 1L; Colchester 2W 2D 1L.

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