Newport County v Northampton prediction

League Two · Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:00 BST

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The match

Newport County host Northampton in League Two on Saturday 25 April (kick-off 01:00 UK).

The key numbers

Northampton have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Six of Newport County’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in five of Newport County’s last 15 results in all competitions (33%). At home, Newport County have four wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 0.43. Newport County have scored 32 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Newport County have conceded 39 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Nine of Northampton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in eight of Northampton’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Northampton have four wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.63 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 1.63. Northampton have scored 54 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Northampton have conceded 40 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Newport County (14th) and Northampton (seventh) are 12 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Northampton the stronger side, 37 rating points above Newport County (Northampton 1455, Newport County 1418, after at least 191 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 September 2019, finished Northampton 2–0 Newport County.

Team news

Predicted Newport County XI (3-1-4-2): J. Wright, L. Jenkins, K. Cameron, C. Norman, C. Brennan, H. Biggins, M. Adu-Poku, M. Dibley-Dias, M. Smith, K. Etete, G. Garner — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Joshua Sheehan (3.0 per match over 28 appearances, two goals and three assists) and S. Bennett (2.6 per match over 26 appearances, one goal and one assist) have been Newport County’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Newport County (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Joshua Sheehan averages 0.8 key passes per 90 over 2456 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances. S. Bennett averages 2.0 tackles per 90 over 2208 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Northampton XI (3-4-1-2): Z. Jeacock, E. Moore, J. Guthrie, J. Donacien, J. Wormleighton, L. Evans, C. Lemonheigh-Evans, J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh, T. Fornah, O. Dale, M. Warhurst — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Nicholas Willia Adams (3.6 per match over 34 appearances, one goal and 15 assists) and C. Morton (3.0 per match over nine appearances, five goals) have been Northampton’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Northampton (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Nicholas Willia Adams averages 3.0 key passes per 90 over 2917 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. C. Morton averages 2.2 shots per 90 over 616 minutes, with a shot in six of the last nine appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:00 BST · League Two
Head-to-head (last 3): Newport County 1 · draws 0 · Northampton 2 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 2W 0D 3L · Northampton 2W 0D 3L

Newport County v Northampton (League Two): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 7

Corners

against 4.38 / 5.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3 / 5

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 4.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.5 / 2.71

Cards

against 1.38 / 1.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 10 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 10 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. 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	Northampton for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.63 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.63 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.29 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5

Newport County

Newport County Goalkeeper

Newport County — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. King	25	902250 min	592.4 /90	301.2 /90	00 /90
N. Townsend	6	90540 min	172.8 /90	61 /90	00 /90

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newport County before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. King n 8	90	2.3 5/4
N. Townsend n 7	90	2.9 7/5

Newport County Defensive

Newport County — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Haynes	26	892314 min	351.4 /90	301.2 /90	80.3 /90	not recorded in League Two	120.5 /90	40.2 /90
S. Bennett	26	852208 min	502 /90	532.2 /90	70.3 /90	not recorded in League Two	251 /90	20.1 /90
R. Inniss	22	821807 min	281.4 /90	150.7 /90	130.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	412 /90	70.3 /90
M. Demetriou	18	881575 min	171 /90	211.2 /90	150.9 /90	not recorded in League Two	90.5 /90	20.1 /90
M. O'Brien	18	831493 min	140.8 /90	211.3 /90	261.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	171 /90	30.2 /90
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Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newport County before kick-off, to 10 March 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. Matt n 8	68.3	1.8 6/3	2.1 6/4	—
J. Sheehan n 8	82	0.8 4/1	2.2 7/3	—
P. Amond n 8	66.1	0.5 1/1	0 0/0	—
R. Haynes n 8	90	0.3 2/0	1 6/2	—
S. Bennett n 8	90	0.6 3/2	1 5/2	—
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Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newport County before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Matt n 8	68.3	0.7 4/0
J. Sheehan n 8	82	1.8 5/5
P. Amond n 8	66.1	0.3 2/0
R. Haynes n 8	90	1.9 6/4
S. Bennett n 8	90	2.3 6/5
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Newport County Attacking

Newport County — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Matt	30	722171 min	60.2 /90	10 /90	522.2 /90	190.8 /90	331.4 /90	80.3 /90
P. Amond	27	681848 min	60.3 /90	20.1 /90	371.8 /90	140.7 /90	251.2 /90	20.1 /90
T. Abrahams	25	611513 min	40.2 /90	10.1 /90	352.1 /90	110.7 /90	150.9 /90	80.5 /90
J. Green	10	70703 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	151.9 /90	20.3 /90	81 /90	70.9 /90
C. Whitely	7	40283 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	61.9 /90	31 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
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Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newport County before kick-off, to 10 March 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. Matt n 8	68.3	1.5 4/3	0.3 2/0
J. Sheehan n 8	82	0.8 4/2	0.4 3/0
P. Amond n 8	66.1	1.5 6/3	0.3 2/0
R. Haynes n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0 0/0
S. Bennett n 8	90	0.5 2/2	0.5 2/2
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Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Newport County before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Matt n 8	68.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Sheehan n 8	82	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
P. Amond n 8	66.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
R. Haynes n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Bennett n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
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Northampton

Northampton Goalkeeper

Northampton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
David Cornell	29	902610 min	752.6 /90	281 /90	00 /90
S. Arnold	5	90450 min	183.6 /90	71.4 /90	00 /90

Northampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Cornell n 8	90	2.6 6/4
S. Arnold n 5	90	3.6 5/4

Northampton Defensive

Northampton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Goode	33	902970 min	310.9 /90	391.2 /90	331 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	310.9 /90	60.2 /90
J. Turnbull	30	862584 min	341.2 /90	431.5 /90	120.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	361.3 /90	90.3 /90
S. Wharton	30	862580 min	431.5 /90	371.3 /90	230.8 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	411.4 /90	60.2 /90
M. Harriman	21	671410 min	110.7 /90	140.9 /90	50.3 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	110.7 /90	30.2 /90
J. Martin	11	76836 min	80.9 /90	80.9 /90	40.4 /90	not recorded in FA Cup	121.3 /90	20.2 /90
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Northampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 10 March 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
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	0.3 2/0	1.4 6/4	—
C. Goode n 8	90	1.5 6/3	1.9 8/5	—
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	1.6 7/4	0.6 5/0	—
J. Turnbull n 8	90	1.4 5/4	0.1 1/0	—
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	1.1 6/1	1.1 7/1	—
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Northampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	1.1 4/2
C. Goode n 8	90	1.3 6/3
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0
J. Turnbull n 8	90	2 4/4
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	2.3 8/6
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Northampton Attacking

Northampton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Oliver	29	641850 min	70.3 /90	20.1 /90	552.7 /90	251.2 /90	231.1 /90	10 /90
A. Williams	27	601610 min	50.3 /90	10.1 /90	352 /90	120.7 /90	160.9 /90	30.2 /90
P. Anderson	21	681429 min	10.1 /90	30.2 /90	171.1 /90	50.3 /90	150.9 /90	20.1 /90
H. Smith	16	45721 min	60.7 /90	00 /90	253.1 /90	91.1 /90	50.6 /90	30.4 /90
M. Warburton	11	53585 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	152.3 /90	50.8 /90	91.4 /90	50.8 /90
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Northampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	1.4 6/4	0.5 3/1
C. Goode n 8	90	1.3 7/2	0.4 3/0
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	2.5 8/7	1.1 7/2
J. Turnbull n 8	90	1 7/1	0.1 1/0
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	0.8 4/2	0.4 2/1
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Northampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Northampton before kick-off, to 10 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Nicholas Willia Adams n 8	89.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Goode n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
S. Hoskins n 8	89.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Turnbull n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Wharton n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

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

Recent form

Newport CountyWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

NorthamptonLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

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

2019-09-14 Northampton 2–0 Newport County
2019-03-12 Northampton 1–0 Newport County
2018-11-27 Newport County 3–1 Northampton

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#14 pos46 pts36 pl-7 GD

Northampton#7 pos58 pts37 pl+14 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored0.89

Northampton scored1.46

Newport County conceded1.08

Northampton conceded1.08

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

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