Northampton v Newport County result

Full-time · Northampton 1–0 Newport County

League Two · Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 BST · Sixfields Stadium

Updated 7 Nov 2026, 20:34 UK · refreshed continuously

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

The model’s pre-match pick

Northampton 1–0 Newport County — Northampton won this League Two match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.30 at William Hill

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.9% of 5118 landed (95% range 76.7–79%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Northampton beat Newport County 1–0 at Sixfields Stadium in League Two on Saturday 5 September.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Northampton: J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh (87’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh’s goal on 87 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Northampton 0.63, Newport County 0.51, from 8 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

A. Young showed five yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Northampton: Matthew Warhurst (60’), Joseph Wormleighton (71’) and Logan Briggs (90+3’); Newport County: Matthew Dibley-Dias (31’) and Cameron Evans (86’).

What it changes

Northampton move up from 18th to 13th (five league matches played). Northampton have scored three goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Northampton have conceded three goals, the second-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Newport County move down from 12th to 19th (five league matches played). Newport County have scored nine goals, the sixth-most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 5 games, ranked per game). Newport County have conceded 10 goals, the third-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Northampton are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Newport County are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ciaran Brennan (Newport County) 8.4, J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh (Northampton) 8.1 and Lee Jenkins (Newport County) 4.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Northampton or Newport County (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.9% of the time in the last 90 days (3985 of 5118).

Next up

Northampton next travel to Salford City on 14 November 2026.

Newport County next travel to Crewe on 14 November 2026.

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

Next for Northampton: Salford City v Northampton, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Newport County: Crewe v Newport County, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Northampton 1–0 Newport County · League Two
Venue: Sixfields Stadium · Northampton
Referee: A. Young
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Northampton 4 · draws 1 · Newport County 1 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Northampton 0W 3D 2L · Newport County 1W 2D 2L

Northampton 1–0 Newport County (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 7 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.75 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 4.57

Corners

against 4.5 / 6.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.13 / 5.14

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 5.43 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.75 / 2.14

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.29 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.6 yellows

Referee · A. Young

20.2 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 5 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 1 September 2026. 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. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Northampton for / against	Line	Newport County for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.13 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 17.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.14 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: A. Young — 4.6 yellow cards a game, 0.4 red cards, 20.2 fouls over 5 matches.

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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
Z. Jeacock	5	92459 min	102 /90	40.8 /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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Jeacock n 5	91.8	2 4/1

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
E. Moore	5	92459 min	40.8 /90	71.4 /90	40.8 /90	214.1 /90	51 /90	00 /90
J. Guthrie	5	92459 min	51 /90	51 /90	40.8 /90	224.3 /90	20.4 /90	00 /90
J. Maxwell	5	92459 min	91.8 /90	81.6 /90	10.2 /90	254.9 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90
J. Donacien	4	78313 min	133.7 /90	51.4 /90	10.3 /90	246.9 /90	20.6 /90	00 /90
J. Wormleighton	4	61243 min	103.7 /90	72.6 /90	10.4 /90	259.3 /90	41.5 /90	00 /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 1 September 2026. 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
T. Fornah n 8	90	1 5/2	1.1 5/2	—
E. Moore n 8	89.5	0.9 5/2	0.3 2/0	K. Cameron
J. Maxwell n 5	91.8	0.4 2/0	1 4/1	C. Norman
J. Guthrie n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0	L. Jenkins
Z. Jeacock n 5	91.8	0 0/0	0.8 4/0	—
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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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Maxwell n 5	91.8	1.8 4/4
T. Fornah n 8	90	1.5 6/3
E. Moore n 8	89.5	1.1 6/3
J. Guthrie n 8	88.9	0.8 4/1
L. Evans n 5	64.4	1.1 2/2
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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
Matthew Warhurst	4	60241 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	31.1 /90
C. Lemonheigh-Evans	3	83249 min	00 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	10.4 /90	20.7 /90
H. Saunders	3	62185 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
S. Hoskins	3	58173 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90
N. Opoku	2	57114 min	10.8 /90	00 /90	43.2 /90	21.6 /90	00 /90	43.2 /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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Guthrie n 8	88.9	0.6 5/0	0.3 2/0
J. Maxwell n 5	91.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
T. Fornah n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
E. Moore n 8	89.5	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
Z. Jeacock n 5	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Maxwell n 5	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Jeacock n 5	91.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Fornah n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Moore n 8	89.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Guthrie n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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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
J. Wright	4	90360 min	112.8 /90	92.3 /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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Wright n 8	90	3.1 6/5

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
C. Norman	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	297.3 /90	112.8 /90	10.3 /90
K. Cameron	4	90360 min	61.5 /90	20.5 /90	51.3 /90	153.8 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
L. Jenkins	4	90360 min	71.8 /90	41 /90	41 /90	276.8 /90	61.5 /90	10.3 /90
Alfie Merritt	4	43170 min	52.6 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90	126.4 /90	42.1 /90	21.1 /90
T. Davies	2	82164 min	31.6 /90	21.1 /90	00 /90	105.5 /90	00 /90	00 /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 1 September 2026. 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
C. Norman n 8	90	2 6/5	1.6 6/4	J. Maxwell
L. Jenkins n 8	84.1	1.2 6/3	1.3 6/4	J. Guthrie
K. Cameron n 4	90	0.5 2/0	0 0/0	E. Moore
J. Wright n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
H. Biggins n 8	89.4	0.5 3/1	1.9 8/5	—
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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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Norman n 8	90	1.6 7/3
K. Cameron n 4	90	1.5 3/2
L. Jenkins n 8	84.1	1.3 6/3
H. Biggins n 8	89.4	1 6/2
Shaquille Gwengwe n 4	87.5	0 0/0
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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
C. Doidge	3	64193 min	00 /90	20.9 /90	41.9 /90	10.5 /90	31.4 /90	00 /90
H. Biggins	4	90359 min	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	61.5 /90	20.5 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90
Shaquille Gwengwe	4	88350 min	41 /90	00 /90	51.3 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90	20.5 /90
C. Brennan	4	87348 min	00 /90	00 /90	41 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90	20.5 /90
Y. Bamba	4	78312 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	41.2 /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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Norman n 8	90	1 5/3	0.4 3/0
K. Cameron n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
L. Jenkins n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Wright n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Biggins n 8	89.4	1.3 7/2	0.5 3/1
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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 1 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Norman n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Cameron n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Wright n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Jenkins n 8	84.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
H. Biggins n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Northampton		Newport County
52%	Possession	48%
0.63	Expected goals (xG)	0.51
8	Shots	4
4	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	2
4	Shots inside the box	4
2	Corners	0
1	Offsides	1
15	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
371	Passes	341
74%	Pass accuracy	67%

Northampton Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Fornah	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
E. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh	90	1	2	1	0	4	0	7.9
Z. Jeacock	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Wormleighton	90	0	0	0	1	4	Y	7.5
J. Guthrie	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
H. Saunders	79	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
N. Opoku	79	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Chambers	55	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
C. Lemonheigh-Evans	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Briggs sub	35	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Matthew Warhurst sub	35	0	1	1	0	0	Y	5.6
O. Dale sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Hoskins sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Newport County Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Jenkins	90	3	1	0	3	0	7
H. Biggins	90	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
C. Brennan	90	0	0	0	7	0	7.7
K. Cameron	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Wright	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Norman	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
M. Dibley-Dias	83	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
Y. Bamba	83	1	1	0	3	0	6.3
Shaquille Gwengwe	83	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Jacob	70	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
K. Evans	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Nyakuhwa sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Joe Thomas sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Evans sub	12	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
G. Garner sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Adu-Poku sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

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

Recent form

NorthamptonLDLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Newport CountyDWLDL

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

Head-to-head last 6

Northampton 4 · 1 draw · Newport County 1 · 1.67 goals/game

2023-04-07 Newport County 3–0 Northampton
2022-10-29 Northampton 1–1 Newport County
2022-02-08 Northampton 1–0 Newport County
2021-09-14 Newport County 0–1 Northampton
2019-09-14 Northampton 2–0 Newport County
2019-03-12 Northampton 1–0 Newport County

League standing · 2026/27

Northampton#21 pos14 pts13 pl-1 GD

Newport County#14 pos18 pts14 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Northampton scored0.69

Newport County scored1.43

Northampton conceded0.77

Newport County conceded1.21

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Northampton v Newport County?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Northampton v Newport County was Home or Away (best price 1.30 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Northampton and Newport County?: In their last 6 meetings, Northampton won 4, Newport County won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Northampton and Newport County?: Recent form — Northampton 0W 3D 2L; Newport County 1W 2D 2L.

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