Newport County vs Tranmere Head to Head, Prediction
Rodney Parade
Sat 29 Aug 2026 · 15:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
2.62
Draw
3.12
Away Win
2.85
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 2
Match Events ?
Newport County
Tranmere
S. Gwengwe (H. Biggins) ⚽
11'
15'
🟨 J. Slater
C. Doidge 🟨
43'
71'
⚽ Z. Okoro (J. Senior)
73'
🟨 T. Ince
75'
⚽ D. Jones
M. Dibley-Dias 🟨
84'
S. Gwengwe ⚽
90'
Match Statistics ?
41%
Ball Possession
59%
11
Total Shots
15
4
Shots on Goal
5
4
Corner Kicks
6
14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Offsides
2
2
Goalkeeper Saves
2
Starting Lineups
Newport County (4-2-3-1)
Jordan Wright
Cameron Norman
Lee Jenkins
Kyle Cameron
Alfie Merritt
Cameron Evans
Ciaran Brennan
Yahya Bamba
Harrison Biggins
Shaquille Gwengwe
Christian Doidge
Tranmere (4-2-3-1)
Luke McGee
Joel Senior
Bobby Faulkner
Nathan James Smith
Jacob Slater
Will Vaulks
Tom Conlon
Zane Okoro
Tom Ince
Charlie Whitaker
Joe Ironside
Player Ratings ?
Newport County
Shaquille GwengweM7.6
Harrison BigginsM7.3
Cameron NormanD6.9
Tranmere
Bobby FaulknerD7.5
Zane OkoroM7.3
Will VaulksM7.2
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Newport County edge recent form and attack, Tranmere edge head-to-head, defence is closely matched, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
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How They Compare
Recent Form
Newport County stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Newport County stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Closely matched
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Tranmere slightly stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Not enough odds history yet to show market movement for this fixture.
Team Comparison
Newport CountyTranmere
Season Profile
This season
11th
League Position
4th
2
Games Played
2
1.50
Points/Game
2.00
3.00
Goals/Game
1.50
2.50
Conceded/Game
0.50
10.4
Shots/Game
11.2
3.7
Shots on Target
4.3
Home vs Away Context
Newport County at home (4 matches) vs Tranmere away (5 matches)
2.00
Points/Game
0.60
2.00
Goals/Game
1.00
1.00
Conceded/Game
1.80
50%
Win Rate
0%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Newport County
Home form
W
L
W
W
W
Won 3 straight at home
4 of these matches from last season.
1.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.0
Goals conceded
per match
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Tranmere
Away form
L
D
W
L
D
1W 2D 2L in last 5 away
4 of these matches from last season.
1.0
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.4
Goals conceded
per match
per match
3/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Newport County Wins
1
Draws
1
Tranmere Wins
3
Avg Goals
3.4
Newport County3 – 1Tranmere
Tranmere1 – 1Newport County
Newport County1 – 4Tranmere
Tranmere2 – 1Newport County
Newport County1 – 2Tranmere
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Newport Countyvs
Tranmere
Recent Scoring Profile
1.60
Goals scored / game
0.90
1.70
Goals conceded / game
1.20
7/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
3/10
6/10
Both Teams Scored
5/10
2/10
Failed to Score
4/10
8 of Newport County's 10 matches and 8 of Tranmere's 10 matches are from last season.
Match Poll
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