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Newport County v Cambridge United : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Rodney Parade, Newport

Neil Harris takes his Cambridge United side to the Rodney Parade in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, with David Robert Hughes's Newport County their rivals. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from both teams to score to double chance, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Newport County's next match is v Colchester at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
Cambridge United's next match is v Accrington at 15:00 on Saturday 7th March
The last English League Two meeting between Newport and Cambridge was on Saturday 21st February 2026
English League Two
February 21st 2026
Newport 0
2 Cambridge
 
73' L. Bennett
76' S. Kaikai
 
NEW
CMU
Shots On
1
4
Shots Off
2
5
Corners
2
9
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
4
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
NewportCambridge
 
C. Evans
M. Baker
J. Thomas (Cole Lewis Jarvis 46')
S. Sprangler
H. Biggins
C. Baker-Richardson (M. Spellman 58')
J. Crole (N. Opoku 71')
T. Davies (A. Driscoll-Glennon 18')
J. Wright
R. Delaney
B. Lloyd (G. Garner 72')
J. Eastwood
football iconL. Bennett
K. Watts
(K. Smith 62') S. McLoughlin
M. Jobe
D. Ball
(E. Nevitt 89') J. Brophy
(S. Kaikai 62') P. Ruddock Mpanzu
(S. Lavery 62') L. Appere
J. Gibbons
(B. Purrington 80') B. Knight

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 78% chance of Newport and Cambridge a maximum of 3 goals combined during this League Two game according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the WDW market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on 20-game form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can back it at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 56% chance of Cambridge coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
19%
19/417/4
Draw
25%
11/411/4
Cambridge
56%
8/133/5
Cambridge 1-0
14%
11/219/4
Draw 1-1
12%
6/111/2
Cambridge 2-0
11%
6/111/2
Cambridge 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
9%
17/28/1
Newport 1-0
7%
12/110/1
Cambridge 3-0
6%
11/19/1
Cambridge 3-1
5%
12/111/1
Newport 2-1
5%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/114/1
Newport 2-0
3%
28/120/1
Cambridge 4-0
2%
22/118/1
Cambridge 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Cambridge 4-1
2%
28/120/1
Newport 3-1
1%
40/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
1/119/20
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
38%
15/821/10
Away 1st Goal
56%
1/210/21
No 1st Goal
6%
17/28/1
BTTS - Yes
45%
1/11/1
BTTS - No
55%
8/118/11
BTTS - Home Win
8%
11/117/2
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/14/1
BTTS - Away Win
21%
11/411/4
Home/draw
44%
5/45/4
Away/draw
81%
1/71/7
Home/away
75%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
3/103/10
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
12/511/5
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
5/212/5
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/72/7
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
6/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/101/10
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/161/20
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9/18/1
Home DNB
36%
10/329/10
Away DNB
74%
1/52/9
Newport win to nil
11%
9/1-
Cambridge win to nil
35%
6/4-
Newport / Newport
9%
17/27/1
Newport / Cambridge
4%
22/118/1
Newport / Draw
5%
16/114/1
Draw / Newport
8%
10/19/1
Draw / Cambridge
19%
10/316/5
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
Cambridge / Newport
2%
40/133/1
Cambridge / Cambridge
33%
6/47/5
Cambridge / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Newport have conceded 58 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 15 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Cambridge lay in 3rd place on 60 points in the League Two league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 30 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 42 goals and kept 12 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cambridge have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Cambridge have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley36191342370 
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
2
Cambridge35191062367 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
-
-
3
MK Dons35181163265 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
4
Notts C3519792064 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
5
Swindon36196111663 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Apr 2
l
 
3-2F
6
Salford3518413358 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
7
Grimsby35151191156 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
-
d
 
1-1F
8
Chesterfield36141481056 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
9
Crewe36168121056 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1A
May 2
10
Barnet36141111553 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
11
Walsall3515812453 
l
 
2-4F
Mar 21
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
12
Colchester351410111152 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
13
Oldham3412139849 
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-3F
14
Fleetwood35131012249 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
15
Accrington3513715046 
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Gillingham34111211045 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-2F
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
17
Shrewsbury3611817-1941 
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
18
Cheltenham3410717-2137 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
19
Tranmere369819-1735 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-2A
d
 
0-00-0
20
Bristol R3510421-2334 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
21
Crawley3661119-2329 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-3F
22
Barrow347720-1828 
d
 
2-2F
May 2
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
23
Newport367722-2728 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
24
Harrogate366921-3027 
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Newport 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Cambridge 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Cambridge have beaten Newport in 4 consecutive league meetings
5
Cambridge have not lost to Newport in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Newport since 2014
Newport
Cambridge
Goals: Scored
8
9
Games: Scored
4 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
3 / 7
NEW
2
D
1
CMU
4
League games at Cambridge since 2015
Cambridge
Newport
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
NEW
2
D
1
CMU
5
Goal Statistics

Cambridge United have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 16 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.6 against Newport County on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Newport 23rd Cambridge 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
44%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 80% probability of Newport scoring 1 goal or less
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Cambridge will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-32
Newport have scored 32% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Cambridge’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.8
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
0.8
1.6
Attack rating
NEW
CMU
28%
better
view stats
Games scored20
25
Failed to score12
7
Scored first12
19
Goals scored32
46
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
NEW
CMU
37%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
20
Clean sheets5
12
Conceded first18
10
Goals conceded58
26
Avg. goals conceded1.8
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+37%

Newport v Cambridge League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26527
M BakerM SpellmanB LloydA Driscoll-Glennon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wright GLK24
1
-
J. Thomas DEF21
-
M Baker DEF2711
4
-
R Delaney DEF101
-
T Davies DEF231
1
-
S Sprangler MID7
3
-
C Evans MID241
4
-
H Biggins MID1111
3
-
B Lloyd MID2512
4
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD2441
4
1
J. Crole FWD10
1
-
Subs
S MacDonald GLK
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF2011
7
-
J. Warner DEF1
-
G Garner FWD2121
2
-
M Spellman FWD2951
6
1
N Opoku FWD2252
2
1
Cole Lewis Jarvis FWD6
-
Cambridge League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34876
J EastwoodB KnightJ BrophyP Mpanzu
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK34
2
-
K Watts DEF346
2
-
M Jobe DEF292
2
1
J Gibbons DEF2725
4
-
L. Bennett MID2821
3
-
D Ball  MID23
5
-
S McLoughlin MID212
-
J Brophy MID3337
3
-
B Knight FWD2482
2
-
P Mpanzu FWD3331
6
-
L Appéré FWD2851
1
-
Subs
B. Hughes GLK
-
S Raggett DEF21
-
B Purrington DEF301
4
-
K Smith MID14
3
-
S Kaikai FWD3272
1
-
S Lavery FWD2151
4
-
E Nevitt FWD8
1
-
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