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Newport County v Cheltenham Town : League Two match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Oct, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

Newport County and their manager John Hughes will be looking to get one over on Steve Bruce and his Cheltenham Town side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Rodney Parade in the League Two. We've got the best odds for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for the two sides. Simply click through the tabs below to explore.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
54%
--
Draw
23%
--
Cheltenham
23%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Newport 2-1
10%
--
Newport 1-0
9%
--
Newport 2-0
9%
--
Cheltenham 2-1
6%
--
Newport 3-1
6%
--
Cheltenham 1-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Newport 3-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Newport 3-2
3%
--
Cheltenham 2-0
3%
--
Newport 4-1
3%
--
Newport 4-0
2%
--
Cheltenham 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
46%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
70%
--
Away DNB
39%
--
Newport win to nil
27%
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Cheltenham win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 24th position in the league. Newport are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Newport have conceded 21 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 3 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 6 games at home, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Cheltenham are in 24th position in the League Two on 4 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Cheltenham are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Cheltenham have conceded 24 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Cheltenham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall11812825 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Oct 25
Apr 11
2
Swindon11803924 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
Dec 29
Dec 9
3
Grimsby116321021 
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
Jan 24
l
 
7-1F
4
Gillingham11632721 
l
 
1-3F
Jan 17
Jan 27
Oct 11
5
Salford11614219 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
6
MK Dons11533718 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
Feb 7
l
 
5-0A
7
Cambridge11533418 
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
8
Chesterfield11533118 
Jan 24
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
9
Notts C11524717 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Nov 10
Mar 21
10
Barnet11524217 
Dec 26
Mar 14
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
11
Bristol R11524017 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 31
Nov 22
Apr 25
12
Crewe10514316 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Mar 17
Jan 1
13
Bromley11362215 
Mar 17
Jan 1
l
 
1-2A
Feb 17
14
Fleetwood11434-115 
Dec 13
Feb 28
w
 
2-0F
Jan 10
15
Harrogate10424-114 
Apr 11
Oct 25
Dec 13
Feb 27
16
Oldham11353114 
Apr 25
Nov 22
l
 
0-3A
Jan 17
17
Barrow11416-313 
Nov 29
May 2
Mar 6
Dec 19
18
Tranmere10253111 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Mar 28
Nov 15
19
Colchester11254011 
Mar 7
Dec 20
May 2
Nov 29
20
Accrington10235-69 
Jan 27
Oct 11
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
21
Crawley11227-118 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
22
Cheltenham11218-187 
Oct 18
Apr 18
-
-
23
Shrewsbury11137-136 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Dec 26
Mar 14
24
Newport11128-115 
-
-
Apr 18
Oct 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Newport 24TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
5
Lost
14
Cheltenham 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Newport since 2014
Newport
Cheltenham
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
6 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
2 / 8
NEW
3
D
3
CHT
2
League games at Cheltenham since 2013
Cheltenham
Newport
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
2 / 7
NEW
1
D
4
CHT
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Cheltenham Town of late. It has been 11 League Two matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Newport County.

Newport 24th Cheltenham 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Newport will score 1 or more goals
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Cheltenham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-24
Newport have scored 24% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Cheltenham’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Cheltenham
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
46%
better
NEW
CHT
view stats
Games scored8
4
Failed to score2
6
Scored first4
3
Goals scored10
4
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.4
Avg. shots per game6
5
Avg. shots per goal7
15
Conversion rate for15
7
Avg. XG for1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+46%
Defence rating
NEW
CHT
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded20
24
Avg. goals conceded1.8
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
18%
Avg. XG against1.9
2.1
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11214
N TzanevK. WhitmoreM BakerK. Whitmore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Tzanev GLK11
-
M Baker DEF1111
2
-
L. Jenkins DEF111
3
-
C Antwi MID11
-
M. Reindorf FWD111
2
-
B Kamwa FWD111
-
T Davies DEF10
1
-
H. Ogunneye DEF101
1
-
C Evans DEF9
2
-
M Spellman FWD911
2
-
K. Whitmore MID821
4
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD81
1
-
B Lloyd MID61
-
M Smith MID61
2
-
G Garner FWD61
-
J Clarke DEF5
-
S Braybroke MID5
-
N Opoku FWD521
-
J. Thomas DEF4
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF3
1
-
L Shephard DEF21
-
C Brennan DEF2
-
M. Alexander-Walker FWD1
-
Cheltenham League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11324
J DayI HutchinsonE ArcherL Angol
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Day GLK11
-
A. Jude-Boyd DEF111
3
-
L Young  MID11
2
-
L Kinsella MID11
1
-
E Archer FWD112
2
-
R Broom MID10
1
-
J Bickerstaff FWD10
2
-
D Power DEF9
1
-
L Angol FWD9
3
1
G Miller FWD81
-
J Martin FWD82
-
J Wilson DEF7
-
J. Mažionis DEF7
3
-
F Willcox DEF6
1
-
G Harmon DEF6
1
-
S Bennett MID6
2
-
I Hutchinson MID531
2
-
J. Thomas FWD5
-
S Sherring DEF4
-
T. Taylor MID3
-
H Pell MID3
1
1
I Bakare DEF1
-
R Cundy DEF1
-
B Stevenson MID1
-
T Backwell MID1
1
-