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

Rodney Parade, Newport

We’ve League Two action to look forward to on Saturday lunch time, as Hayden Mullins and his Newport County side host Ian Watson’s Rochdale at the Rodney Parade. For every League Two preview, KickOff delves into the stats for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.

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Newport County's next match is v Bristol R at 12:30 on Saturday 22nd August
Rochdale's next match is v Crawley at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Two meeting between Newport and Rochdale was on Saturday 15th August 2026
English League Two
August 15th 2026
Newport 3
0 Rochdale
 
K. Cameron 18'
S. Gwengwe 38'
Y. Bamba 90'
 
NEW
ROC
Shots On
6
Shots Off
4
2
Corners
9
6
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
11
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/1
 
NewportRochdale
 
J. Wright
C. Evans (M. Smith 88')
T. Davies
K. Cameronfootball icon
L. Jenkins
C. Brennan
H. Biggins
S. Gwengwefootball icon (G. Garner 80')
C. Norman
Y. Bambafootball icon
C. Doidge (A. Merritt 65')
N. Ramming
E. Ebanks-Landell
(B. Adeeko 70') R. East
(E. Francis 70') H. Gilmour
(K. Wilson 70') E. Dieseruvwe
D. Rodney
T. Adebayo-Rowling
S. Sherring
B. Akono Bilongo
(Z. Silcott-Duberry 62') L. Hannant
D. Brown

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Newport or Rochdale are in the sort of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 74% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Newport are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.60.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newport
32%
7/4
14%
8/5
Draw
26%
12/5
2%
12/5
3%
Rochdale
42%
7/5
12%
13/8
1%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/219/4
Rochdale 1-0
10%
7/1
6%
13/2
Rochdale 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
15/2
Newport 1-0
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
Newport 2-1
7%
10/1
10%
15/2
Rochdale 2-0
7%
11/1
15%
10/1
Draw 0-0
7%
17/217/2
5%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/110/1
8%
Newport 2-0
5%
12/1
15%
10/1
Rochdale 3-1
4%
20/1
10%
16/1
Rochdale 3-0
3%
22/1
19%
18/1
Newport 3-1
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
Rochdale 3-2
3%
28/122/1
Newport 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
Newport 3-0
2%
28/1
31%
20/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1/119/20
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
46%
21/20
8%
19/20
Away 1st Goal
49%
10/11
9%
1/1
No 1st Goal
5%
17/217/2
5%
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/53/4
BTTS - No
47%
10/111/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
9/2
9%
4/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/216/5
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/1
14%
4/1
Home/draw
58%
8/15
5%
10/21
1%
Away/draw
68%
2/5
7%
10/21
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
3/103/10
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
12/59/4
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
5/25/2
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/72/7
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/16/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/101/12
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/112/1
13%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/401/66
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
17/217/2
5%
Home DNB
50%
1/1
15%
5/6
1%
Away DNB
60%
8/11
9%
17/20
Newport win to nil
17%
7/2
15%
-
Rochdale win to nil
23%
3/1
11%
-
Newport / Newport
18%
7/2
15%
3/1
3%
Newport / Rochdale
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
Newport / Draw
6%
14/110/1
8%
Draw / Newport
12%
11/2
17%
5/1
Draw / Rochdale
14%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/14/1
5%
Rochdale / Newport
3%
28/120/1
Rochdale / Rochdale
21%
3/1
13%
3/1
5%
Rochdale / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
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Win / draw / win League Two table
Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Rochdale
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Newport110033 
-
-
Mar 6
l
 
3-0A
2
Walsall110033 
Dec 1
May 8
Feb 20
Sep 12
3
Barnet110023 
Jan 1
Mar 26
Nov 28
May 1
4
Oldham110023 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Sep 19
Apr 17
5
Tranmere110023 
Aug 29
Feb 6
Apr 13
Oct 10
6
York110013 
Oct 17
Jan 16
Nov 14
Feb 27
7
Cheltenham110013 
Jan 23
Oct 24
May 8
Dec 1
8
Fleetwood110013 
Sep 12
Feb 20
Apr 24
Sep 26
9
Crewe110013 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Jan 16
Oct 17
10
Grimsby110013 
Sep 26
Apr 24
Oct 20
Jan 19
11
Colchester101001 
Oct 10
Apr 13
Feb 6
Aug 29
12
Accrington101001 
Apr 17
Sep 19
Oct 24
Jan 23
13
Northampton101001 
Feb 13
Sep 5
Mar 20
Nov 21
14
Swindon101001 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Oct 3
Apr 27
15
Bristol R1001-10 
Mar 13
Aug 22
Dec 19
Jan 9
16
Rotherham1001-10 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Mar 29
Dec 26
17
Chesterfield1001-10 
Oct 30
Jan 30
Jan 1
Mar 26
18
Crawley1001-10 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Aug 22
Mar 13
19
Exeter1001-10 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Apr 10
Dec 12
20
Salford1001-20 
Feb 9
Sep 1
Dec 29
Apr 3
21
Port Vale1001-20 
May 1
Nov 28
Jan 30
Oct 31
22
Shrewsbury1001-20 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Sep 1
Feb 9
23
Rochdale1001-30 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 6
-
-
24
Gillingham1001-30 
Apr 27
Oct 3
Sep 5
Feb 13
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Newport 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Newport3 - 2Oldham
Newport2 - 1Harrogate
Newport0 - 2Crawley
Newport1 - 0Shrewsbury
Newport0 - 1Bromley
Newport1 - 2Colchester
Newport3 - 1Tranmere
Newport0 - 2Cambridge
Newport0 - 0Grimsby
Newport1 - 4Accrington
Newport2 - 1Chesterfield
Newport2 - 0Crewe
Newport0 - 0Barnet
Newport0 - 2Fleetwood
Newport2 - 2Barrow
Newport2 - 4Walsall
Newport0 - 2Cheltenham
Newport0 - 1Swindon
Newport1 - 3Gillingham
Newport2 - 3Bristol R
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANewport2 - 1Barrow
HNewport3 - 2Oldham
ANewport0 - 1Cheltenham
HNewport2 - 1Harrogate
ANewport1 - 3Notts C
HNewport0 - 2Crawley
HNewport1 - 0Shrewsbury
ANewport1 - 2Walsall
HNewport0 - 1Bromley
ANewport2 - 1Barnet
HNewport1 - 2Colchester
HNewport3 - 1Tranmere
ANewport0 - 0Fleetwood
HNewport0 - 2Cambridge
ANewport3 - 1Salford
ANewport0 - 1MK Dons
ANewport0 - 2Swindon
HNewport0 - 0Grimsby
ANewport0 - 3Bristol R
HNewport1 - 4Accrington
Rochdale 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Harrogate1 - 1Rochdale
Stockport1 - 0Rochdale
Mansfield1 - 1Rochdale
AFC Wim0 - 1Rochdale
Crawley2 - 0Rochdale
Grimsby1 - 0Rochdale
Crewe1 - 1Rochdale
L Orient2 - 1Rochdale
Salford2 - 1Rochdale
Hartlepool2 - 0Rochdale
Bradford1 - 2Rochdale
Barrow0 - 0Rochdale
Doncaster4 - 3Rochdale
Sutton1 - 0Rochdale
Walsall1 - 0Rochdale
Tranmere1 - 1Rochdale
Newport0 - 1Rochdale
Colchester0 - 1Rochdale
Northampton3 - 0Rochdale
Carlisle3 - 3Rochdale
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARochdale1 - 1Harrogate
HRochdale4 - 1Sutton
ARochdale0 - 1Stockport
HRochdale2 - 2Tranmere
HRochdale0 - 3Bradford
ARochdale1 - 1Mansfield
HRochdale4 - 2Walsall
ARochdale1 - 0AFC Wim
ARochdale0 - 2Crawley
HRochdale4 - 4Swindon
ARochdale0 - 1Grimsby
HRochdale2 - 0Stevenage
ARochdale1 - 1Crewe
HRochdale1 - 2Stockport
HRochdale0 - 2Gillingham
ARochdale1 - 2L Orient
HRochdale1 - 1Northampton
ARochdale1 - 2Salford
HRochdale0 - 1Carlisle
ARochdale0 - 2Hartlepool
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Newport since 2014
Newport
Rochdale
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
NEW
1
ROC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Newport
0 - 1Rochdale
0 - 2Rochdale
Newport2 - 1
League games at Rochdale since 2013
Rochdale
Newport
Goals: Scored
7
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
ROC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rochdale
Draw1 - 1Draw
Rochdale3 - 0
Rochdale3 - 0
Goal Statistics
Newport 1st Rochdale 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Rochdale will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Newport’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Rochdale have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2026/2027 season
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Rochdale
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
0%
better
NEW
ROC
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
NEW
ROC
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
J WrightK CameronY BambaL. Jenkins
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Wright GLK1
-
C Norman DEF1
-
L. Jenkins DEF1
1
-
K Cameron DEF11
-
T Davies DEF1
-
C Evans MID1
-
C Brennan MID1
-
Y Bamba MID111
-
H Biggins MID11
-
S Gwengwe MID11
-
C Doidge FWD1
-
Subs
S MacDonald GLK
-
A. Merritt DEF1
1
-
D Sassi DEF
-
M Smith MID1
-
Cole Lewis Jarvis MID
-
M. Alexander-Walker FWD
-
G Garner FWD1
-
Rochdale League Two squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1002
N. RammingB Bilongo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N. Ramming GLK1
-
T Adebayo-Rowling DEF1
1
-
S Sherring DEF1
-
E Ebanks-Landell  DEF1
-
B Bilongo DEF1
1
1
D Rodney MID1
-
R East MID1
-
H Gilmour MID1
-
L Hannant MID1
1
-
D Brown FWD1
-
E Dieseruvwe FWD1
-
Subs
J. Spaven GLK
-
S Waller GLK
-
D Moss DEF
-
K. Wilson DEF1
-
E Francis MID1
-
B Adeeko MID1
-
Z. Silcott-Duberry FWD1
-