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

Sat 28th Mar, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

Michael Appleton is aiming for a precious away win in the League Two on Saturday afternoon, as he takes his Shrewsbury Town side to the Rodney Parade to visit Newport County and David Robert Hughes. The odds you see on the page are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to League Two match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


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Newport
42%
--
Draw
25%
--
Shrewsbury
33%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Newport 1-0
9%
--
Newport 2-1
9%
--
Shrewsbury 1-0
8%
--
Shrewsbury 2-1
8%
--
Newport 2-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Shrewsbury 2-0
5%
--
Newport 3-1
4%
--
Newport 3-0
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-1
3%
--
Newport 3-2
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-2
3%
--
Shrewsbury 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
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BTTS - Home Win
21%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
17%
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Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
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Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
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Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
50%
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Newport win to nil
21%
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Shrewsbury win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

34 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 22 games, drawn 6 and won 6. Newport have conceded 61 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 18 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 11 fixtures. They have scored 18 goals, conceded 31 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Shrewsbury lay in 18th place on 41 points in the League Two league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 5 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shrewsbury have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Shrewsbury have played 18 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 11 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Shrewsbury
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley37201342473 
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 7
2
MK Dons37201163771 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
3
Cambridge36191162768 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
4
Notts C36197101964 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
w
 
1-0F
l
 
4-1A
5
Salford3720413564 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2A
6
Swindon37196121563 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
7
Chesterfield37151481159 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3A
8
Grimsby361511101056 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
9
Crewe3716813756 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
10
Walsall3716813656 
l
 
2-4F
Mar 21
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
11
Colchester361411111153 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
12
Barnet37141112453 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3A
13
Oldham3513139952 
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
Apr 11
d
 
2-2F
14
Fleetwood37131212251 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
l
 
3-1A
15
Accrington3613914148 
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
16
Gillingham36111213-945 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
3-3F
May 2
17
Cheltenham3611817-1941 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-1A
18
Shrewsbury3711818-2141 
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
-
-
19
Bristol R3711422-2237 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-3A
Mar 17
20
Tranmere379919-1736 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
l
 
4-0A
21
Newport378722-2631 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
22
Crawley3761219-2330 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
23
Barrow367821-2029 
d
 
2-2F
May 2
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
24
Harrogate376922-3127 
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Newport 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
5
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Newport1 - 2MK Dons
Newport0 - 1Salford
Newport1 - 1Notts C
Newport1 - 4Tranmere
Newport0 - 0Walsall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNewport1 - 2Colchester
HNewport3 - 1Tranmere
ANewport0 - 0Fleetwood
HNewport0 - 2Cambridge
ANewport3 - 1Salford
ANewport0 - 1MK Dons
ANewport0 - 2Swindon
HNewport0 - 0Grimsby
ANewport0 - 3Bristol R
HNewport1 - 4Accrington
HNewport2 - 1Chesterfield
ANewport2 - 3Gillingham
ANewport1 - 2Bromley
HNewport2 - 0Crewe
HNewport0 - 0Barnet
ANewport1 - 4Colchester
HNewport0 - 2Fleetwood
ANewport2 - 2Crewe
HNewport2 - 2Barrow
ANewport0 - 3Oldham
Shrewsbury 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Chesterfield2 - 3Shrewsbury
Salford1 - 2Shrewsbury
Accrington0 - 2Shrewsbury
Colchester2 - 0Shrewsbury
Cambridge1 - 0Shrewsbury
MK Dons5 - 1Shrewsbury
Grimsby1 - 0Shrewsbury
Cheltenham3 - 1Shrewsbury
Walsall1 - 1Shrewsbury
Fleetwood3 - 1Shrewsbury
Crewe3 - 1Shrewsbury
Oldham2 - 2Shrewsbury
Barrow0 - 0Shrewsbury
Harrogate2 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnet1 - 3Shrewsbury
Swindon2 - 1Shrewsbury
Notts C4 - 1Shrewsbury
Tranmere4 - 0Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Northampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShrewsbury3 - 2Chesterfield
HShrewsbury1 - 2Walsall
AShrewsbury2 - 1Salford
AShrewsbury2 - 0Accrington
HShrewsbury1 - 0Notts C
HShrewsbury3 - 1Swindon
HShrewsbury2 - 1Barrow
AShrewsbury0 - 2Colchester
HShrewsbury0 - 0Barnet
AShrewsbury0 - 1Cambridge
AShrewsbury1 - 5MK Dons
HShrewsbury1 - 0Harrogate
HShrewsbury0 - 3Bristol R
AShrewsbury0 - 1Grimsby
AShrewsbury1 - 3Cheltenham
HShrewsbury0 - 1Chesterfield
AShrewsbury1 - 1Walsall
HShrewsbury1 - 1Grimsby
HShrewsbury3 - 3Gillingham
AShrewsbury1 - 3Fleetwood
Goal Statistics
Newport 21st Shrewsbury 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Newport will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Shrewsbury will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Newport have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Shrewsbury’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Shrewsbury
1.5
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
NEW
SHR
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
%
better
NEW
SHR
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 Shrewsbury League Two lLine ups will show here when available.

Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27547
M BakerM SpellmanK. WhitmoreM Spellman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Kamwa FWD303
1
-
M Spellman FWD3051
6
1
L. Jenkins DEF2912
4
-
M Baker DEF2812
4
-
B Lloyd MID2612
4
-
J Wright GLK25
1
-
C Evans DEF251
4
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD2541
4
1
T Davies DEF241
1
-
C Antwi MID243
1
-
N Opoku FWD2352
2
1
G Garner FWD2221
2
-
J. Thomas DEF21
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF2011
7
-
C Brennan DEF17
2
-
S Braybroke MID1721
3
-
K. Whitmore MID1634
5
-
M. Reindorf FWD161
2
-
H. Ogunneye DEF151
3
-
M Smith MID152
4
-
J Clarke DEF12
-
N Tzanev GLK11
-
L Shephard DEF91
-
A Odimayo DEF5
-
J. Warner DEF1
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Shrewsbury League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
344510
W BoyleG LloydS ClucasW Boyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W Boyle DEF3533
9
1
T Perry MID342
8
-
L Hoole DEF3331
6
-
G Lloyd FWD3341
3
-
S Clucas MID3125
4
-
T Sang DEF3022
5
-
I. Kabia FWD2912
4
-
J Marquis FWD293
4
-
T McDermott MID2811
7
1
A Scully FWD2432
1
-
S Stubbs DEF2211
5
-
T Anderson DEF221
4
-
J Ruffels DEF2112
2
1
W. Brook GLK18
1
-
I. England MID131
1
-
C Aneke FWD131
4
-
M Benning DEF112
3
-
E. Harrison GLK6
1
-
H Biggins MID6
-
B Ihionvien FWD41
3
-