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

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, Rodney Parade, Newport

Walsall pay League Two competitors Newport County a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Matthew Sadler leads his team into an away clash with David Robert Hughes & co. at the Rodney Parade. All of the important statistics for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Our calculations suggest that it's unlikely that this match will deliver 4 goals or more, and the odds and stats point in the same direction as KickOff's predictive algorithm on this one. Newport and Walsall have seldom been involved in a high volume of goals of late, whether that be in League Two individually or in head-to-head clashes. So, in the absence of a strong favourite WDW or double chance market, we're suggesting under 3.5 goals. You can go for that at a best price of 1.25.

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
19%
4/1-
Draw
25%
5/2-
Walsall
55%
8/11-
Walsall 1-0
15%
5/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Walsall 2-0
11%
13/2-
Draw 0-0
9%
15/2-
Walsall 2-1
9%
15/2-
Newport 1-0
8%
11/1-
Walsall 3-0
6%
12/1-
Walsall 3-1
5%
14/1-
Newport 2-1
5%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
18/1-
Newport 2-0
3%
25/1-
Walsall 4-0
2%
25/1-
Walsall 3-2
2%
28/1-
Walsall 4-1
2%
28/1-
Newport 3-1
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
7/10-
Home 1st Goal
39%
15/8-
Away 1st Goal
55%
4/7-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
44%
1/1-
BTTS - No
56%
8/11-
BTTS - Home Win
8%
10/1-
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
3/1-
Home/draw
45%
21/20-
Away/draw
81%
1/6-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
15/2-
Home DNB
37%
11/4-
Away DNB
73%
1/4-
Newport win to nil
12%
8/1-
Walsall win to nil
35%
13/8-
Newport / Newport
9%
8/1-
Newport / Walsall
4%
22/1-
Newport / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Newport
8%
9/1-
Draw / Walsall
19%
10/3-
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1-
Walsall / Newport
2%
40/1-
Walsall / Walsall
31%
13/8-
Walsall / Draw
5%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Newport have played 14 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 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Newport have conceded 23 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Newport have played 7 games at home, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Walsall lay in 1st place on 26 points in the League Two league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Walsall have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Walsall have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Newport
Walsall
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Walsall14824626 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
2
Swindon14824526 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 10
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
3
Salford14815225 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
4
MK Dons147341224 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
5
Notts C147341024 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Mar 7
Dec 20
6
Grimsby14734924 
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
7
Chesterfield14653323 
Jan 24
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
8
Gillingham14644522 
l
 
1-3F
Jan 17
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
9
Crewe14716222 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Dec 26
Mar 14
10
Fleetwood14644122 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
11
Bromley14563321 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Nov 29
May 2
12
Barnet14635321 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Feb 7
w
 
1-2F
13
Cambridge14635121 
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
Mar 17
Jan 1
14
Colchester14464318 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Nov 15
Mar 28
15
Barrow14536-218 
Nov 29
May 2
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
16
Bristol R14527-1117 
l
 
2-3A
Jan 31
w
 
2-1A
Jan 10
17
Oldham14374016 
Apr 25
Nov 22
Dec 29
Dec 9
18
Tranmere13364215 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-2F
Jan 17
19
Harrogate14428-814 
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
Apr 25
Nov 22
20
Cheltenham14428-1514 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
21
Shrewsbury14347-1013 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Dec 13
Feb 28
22
Accrington13337-412 
Jan 27
w
 
0-1F
Jan 24
w
 
1-3F
23
Crawley14338-812 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
Jan 27
d
 
1-1A
24
Newport14329-911 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
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Win / draw / win form
6
Newport have lost 6 consecutive home league games
12
Newport have not won in 12 consecutive home league games
Newport 24TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Newport0 - 2Cheltenham
Newport0 - 1Swindon
Newport1 - 3Gillingham
Newport2 - 3Bristol R
Newport1 - 2MK Dons
Newport0 - 1Salford
Newport1 - 1Notts C
Newport1 - 4Tranmere
Newport0 - 0Walsall
Newport0 - 2Colchester
Newport1 - 1Bromley
Newport0 - 2Notts C
Newport3 - 0Harrogate
Newport3 - 1Gillingham
Newport0 - 3Cheltenham
Newport0 - 0Bradford
Newport1 - 0Carlisle
Newport2 - 1Morecambe
Newport1 - 0Barrow
Newport1 - 2Swindon
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANewport3 - 0Harrogate
HNewport0 - 2Cheltenham
ANewport1 - 0Accrington
HNewport0 - 1Swindon
ANewport1 - 4Chesterfield
HNewport1 - 3Gillingham
ANewport1 - 1Tranmere
HNewport2 - 3Bristol R
ANewport0 - 2Cambridge
HNewport1 - 2MK Dons
HNewport0 - 1Salford
ANewport1 - 2Grimsby
ANewport2 - 1Crawley
HNewport1 - 1Notts C
HNewport1 - 4Tranmere
ANewport0 - 2Fleetwood
HNewport0 - 0Walsall
ANewport0 - 0MK Dons
HNewport0 - 2Colchester
ANewport2 - 3Carlisle
Walsall 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cheltenham1 - 0Walsall
Crawley1 - 1Walsall
Accrington1 - 3Walsall
Fleetwood1 - 1Walsall
MK Dons0 - 1Walsall
Barnet1 - 2Walsall
Gillingham1 - 0Walsall
AFC Wim1 - 0Walsall
Chesterfield0 - 2Walsall
Crewe0 - 1Walsall
Newport0 - 0Walsall
Barrow2 - 0Walsall
Doncaster2 - 2Walsall
Gillingham0 - 0Walsall
Bromley2 - 2Walsall
Carlisle1 - 1Walsall
Cheltenham2 - 2Walsall
Morecambe0 - 2Walsall
Colchester2 - 1Walsall
Fleetwood2 - 0Walsall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWalsall0 - 1Cheltenham
HWalsall1 - 2Barrow
AWalsall1 - 1Crawley
HWalsall2 - 1Bristol R
AWalsall3 - 1Accrington
HWalsall4 - 2Tranmere
AWalsall1 - 1Fleetwood
HWalsall1 - 0Chesterfield
AWalsall1 - 0MK Dons
HWalsall1 - 0Salford
HWalsall0 - 1Grimsby
AWalsall2 - 1Barnet
AWalsall0 - 1Gillingham
HWalsall2 - 1Swindon
AWalsall0 - 1AFC Wim
HWalsall2 - 1Chesterfield
AWalsall2 - 0Chesterfield
AWalsall1 - 0Crewe
HWalsall0 - 1Accrington
AWalsall0 - 0Newport
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Newport since 2020
Newport
Walsall
Goals: Scored
6
6
Games: Scored
3 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
3 / 6
NEW
1
D
4
WLS
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Newport
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Walsall
Newport2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Walsall since 2019
Walsall
Newport
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
3 / 6
NEW
2
D
3
WLS
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Walsall
Walsall2 - 0
0 - 3Newport
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
0 - 1Newport
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

An absolutely dismal PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Newport County fans, as should a 6 League Two games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Walsall have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive League Two games. Their PG of 1.5 against Newport County on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Newport 24th Walsall 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.8
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
45%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Newport scoring 1 goal or less
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-30
Newport have scored 30% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Walsall have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Newport
PG (predicted goals)
Walsall
0.8
1.6
Attack rating
NEW
WLS
16%
better
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Games scored10
11
Failed to score4
3
Scored first6
7
Goals scored14
19
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
NEW
WLS
26%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded23
13
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against17%
11%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.2
KickOff rating
+26%

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

Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14234
L. JenkinsK. WhitmoreK. WhitmoreL. Jenkins
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L. Jenkins DEF141
4
-
C Antwi MID141
1
-
M. Reindorf FWD141
2
-
B Kamwa FWD141
-
H. Ogunneye DEF121
2
-
M Baker DEF1211
2
-
N Tzanev GLK11
-
T Davies DEF11
1
-
C Evans DEF11
2
-
K. Whitmore MID1123
4
-
M Spellman FWD1111
2
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD112
1
-
S Braybroke MID8
1
-
G Garner FWD81
1
-
J. Thomas DEF7
-
B Lloyd MID71
-
J Clarke DEF6
-
M Smith MID61
2
-
N Opoku FWD521
-
C Brennan DEF4
-
J Wright GLK3
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF3
1
-
L Shephard DEF21
-
A Odimayo DEF1
-
J. Warner DEF1
-
Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14423
M RobertsA PressleyC BarrettB Comley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Roberts GLK14
1
-
C Barrett DEF1432
1
-
A Flint DEF141
1
-
A Adomah FWD1421
-
A Pressley FWD1441
1
-
L Warrington MID13
2
-
C Lakin MID1311
1
1
E Weir DEF123
1
-
R Finnigan MID111
1
-
B Comley MID11
2
1
J Jellis MID101
1
-
D Kanu FWD104
-
H Burke DEF91
-
V Harper MID81
3
-
J Matt FWD8
-
P Farquharson DEF6
-
R Browne DEF51
-
M Hancock DEF41
-
R Richards MID31
-
J. Hollman MID3
-
D. Cox DEF2
1
-