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

Tue 17th Feb, 19:45 BST, Moor Lane, Salford

Karl Robinson welcomes David Robert Hughes to the Moor Lane on Tuesday evening, as their Salford City and Newport County charges do battle in the League Two. Our predictions are based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across 17 of the main markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Salford
53%
--
Draw
23%
--
Newport
24%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Salford 1-0
10%
--
Salford 2-1
10%
--
Salford 2-0
9%
--
Newport 2-1
6%
--
Newport 1-0
6%
--
Salford 3-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Salford 3-0
5%
--
Newport 2-0
3%
--
Salford 3-2
3%
--
Salford 4-1
3%
--
Salford 4-0
2%
--
Newport 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
26%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
47%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
--
Salford win to nil
27%
--
Newport win to nil
11%
--
Win / draw / win League Two table

Salford have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below in the table, having won 13, drawn 3 and lost 8 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Salford have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 29 goals.

Home League Performance

Salford have played 14 games at home winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 17 goals at home.

Newport are in 23rd position in the League Two on 20 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

9 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 18 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Newport have conceded 54 goals, scored 26, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Salford
Newport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley2917842159 
Apr 25
l
 
2-0A
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
2
Notts C2916671554 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
3
Cambridge2815851653 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 21
Feb 21
l
 
2-0A
4
Swindon2916491352 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 11
5
Salford291649652 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
6
MK Dons2914962551 
Mar 28
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
Feb 14
7
Walsall291478949 
Mar 10
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-4F
Mar 21
8
Chesterfield2911126745 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
9
Grimsby281288944 
l
 
0-2A
-
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
10
Crewe3012810844 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
11
Barnet2911108743 
Mar 7
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
12
Accrington2912710543 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
13
Colchester2811981042 
w
 
4-3A
Feb 28
Mar 7
l
 
4-1A
14
Gillingham289118338 
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-2F
15
Fleetwood2810711037 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Feb 28
16
Oldham278118235 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
17
Tranmere298813-732 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-2F
-
d
 
1-1A
18
Cheltenham289316-2130 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
19
Bristol R298318-2127 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
20
Crawley296815-1526 
w
 
4-3A
May 2
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
21
Barrow276615-1424 
Mar 17
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
May 2
22
Shrewsbury285815-2423 
-
w
 
1-3F
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
23
Newport285518-2520 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
-
-
24
Harrogate304620-2918 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Salford 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Newport 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Salford have not lost to Newport in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Salford since 2020
Salford
Newport
Goals: Scored
10
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
SAL
3
D
2
League games at Newport since 2019
Newport
Salford
Goals: Scored
6
10
Games: Scored
3 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
4 / 7
SAL
5
D
1
NEW
1
Goal Statistics

Salford City's fans will be hoping for goals on Tuesday evening, not least because Newport County have conceded in each of their last 5 League Two matches. A PG of 1.8 for K. Robinson's side suggests that run should continue.

Salford 5th Newport 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Salford will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Salford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-14
Newport have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Salford
PG (predicted goals)
Newport
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
14%
better
SAL
NEW
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Games scored20
19
Failed to score8
9
Scored first16
11
Goals scored41
29
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.8
1.1
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
29%
better
SAL
NEW
view stats
Games conceded21
24
Clean sheets7
4
Conceded first10
16
Goals conceded34
54
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
18%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Salford League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29769
L GarbuttD UdohD UdohH Mnoga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Garbutt DEF2933
7
-
M. Young GLK271
-
K Cesay MID2743
2
-
O Turton DEF261
2
-
M Butcher MID252
2
-
J Grant MID2522
3
-
J Austerfield MID2422
1
-
A Olowu DEF234
5
-
D Udoh FWD2376
2
-
R Longelo DEF221
3
-
K N'Mai MID2053
6
-
K Harris MID1943
5
-
B Woodburn MID1922
4
-
B Cooper DEF18
4
-
C Stockton FWD1611
-
H Mnoga MID14
8
1
O Ashley MID121
3
-
F Borini FWD1211
2
-
J Bird FWD8
1
-
T Edwards DEF5
1
-
N Siri FWD5
-
M Rose DEF3
-
K. Malcolm FWD3
-
M Howard GLK2
-
L Ayina DEF1
1
-
Newport League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26446
L. JenkinsC Baker-RichardsonK. WhitmoreM Spellman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L. Jenkins DEF282
4
-
B Kamwa FWD271
-
C Antwi MID243
1
-
M Spellman FWD2231
5
1
M Baker DEF2011
4
-
C Baker-Richardson FWD2041
2
1
C Evans DEF19
3
-
B Lloyd MID191
3
-
J Wright GLK17
1
-
T Davies DEF17
1
-
S Braybroke MID1721
3
-
J. Thomas DEF16
-
K. Whitmore MID1634
5
-
M. Reindorf FWD161
2
-
A Driscoll-Glennon DEF1511
6
-
H. Ogunneye DEF151
3
-
G Garner FWD1521
2
-
N Opoku FWD1542
1
1
C Brennan DEF14
2
-
M Smith MID132
4
-
J Clarke DEF12
-
N Tzanev GLK11
-
L Shephard DEF71
-
A Odimayo DEF5
-
J. Warner DEF1
-