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

Sat 21st Mar, 15:00 BST, Banks's Stadium, Walsall

Newport County, led by manager David Robert Hughes, visit Matthew Sadler and his Walsall side at the Banks's Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the League Two. Statistics drive the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it 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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Walsall
46%
--
Draw
27%
--
Newport
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Walsall 1-0
12%
--
Walsall 2-1
9%
--
Newport 1-0
9%
--
Walsall 2-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Newport 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Newport 2-0
5%
--
Walsall 3-1
4%
--
Walsall 3-0
4%
--
Newport 3-1
2%
--
Walsall 3-2
2%
--
Newport 3-2
2%
--
Newport 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Walsall win to nil
27%
--
Newport win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League Two table

Walsall have played 35 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the League Two league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 5 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Walsall have outscored their opponents by 43 goals to 36 goals.

Home League Performance

Walsall have played 18 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 8 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Newport are in 23rd position in the League Two on 28 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 32 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 18 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

35 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 22 games, drawn 7 and won 6. Newport have conceded 63 goals, scored 33, failed to score in 14 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Walsall
Newport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bromley36191342370 
w
 
3-1A
May 2
Mar 17
l
 
2-1A
2
MK Dons35181163265 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
3
Cambridge35181162265 
Mar 17
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
4
Notts C3519792064 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
5
Swindon36196111663 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
6
Salford3518413358 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 10
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-3F
7
Grimsby35151191156 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
8
Chesterfield36141481056 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
4-1A
9
Crewe36168121056 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
10
Barnet36141111553 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 14
11
Walsall3515812453 
-
-
l
 
2-4F
Mar 21
12
Colchester351410111152 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 28
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1A
13
Oldham3412139849 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
14
Fleetwood35131012249 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
15
Accrington3513814147 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
l
 
1-4A
w
 
0-1F
16
Gillingham34111211045 
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-2F
17
Shrewsbury3611817-1941 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
18
Cheltenham3410717-2137 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
19
Tranmere369819-1735 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1A
20
Bristol R3510421-2334 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
21
Crawley3661119-2329 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
22
Barrow347720-1828 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
May 2
23
Newport367722-2728 
Mar 21
w
 
2-4A
-
-
24
Harrogate366921-3027 
Apr 25
w
 
0-2F
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Walsall 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Newport 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Walsall since 2019
Walsall
Newport
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
3 / 6
WLS
1
D
3
NEW
2
League games at Newport since 2020
Newport
Walsall
Goals: Scored
8
10
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
WLS
2
D
4
NEW
1
Goal Statistics
Walsall 11th Newport 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Walsall will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Newport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
Walsall have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Newport have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Two - 2025/2026 season
Walsall
PG (predicted goals)
Newport
1.4
1
Attack rating
12%
better
WLS
NEW
view stats
Games scored24
22
Failed to score11
14
Scored first15
12
Goals scored43
36
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for1.2
1.1
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
22%
better
WLS
NEW
view stats
Games conceded26
30
Clean sheets9
6
Conceded first17
21
Goals conceded39
63
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+22%

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

Walsall League Two squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351336
A FlintD KanuC BarrettC Barrett
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Flint DEF3511
5
-
C Lakin MID3311
1
1
M Roberts GLK32
1
1
A Adomah FWD3232
1
-
D Kanu FWD30132
-
C Barrett DEF2933
6
-
E Weir DEF2933
2
-
B Comley MID29
5
1
A Pressley FWD2862
2
-
J Matt FWD2522
2
-
J Jellis MID241
3
-
V Harper MID241
4
-
P Farquharson DEF2351
2
-
R Finnigan MID2132
2
-
L Warrington MID18
4
-
H Burke DEF141
1
-
R Browne DEF1411
1
-
R Richards MID81
-
M Hancock DEF71
2
-
S Hornby GLK4
2
-
D. Cox DEF3
2
-
J. Hollman MID3
-
F. Okeke DEF1
-
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
-
English League Two match betting previews, predictions and odds
Barrow v Bristol R
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Fleetwood v Cheltenham
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Gillingham v MK Dons
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Salford v Walsall
Tue 10th Mar, 19:45
Colchester v Crawley
Fri 13th Mar, 19:45
Notts C v Chesterfield
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
Harrogate v Salford
Sat 14th Mar, 12:30
Bromley v Bristol R
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Swindon v MK Dons
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Barnet v Newport
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Cambridge v Gillingham
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Oldham v Grimsby
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Barrow v Accrington
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Cheltenham
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Fleetwood v Tranmere
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Crewe v Walsall
Sat 14th Mar, 15:00
Newport v Bromley
Tue 17th Mar, 19:30
Salford v Barrow
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Grimsby v Fleetwood
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Walsall v Cambridge
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Bristol R v Shrewsbury
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Chesterfield v Oldham
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Accrington v Notts C
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Crawley v Barnet
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Cheltenham v Crewe
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Tranmere v Harrogate
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
Gillingham v Swindon
Tue 17th Mar, 19:45
MK Dons v Colchester
Wed 18th Mar, 20:00
Cambridge v Salford
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
MK Dons v Barnet
Sat 21st Mar, 12:30
Fleetwood v Crawley
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Gillingham v Bristol R
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Grimsby v Barrow
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Oldham v Harrogate
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Bromley v Colchester
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Tranmere v Swindon
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Notts C v Cheltenham
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Crewe
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Walsall v Newport
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Accrington v Chesterfield
Sat 21st Mar, 15:00
Cambridge v Grimsby
Tue 24th Mar, 19:45
Oldham v Notts C
Tue 24th Mar, 19:45