The League Two match at Rodney Parade on Saturday sees home team Newport County welcome guests Cheltenham Town.
View all Newport County v Cheltenham Town tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Newport County
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Newport County head into this game after a 0-0 League Two draw against Bradford City.
Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the Newport County rearguard. Newport County have been mean at the back, with the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous 6 games standing at 2.
Going into this one, Newport County are undefeated in their previous 4 home league matches.
Cheltenham Town
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Cheltenham Town will go into the meeting following a 3-2 League Two win as they beat Barrow in their most recent match.
For Cheltenham Town, the goalscorers were Matty Taylor (60', 70') and Ashley Hay (76'). Sam Foley (32') and Ben Whitfield (46') scored for Barrow.
Michael Flynn's Cheltenham Town have found the back of the net 8 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that have been scored against them during those matches comes to 8.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Cheltenham Town:
- have not registered a win against Newport County when they've played them away from home in the last 6 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 7 matches in the league.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head clashes going back to 08/09/2020 shows us that Newport County have won 2 of these games & Cheltenham Town 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 7 from The Exiles and 7 being from The Robins. Thatโs an average goals per game of 2.33.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was EFL Trophy match day 3 on 03/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Newport County 1-2 Cheltenham Town.
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Team News: Newport County
Tom Davies (Hamstring injury) and Aaron Wildig (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be able to play for Newport County manager Nelson Jardim.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Cheltenham Town and Newport County could find scoring goals difficult here.
It will be interesting to see how this one goes, and itโs not easy to pick a clear winner. Thatโs why we have predicted a hard-fought 0-0 draw by the conclusion of this game.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, the win for Newport County can be had for 2.8, a wager on a draw is 3.3 and selecting a victory for Cheltenham Town gets you 2.3. Theyโre the most competitive bets available at this very moment.
Renata Leite,
08:03 22/02/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Newport County
Formed: 1912
Stadium: Rodney Parade (7,850)
Captain: Aaron Wildig
Chairman: Huw Jenkins
Manager: Nelson Jardim
Competitions: League Two position 15
๐ Key Man: Courtney Baker-Richardson
Regularly taking up the Striker position, Courtney Baker-Richardson was born in Coventry, England. Having made his senior debut playing for Tamworth in the 2013 - 2014 season, the accomplished Forward has netted 4 league goals in the League Two 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.