Newport County will do battle with visiting rivals Tranmere Rovers at Rodney Parade in the League Two match on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Newport County v Tranmere Rovers can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Newport County
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Newport County wonโt want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-0 League Two loss in their previous game against Fleetwood Town.
Phoenix Patterson (52') and Zech Medley (74') scored for Fleetwood Town.
Newport County have struggled with their forward play in recent times. Their โgoals forโ figure stands at just 3 against opponents during their previous 6 matches. In those games, Newport County have also seen the number of goals that have gone against them come to 8. Such a trend wonโt necessarily follow through into this next game, however.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Newport County:
- have left without a victory over Tranmere Rovers in their last 3 matches in the league.
- havenโt won at home in the past 4 league games. Their fans aren't happy.
Tranmere Rovers
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Tranmere Rovers go into this game following on from a 2-0 League Two win against Crewe Alexandra in their most recent outing.
For Tranmere Rovers, the goals were scored by Tom Davies (22') and Kristian Dennis (87').
Illustrating their predisposition for eventful encounters, weโve seen goals 20 times in the previous 6 matches in which Tranmere Rovers have taken to the pitch, making it an average of 3.33 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have hit 9 of these goals.
Looking at their past form shows that Tranmere Rovers:
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head meetings dating back to 26/02/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Newport County winning 3 of those games, Tranmere Rovers 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in total at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.
The last league match featuring these sides was League Two match day 15 on 09/11/2024 and the score finished Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Newport County.
The referee was Martin Coy.
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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 gaffer Nelson Jardim.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that Newport County may well find it hard to put one past this Tranmere Rovers lineup who we think should score one, at least.
Weโre therefore expecting a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning margin for Tranmere Rovers after 90 minutes.
Should be a close one.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the 90 min. result market, staking on Newport County can be had for 4.2, betting on the draw is 3.5 & betting on a win for Tranmere Rovers gets you 1.83. They are the best returns offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
14:02 29/04/2025
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 21
โญ Star Man: Courtney Baker-Richardson
Mostly used in the Striker position, Courtney Baker-Richardson was born in Coventry, England. After having played his first senior match for Tamworth in the 2013 - 2014 season, the goalscoring Forward has got 5 league goals in this League Two 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 36 appearances.