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The League Two game at Rodney Parade on Saturday sees visitors Stockport County facing home side Newport.

Newport are number 20 in the table on 19 points after 18 matches. Stockport County rank as number 1 with 41 points after 18 matches played.

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Form: Newport vs Stockport County

Newport Form

Newport have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which added four points to their tally. They claimed a 2-0 win against Oldham, before drawing 0-0 with Milton Keynes Dons. This little streak came to an end, when Mansfield proved too strong in a 2-0 defeat for Newport. Newport just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Rodney Parade. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Stockport County Form

Stockport County are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Worksop got left behind in a 5-1 win, before Swindon got hammered in a 2-4 victory. Colchester was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Stockport County. Stockport County swept aside all competition with six win in their last six League Two away matches. They 16 times along the way and allowed six goals against.

Betting stats for Newport and Stockport County

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Newport and Stockport County played across all tournaments.

  • In 12 of the last 13 Newport matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 6 Newport matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In the last 4 Newport home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Newport have not won 9 of the last 11 home matches
  • Newport have conceded in 10 of the last 12 home matches
  • Stockport County have won 13 of the last 15 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Stockport County have won 14 of the last 15 matches
  • In 10 of the last 11 away matches Stockport County played, both teams scored
  • Stockport County have scored in 21 of the last 22 matches
  • In 12 of the last 14 Stockport County away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Newport vs Stockport County

Look no further than Bryn Morris, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Newport in the League Two, while Kyle Wootton managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Stockport County in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Rodney Parade across all tournaments Newport won two times, drew four and lost four times. Stockport County claimed seven wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Good luck taking on Stockport County currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 games without defeat.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Newport scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Stockport County scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Stockport County managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

In Newport’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in two of them. They managed to average 0.9 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Stockport County, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches. Stockport County managed to score at least once in their previous 17 matches.

To summarize, the upcoming League Two clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Newport vs Stockport County mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

Newport vs Stockport County: Who wins the game?

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