League Two: Newport vs Morecambe – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 25 match between Newport and Morecambe and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Newport and Morecambe are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Tuesday at Rodney Parade, with much riding on the outcome in this League Two battle.

Ranked as number 19 in the League Two standings, Newport, have so far collected 30 points this season, while Morecambe collected 23 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 28 rounds.

Form: Newport vs Morecambe

Newport Form

In their last three matches, Newport lost 1-2 against Swindon, drew 1-1 against Salford City, before winning 1-0 against Barrow. Newport claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League Two. They also drew two and lost two, scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Morecambe Form

Morecambe collected one win from their last three matches, as Colchester won by 1-0. Bradford were too strong as well, winning 1-0, before Morecambe won 4-2 against Fleetwood. Morecambe managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring seven time and letting in three.

Betting stats for Newport and Morecambe

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newport and Morecambe. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Newport vs Morecambe

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Shane McLoughlin will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Morecambe hope Andrew Dallas can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Newport won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Rodney Parade. They drew two and lost four as well, while Morecambe won four of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost five. Newport have beaten Morecambe in 3 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Newport scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Interestingly, Morecambe scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Newport managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Morecambe kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newport, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Morecambe’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.