League Two: Newport vs Rochdale – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 1 match between Newport and Rochdale and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Newport enjoy home advantage, when visitors Rochdale swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Newport vs Rochdale

Newport Form

Newport look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 3-2 and 1-2 against Oldham and Barrow respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against AFC Wimbledon as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. Newport won three of their previous six matches at Rodney Parade in the League Two. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring seven goals to eight against.

Rochdale Form

In their previous three matches, Rochdale won 2-1 against Scunthorpe, drew 2-2 with Boreham Wood before losing 2-0 against Bradford. Rochdale managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring six time and letting in three.

Betting stats and facts for Newport and Rochdale

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Newport and Rochdale. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Newport vs Rochdale

It is the beginning of a new League Two campaign, and both Newport and Rochdale will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Betting markets: Newport vs Rochdale

Full-time result

Newport claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Rochdale won four of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost two of the games in this run. Rochdale conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches. Rochdale have not lost to Newport in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Newport scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Rochdale got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away 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, Rochdale kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Rochdale have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Newport when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Newport’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Rochdale, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves. Newport conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Rochdale conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.