League Two: Cheltenham vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two game between Cheltenham and Newport who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

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

Cheltenham are placed fiveth with 18 points after 12 matches. Newport occupy a position as 12th in the league on 15 points.

Form: Cheltenham vs Newport

Cheltenham Form

Cheltenham suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Salford City in a 0-2 defeat. Oldham also proved too hard to handle, as they won 4-1, before Cheltenham were able to strike back last time out in a 4-2 win against Fleetwood. Cheltenham won four of their last six League Two matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded ten and scored 13 goals.

Newport Form

Newport are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 1-0 against Colchester, before recording a 1-1 draw with York. Another draw followed then, this time 2-2 against Rotherham. Newport are winless in their last six away games in the League Two, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring six themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Cheltenham and Newport

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

Players on top: Cheltenham vs Newport

Andreas Weimann found the target zero times in his previous six matches, whereas Christian Doidge just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Popular markets: Cheltenham vs Newport

Full-time result

Cheltenham won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Newport won two of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost three. Newport remained unbeaten in their last 7 games on the bounce. Cheltenham have not lost to Newport in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Cheltenham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Newport got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Cheltenham scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games. Cheltenham have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Newport.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cheltenham, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Newport, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Amazingly, Cheltenham failed to keep a clean sheet in their 15 last matches.