League Two: Newport vs Chesterfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 14 match between Newport and Chesterfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Chesterfield come to Rodney Parade for the League Two match on Friday, Newport will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Newport are number 16 in the table on 15 points after 13 matches. Chesterfield rank as number 7 with 19 points after 13 matches played.

Team form: Newport vs Chesterfield

Newport Form

Newport only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against York, followed by another draw. This time 2-2 against Rotherham, before going down in a 1-0 defeat against Cheltenham. Newport claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the League Two, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored ten and conceded five goals.

Chesterfield Form

Chesterfield collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-0 against Port Vale. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Colchester, before winning 5-1 against Crewe. In their last six away matches in the League Two, Chesterfield won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Newport and Chesterfield

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 Chesterfield played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Newport vs Chesterfield

Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Christian Doidge will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Chesterfield hope Josh Koroma can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.

Betting markets: Newport vs Chesterfield

Full-time result

Newport claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Chesterfield won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Newport have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Chesterfield conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.

Both teams to score

Newport scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Chesterfield scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Of the previous 10 outings, Newport scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Newport and Chesterfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newport, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Chesterfield, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Chesterfield conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.