League Two: Accrington vs Newport – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 7 match between Accrington and Newport and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Newport go up against Accrington on Saturday for a League Two meeting at Wham Stadium.

Accrington are number 21 in the table on five points after six matches. Newport rank as number 19 with five points after six matches played.

Team form: Accrington vs Newport

Accrington Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Accrington recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 2-2 draw with Grimsby. This was followed by a 3-2 win against Crawley, before they lost 2-1 against Barnet. Accrington only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League Two matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.

Newport Form

In their previous three games, Newport lost 2-1 and 1-0 against Salford City and Northampton, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Fleetwood. Newport only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 13 goals to seven.

Betting stats and facts for Accrington and Newport

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

In-form players: Accrington vs Newport

It is difficult to look past Shaquille Gwengwe, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent League Two matches for Newport, with a total for the season saying four goals scored in this League Two campaign. With five goals lately for Accrington in the League Two, Charlie Caton is also a player to look out for.

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Full-time result

Accrington won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing five and losing three as well. Newport won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run.

Both teams to score

Accrington scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Newport got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Accrington played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Accrington managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Newport kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Accrington, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Newport, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game. Somehow Accrington failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches.