League Two: Newport vs Tranmere – Betting preview

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

Newport and Tranmere will be desperate for points on Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Form: Newport vs Tranmere

Newport Form

Newport recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Salford City 1-3. They were then defeated 0-2 against Cambridge U, before drawing 0-0 against Fleetwood. Newport managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League Two. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded seven goals.

Tranmere Form

Tranmere lost their previous three matches by 0-1 against Accrington, 5-0 against Notts Co. and 2-1 against Crewe. Tranmere managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League Two. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 14 time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Newport and Tranmere

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 Tranmere played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Newport vs Tranmere

Despite scoring just once in six League Two games, Newport hope Ryan Delaney adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Tranmere put their faith in Joe Ironside to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League Two games.

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Full-time result

Newport claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing five. Tranmere won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. Tranmere have not lost to Newport in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Newport scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Tranmere 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, Tranmere kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Newport and Tranmere when playing at Rodney Parade.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newport, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Tranmere’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.