Newport County vs Accrington Stanley – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:4
27/01/2026 at 14:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • League Two - Round 29
  • Referee: Durkin J. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.111.04
Ball possession
57%43%
Total shots
1213
Shots on target
56
Big chances
31
Corner kicks
32
Passes
70% (297/425)56% (177/316)
Yellow cards
45
Red cards
10
Expected goals (xG)
1.111.04
xG on target (xGOT)
1.241.83
Total shots
1213
Shots on target
56
Shots off target
64
Blocked shots
13
Shots inside the box
810
Shots outside the box
33
Hit the woodwork
00
Headed goals
10
Big chances
31
Corner kicks
32
Touches in opposition box
2017
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
22
Free kicks
127
Passes
70% (297/425)56% (177/316)
Long passes
31% (30/98)17% (14/81)
Passes in final third
47% (57/122)53% (61/116)
Crosses
38% (6/16)20% (3/15)
Expected assists (xA)
1.240.67
Throw ins
3925
Fouls
712
Tackles
80% (4/5)62% (16/26)
Duels won
6477
Clearances
2035
Interceptions
45
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
23
xGOT faced
1.831.24
Goals prevented
-2.170.24

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 2', 0 - 1, Henderson A. , Whalley S. (A),
  • 28', Matthews D. 🟨,
  • 32', Grant C. 🟨,
  • 35', 1 - 1, Opoku N. , Biggins H. (A),
  • 40', O'Brien C. 🟨,
  • 45', Smith M. , Lloyd B. ,
  • 45+1', Spellman M. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 3)
  • 51', 1 - 2, Sinclair I. , Whalley S. (A),
  • 56', Grant C. , Conneely S. ,
  • 56', O'Brien C. , Sass F. ,
  • 58', Lloyd B. 🟨,
  • 65', Opoku N. 🟨,
  • 65', Spellman M. , Crole J. ,
  • 69', Opoku N. 🟨,
  • 71', Henderson A. , Butterfield L. ,
  • 80', Thomas J. , Jenkins L. ,
  • 80', Kamwa B. , Nyakuhwa T. ,
  • 80', Driscoll-Glennon A. , Davies T. ,
  • 82', 1 - 3, Madden P. , Sinclair I. (A),
  • 84', Madden P. , Woods J. ,
  • 90+2', 1 - 4, Heath I. , Butterfield L. (A),
  • 90+6', Rawson F. 🟨,
  • 90+8', Conneely S. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Newport County
30.5%
Draw
29%
Accrington Stanley
40.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
32.5% 29.6% 37.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

32.2% 29.4% 38.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Newport County has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2%)
  • Accrington Stanley has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.6%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Newport County than the current prediction. (+1.7%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Accrington Stanley than the current prediction. (-2.3%)
  • Newport County - Accrington Stanley Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    3.05
    (2.82)
    3.22
    (3.1)
    2.3
    (2.42)
    7.2%
    (9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Newport County - Accrington Stanley?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Newport will win (votes: 3 - 25%). Accrington will win (votes: 7 - 58.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Accrington: 30.4%86.2%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Newport (votes: 2 - 40%). Accrington (votes: 3 - 60%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • BTTS - yes (votes: 6 - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
    • O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 2 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • O/U 2.25 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • DNB - Accrington (1.60) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Newport (votes: 2 - 33.3%). Accrington (votes: 4 - 66.7%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The game between a mid-table team and the outsider (ranked 23 in the zone Relegation ~ National League and 16).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Newport won 2.
    • Newport has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Accrington is in great form at the moment (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • Accrington might have a minor edge in this game.
    • There will not play in Newport: Garner G. (Inactive) Patten K. (Broken Leg)
    • There will not play in Accrington: Hall C. (Inactive) Mooney K. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Accrington: Bauress J. (Inactive) Walton T. (Injury)
    • In the last 15 head-to-head matches, Newport won 7 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 24:24. (average 1.6:1.6).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Newport won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 12:9. (average 1.7:1.3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Newport County - Accrington Stanley were as follows:
    11.10.2025 Accrington Stanley - Newport County 0:1
    11.03.2025 Accrington Stanley - Newport County 5:0
    24.08.2024 Newport County - Accrington Stanley 3:1
    09.04.2024 Newport County - Accrington Stanley 1:3
    05.08.2023 Accrington Stanley - Newport County 3:0
    Latest results of Newport County
    Latest results of Accrington Stanley
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