Bristol Rovers vs Newport County – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/01/2026 at 07:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Memorial Stadium (Bristol).

League Two - Round 30
Referee: Finnie W. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.30	0.35
Ball possession
41%	59%
Total shots
18	5
Shots on target
7	0
Big chances
2	0
Corner kicks
7	3
Passes
66% (155/234)	76% (270/353)
Yellow cards
1	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.30	0.35
xG on target (xGOT)
1.79	0.00
Total shots
18	5
Shots on target
7	0
Shots off target
4	3
Blocked shots
7	2
Shots inside the box
10	3
Shots outside the box
9	2
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Big chances
2	0
Corner kicks
7	3
Touches in opposition box
20	9
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
3	2
Free kicks
9	15
Passes
66% (155/234)	76% (270/353)
Long passes
38% (25/66)	43% (29/67)
Passes in final third
57% (63/110)	60% (56/94)
Crosses
33% (6/18)	18% (2/11)
Expected assists (xA)
0.78	0.24
Throw ins
24	28
Fouls
15	9
Tackles
74% (14/19)	80% (8/10)
Duels won
55	57
Clearances
24	32
Interceptions
8	5
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
0	4
xGOT faced
0.00	1.79
Goals prevented
0.00	-1.21

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (2 - 0)
11', 1 - 0, Akhamrich Y. ⚽,
29', 2 - 0, Akhamrich Y. ⚽, Kilgour A. (A),
33', Driscoll-Glennon A. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Delaney R. ↓, Lloyd B. ↑,
56', Shephard L. ↓, Thomas J. ↑,
57', Biggins H. 🟨,
61', Sparkes J. 🟨,
74', Spellman M. ↓, Garner G. ↑,
75', Lloyd B. ↓, Jamieson L. ↑,
79', Harrison E. ↓, Rijks M. ↑,
81', Akhamrich Y. ↓, Senior J. ↑,
86', Kamwa B. ↓, Davies T. ↑,
88', 3 - 0, Cavegn F. ⚽, Forde S. (A),
90+8', Mola C. ↓, Thompson-Sommers K. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Bristol Rovers
53.7%

Draw
25.1%

Newport County
21.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

53.8%

25.6%

20.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

55.4%

26.4%

20%

Bristol Rovers - Newport County Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.75 ↑ (1.71)	3.7 ↑ (3.59)	4.43 ↓ (4.47)	6.9% (8.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Bristol Rovers - Newport County?

Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Bristol Rovers will win (votes: 5 - 62.5%). Newport will win (votes: 2 - 25%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 12.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Bristol Rovers: 29% – 96%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Bristol Rovers (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DC - Newport (1.95) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

AH +0.5 - Newport (4.15) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Bristol Rovers (votes: 2 - 40%). Newport (votes: 3 - 60%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

This time, only outsiders will meet in a game (ranked 22 and 23 in the zone Relegation ~ National League).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Bristol Rovers won 3.
Bristol Rovers is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Newport has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
In this match, Bristol Rovers is the team to beat.
There will not play in Bristol Rovers: McEachran J. (Inactive) Omochere P. (Injury) Southam-Hales M. (Inactive)
There will not play in Newport: Opoku N. (Red Card) Patten K. (Broken Leg)
There are questionable in Newport: Garner G. (Inactive)
In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Bristol Rovers won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 4 matches, and goals 13:13. (average 1.6:1.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Bristol Rovers won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 5:8. (average 1.7:2.7).

How many head-to-head matches has Bristol Rovers won against Newport County?

Bristol Rovers has won 2 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Newport County won against Bristol Rovers?

Newport County has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Bristol Rovers - Newport County were as follows:

06.09.2025 Newport County - Bristol Rovers 2:3

14.11.2023 Newport County - Bristol Rovers 0:1

Latest results of Bristol Rovers

27.01.2026 Milton Keynes Dons - Bristol Rovers 1:0 ✺

24.01.2026 Salford City - Bristol Rovers 1:0 ✺

17.01.2026 Bristol Rovers - Colchester United 0:1 ✺

13.01.2026 Bristol Rovers - Plymouth Argyle 3:4 ✺

04.01.2026 Barrow - Bristol Rovers Postponed ✺

Latest results of Newport County

27.01.2026 Newport County - Accrington Stanley 1:4 ✺

24.01.2026 Newport County - Chesterfield 2:1 ✺

17.01.2026 Gillingham - Newport County 3:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Newport County - Tranmere Rovers Postponed ✺

01.01.2026 Bromley - Newport County 2:1 ✺

English League Two Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley	30	18	8	4	54:32	22	62
2	Notts Co	30	17	6	7	46:30	16	57
3	Cambridge Utd	30	16	8	6	42:24	18	56
4	Swindon	30	17	4	9	50:34	16	55
5	MK Dons	30	15	9	6	59:33	26	54
6	Salford	29	16	4	9	41:35	6	52
7	Walsall	30	14	7	9	38:31	7	49
8	Chesterfield	30	12	12	6	49:41	8	48
9	Crewe	31	13	8	10	47:38	9	47
10	Barnet	30	12	10	8	40:31	9	46
11	Colchester	29	12	9	8	43:31	12	45
12	Grimsby	29	12	9	8	41:32	9	45
13	Accrington	29	12	7	10	35:30	5	43
14	Gillingham	29	10	11	8	40:36	4	41
15	Fleetwood	29	10	7	12	38:39	-1	37
16	Oldham	28	8	11	9	28:29	-1	35
17	Tranmere	30	8	8	14	43:51	-8	32
18	Cheltenham	29	9	3	17	29:51	-22	30
19	Bristol Rovers	30	8	3	19	28:50	-22	27
20	Crawley	31	6	8	17	32:51	-19	26
21	Shrewsbury	30	6	8	16	25:50	-25	26
22	Barrow	29	6	6	17	30:46	-16	24
23	Newport	29	5	6	18	29:54	-25	21
24	Harrogate	31	5	6	20	22:50	-28	21

      Promotion ~ League One
      Promotion ~ League Two (Play Offs: Semi~finals)
      Relegation ~ National League