Fleetwood Town vs Newport County – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

28/02/2026 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood).

League Two - Round 35
Referee: Searle I. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.71	0.19
Ball possession
71%	29%
Total shots
25	5
Shots on target
7	0
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
8	2
Passes
75% (361/479)	45% (94/208)
Yellow cards
1	1
Expected goals (xG)
1.71	0.19
xG on target (xGOT)
1.20	0.00
Total shots
25	5
Shots on target
7	0
Shots off target
9	4
Blocked shots
9	1
Shots inside the box
17	1
Shots outside the box
8	4
Hit the woodwork
1	0
Big chances
1	0
Corner kicks
8	2
Touches in opposition box
58	9
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
3	1
Free kicks
7	7
Passes
75% (361/479)	45% (94/208)
Long passes
43% (37/86)	29% (22/75)
Passes in final third
72% (125/173)	43% (40/93)
Crosses
23% (10/44)	0% (0/7)
Expected assists (xA)
1.49	0.25
Throw ins
43	25
Fouls
7	7
Tackles
50% (7/14)	59% (16/27)
Duels won
63	53
Clearances
23	55
Interceptions
3	6
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
0	7
xGOT faced
0.00	1.20
Goals prevented
0.00	1.20

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
24', Potter F. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Spellman M. ↓, Davies T. ↑,
63', Neal H. ↓, Virtue-Thick M. ↑,
70', Lloyd B. ↓, Garner G. ↑,
73', Clark M. ↓, Powell J. ↑,
73', Osong D. E. ↓, Davies W. ↑,
79', Driscoll-Glennon A. ↓, Smith M. ↑,
86', Opoku N. ↓, Crole J. ↑,
86', Crole J. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Fleetwood Town
57.1%

Draw
24.2%

Newport County
18.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

55.3%

24.8%

20%

Our Initial ML Estimation

58.1%

23.6%

19%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Fleetwood Town has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)

Newport County has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Fleetwood Town than the current prediction. (+1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Newport County than the current prediction. (+0.3%)

Fleetwood Town - Newport County Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.65 ↓ (1.67)	3.86 ↑ (3.72)	4.98 ↑ (4.61)	6.7% (8.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Fleetwood Town - Newport County?

Users Predictions: 7 users predict this event. Fleetwood will win (votes: 4 - 57.1%). Newport will win (votes: 1 - 14.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 28.6%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

A mid-table team will face off against the outsider in this match (ranked 14 and 24 in the zone Relegation ~ National League).
Fleetwood has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Newport is going through a rough patch (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
In this match, Fleetwood is seen as the favorite.
There will not play in Fleetwood: Coughlan R. (Inactive) Hume D. (Inactive) Johnson W. (Inactive) McCann L. (Inactive)
There will not play in Newport: Brennan C. (Inactive) Smith M. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Fleetwood: Bolton J. (Inactive) Morrison G. (Inactive) Norwood J. (Inactive)
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Fleetwood won 3 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 8:1. (average 1.6:0.2).
Including home matches between the teams, Fleetwood won 2 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 6:1. (average 3:0.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Fleetwood Town won against Newport County?

Fleetwood Town has won 2 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Newport County won against Fleetwood Town?

Newport County has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

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

The latest head-to-head matches between Fleetwood Town - Newport County were as follows:

13.12.2025 Newport County - Fleetwood Town 0:2

26.04.2025 Fleetwood Town - Newport County 2:0

26.10.2024 Newport County - Fleetwood Town 0:0

Latest results of Fleetwood Town

21.02.2026 Fleetwood Town - Barrow 3:2 ✺

17.02.2026 Crewe Alexandra - Fleetwood Town 0:1 ✺

14.02.2026 Oldham Athletic - Fleetwood Town 1:1 ✺

07.02.2026 Fleetwood Town - Bromley 1:2 ✺

31.01.2026 Fleetwood Town - Notts County 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Newport County

21.02.2026 Newport County - Cambridge United 0:2 ✺

17.02.2026 Salford City - Newport County 1:3 ✺

14.02.2026 Milton Keynes Dons - Newport County 1:0 ✺

11.02.2026 Swindon Town - Newport County 2:0 ✺

07.02.2026 Newport County - Grimsby Town 0:0 ✺

English League Two Table

Main

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Bromley ✔	46	24	15	7	71:46	25	87
2	MK Dons ✔	46	24	14	8	86:45	41	86
3	Cambridge Utd	46	22	16	8	66:33	33	82
4	Salford	46	25	6	15	61:51	10	81
5	Notts Co	46	24	8	14	74:52	22	80
6	Chesterfield	46	21	16	9	71:56	15	79
7	Grimsby	46	22	12	12	74:50	24	78
8	Barnet	46	21	13	12	70:53	17	76
9	Swindon	46	22	9	15	70:59	11	75
10	Oldham	46	18	14	14	60:44	16	68
11	Crewe	46	19	10	17	64:58	6	67
12	Colchester	46	18	12	16	62:49	13	66
13	Walsall	46	18	11	17	56:56	0	65
14	Bristol Rovers	46	19	5	22	56:65	-9	62
15	Fleetwood	46	15	16	15	57:58	-1	61
16	Accrington	46	14	11	21	47:58	-11	53
17	Gillingham	46	13	14	19	53:72	-19	53
18	Cheltenham	46	14	10	22	53:79	-26	52
19	Shrewsbury	46	13	10	23	42:69	-27	49
20	Newport	46	12	7	27	48:77	-29	43
21	Tranmere	46	10	11	25	54:79	-25	41
22	Crawley	46	8	16	22	44:68	-24	40
23	Harrogate	46	10	9	27	39:68	-29	39
24	Barrow	46	9	9	28	45:78	-33	36

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

Clinched Spots for Teams

Bromley is Qualified for League One
MK Dons is Qualified for League One