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

07/02/2026 at 10:01 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Rodney Parade (Newport).

League Two - Round 31
Referee: Bourne D. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.38	1.38
Ball possession
44%	56%
Total shots
10	13
Shots on target
5	2
Big chances
1	2
Corner kicks
8	12
Passes
58% (169/293)	70% (256/367)
Yellow cards
1	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.38	1.38
xG on target (xGOT)
1.17	0.92
Total shots
10	13
Shots on target
5	2
Shots off target
3	5
Blocked shots
2	6
Shots inside the box
5	10
Shots outside the box
5	3
Hit the woodwork
0	2
Big chances
1	2
Corner kicks
8	12
Touches in opposition box
14	28
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
4	2
Free kicks
11	11
Passes
58% (169/293)	70% (256/367)
Long passes
25% (21/84)	40% (30/75)
Passes in final third
48% (57/120)	63% (88/140)
Crosses
7% (1/14)	21% (7/33)
Expected assists (xA)
0.53	0.84
Throw ins
25	26
Fouls
11	11
Tackles
67% (4/6)	60% (6/10)
Duels won
49	58
Clearances
37	38
Interceptions
6	10
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
2	4
xGOT faced
0.92	1.17
Goals prevented
0.92	1.17

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
45+3', Cook A. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
61', Opoku N. (Penalty Awarded),
67', Turi G. D. ↓, McEachran G. ↑,
68', Shephard L. ↓, Thomas J. ↑,
68', Biggins H. ↓, Nyakuhwa T. ↑,
74', Vernam C. (Penalty Awarded),
74', Rodgers H. 🟨,
79', Sprangler S. ↓, Jarvis C. ↑,
80', Garner G. ↓, Driscoll-Glennon A. ↑,
81', Khouri E. ↓, Walker J. ↑,
81', Kabia J. ↓, Burns D. ↑,
82', Vernam C. ↓, Sellars-Fleming T. ↑,
89', Opoku N. ↓, Crole J. ↑,
90+5', Driscoll-Glennon A. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Newport County
22.6%

Draw
25.1%

Grimsby Town
52.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

23.4%

27%

49.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

22.8%

26.3%

50.9%

Newport County - Grimsby Town Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	4.18 ↑ (3.94)	3.73 ↑ (3.4)	1.79 ↓ (1.85)	6.8% (8.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Newport County - Grimsby Town?

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

AH +1 - Grimsby (2.26) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Users Predictions: Grimsby Town will win (7 of 8 users predict this - 87.5%).
Confidence interval (95%): 64.58% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Grimsby Town will win (4 of 4 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Grimsby (votes: 5 - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:1.

Preview Facts

Let's watch a game between a leader and an outsider (ranked 23 in the zone Relegation ~ National League and 9).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Newport won 0.
Recent form of Newport has been disappointing (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Grimsby is on a winning streak and currently in very good shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
In this match, Grimsby is a strong favorite.
There will not play in Newport: Patten K. (Broken Leg) Smith M. (Inactive)
There will not play in Grimsby: Gardner C. (Hamstring Injury) Pym C. (Inactive) Svanthorsson J. (Illness) Tharme D. (Inactive)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Newport won 8 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 17:18. (average 0.9:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Newport won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 7:3. (average 0.8:0.3).

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

Newport County has won 0 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

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

Grimsby Town has won 4 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

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

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

16.08.2025 Grimsby Town - Newport County 2:1

22.03.2025 Grimsby Town - Newport County 1:0

16.11.2024 Newport County - Grimsby Town 0:0

06.04.2024 Grimsby Town - Newport County 1:0

16.12.2023 Newport County - Grimsby Town 1:1

Latest results of Newport County

31.01.2026 Bristol Rovers - Newport County 3:0 ✺

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 ✺

Latest results of Grimsby Town

31.01.2026 Grimsby Town - Milton Keynes Dons 2:2 ✺

27.01.2026 Colchester United - Grimsby Town 0:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Cheltenham Town - Grimsby Town 0:2 ✺

20.01.2026 Grimsby Town - Salford City Postponed ✺

17.01.2026 Grimsby Town - Barnet 1:0 ✺

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