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

Result
1:0
28/03/2026 at 11:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • League Two - Round 40
  • Referee: Bell E. (Eng)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomSky Sports+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.350.15
Ball possession
53%47%
Total shots
83
Shots on target
21
Big chances
00
Corner kicks
64
Passes
62% (224/363)56% (182/327)
Yellow cards
23
Expected goals (xG)
0.350.15
xG on target (xGOT)
0.340.08
Total shots
83
Shots on target
21
Shots off target
12
Blocked shots
50
Shots inside the box
10
Shots outside the box
63
Hit the woodwork
10
Big chances
00
Corner kicks
64
Touches in opposition box
119
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
12
Free kicks
1113
Passes
62% (224/363)56% (182/327)
Long passes
29% (26/90)27% (26/98)
Passes in final third
46% (65/140)44% (37/85)
Crosses
6% (1/16)11% (1/9)
Expected assists (xA)
0.650.36
Throw ins
3223
Fouls
1311
Tackles
63% (5/8)72% (13/18)
Duels won
5677
Clearances
2433
Interceptions
56
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
11
xGOT faced
0.080.34
Goals prevented
0.08-0.66

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 29', Benning M. 🟨,
  • 44', Sang T. , McDermott T. ,
  • 45+4', Evans C. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 68', 1 - 0, Kamwa B. , Davies T. (A),
  • 69', Lloyd G. , Marquis J. ,
  • 70', Benning M. , Kabia I. ,
  • 71', Boyle W. 🟨,
  • 73', Smith M. , Garner G. ,
  • 74', Shephard L. , Thomas J. ,
  • 76', Scully A. , Ihionvien B. ,
  • 86', Crole J. , Baker-Richardson C. ,
  • 87', Lloyd B. , Opoku N. ,
  • 90+1', Garner G. 🟨,
  • 90+3', Perry T. 🟨,
  • 90+4', Evans C. , Brennan C. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Newport County
39.4%
Draw
29.6%
Shrewsbury Town
31%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
34.1% 28.5% 37.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

32.9% 27.5% 38.8%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Newport County has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.3%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Newport County's performance.
  • Shrewsbury Town has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-6.4%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Shrewsbury Town might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Newport County than the current prediction. (-6.5%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Newport County that the model has picked up on.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Shrewsbury Town than the current prediction. (+7.8%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Shrewsbury Town could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.
  • Newport County - Shrewsbury Town Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.38
    (2.72)
    3.14
    (3.26)
    3.02
    (2.48)
    7%
    (7.8%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Newport County - Shrewsbury Town?
  • Users Predictions: 26 users predict this event. Newport will win (votes: 16 - 61.5%). Shrewsbury will win (votes: 6 - 23.1%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 15.4%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Newport: 42.8%80.2%.
  • Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Newport County will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • We will watch a tense game between outsiders (ranked 22 and 19).
    • Newport has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).
    • Shrewsbury is currently in poor form (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Newport might have a minor edge in this game.
    • There will not play in Newport: Brennan C. (Inactive)
    • There will not play in Shrewsbury: Hoole L. (Injury) Marquis J. (Inactive)
    • There are questionable in Newport: Jenkins L. (Injury) Spellman M. (Injury)
    • In the last 4 head-to-head matches, Newport won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 1:2. (average 0.3:0.5).
    • Including home match between the teams, Newport won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 0:1.
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Newport County - Shrewsbury Town were as follows:
    15.11.2025 Shrewsbury Town - Newport County 1:0
    Latest results of Newport County
    Latest results of Shrewsbury Town
    English League Two Table
    2025/26
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    2MK Dons432213879:433679
    3Cambridge Utd422114762:313177
    4Notts Co432371371:492276
    5Swindon432281367:511674
    6Salford432351557:50774
    7Chesterfield421815964:531169
    8Grimsby4119111162:451768
    9Barnet4318131260:491167
    10Crewe431991563:531066
    11Oldham4217141152:361665
    12Walsall4317111552:50262
    13Colchester4216121456:451160
    14Fleetwood4315131553:54-158
    15Bristol Rovers431742249:63-1455
    16Accrington421491941:48-751
    17Gillingham4212141648:60-1250
    18Shrewsbury431382240:66-2647
    19Cheltenham4112101948:67-1946
    20Tranmere429102349:72-2337
    21Crawley438132241:65-2437
    22Newport431072643:73-3037
    23Barrow42892540:68-2833
    24Harrogate43892635:66-3133

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