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
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    2MK Dons ✔ 462414886:454186
    3Cambridge Utd462216866:333382
    4Salford462561561:511081
    5Notts Co462481474:522280
    6Chesterfield462116971:561579
    7Grimsby4622121274:502478
    8Barnet4621131270:531776
    9Swindon462291570:591175
    10Oldham4618141460:441668
    11Crewe4619101764:58667
    12Colchester4618121662:491366
    13Walsall4618111756:56065
    14Bristol Rovers461952256:65-962
    15Fleetwood4615161557:58-161
    16Accrington4614112147:58-1153
    17Gillingham4613141953:72-1953
    18Cheltenham4614102253:79-2652
    19Shrewsbury4613102342:69-2749
    20Newport461272748:77-2943
    21Tranmere4610112554:79-2541
    22Crawley468162244:68-2440
    23Harrogate461092739:68-2939
    24Barrow46992845:78-3336

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

    Clinched Spots for Teams
    Bromley is Qualified for League One
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