EFL Cup | Second Round
Aug 25, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Rodney Parade
Newport0 - 8Southampton
FT(HT: 0-3)
Broja (9', 57'), Tella (25'), Walker-Peters (44'), Elyounoussi (48', 55', 90+1'), Redmond (69')
Diallo (45+2')
Diallo (45+2')
The Match
Match Report
Mohamed Elyounoussi grabbed a hat-trick and Chelsea loanee Armando Broja scored twice on his Saints debut.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup clash between Newport County and Southampton, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Southampton win with a probability of 38.78%. A win for Newport County had a probability of 33.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.24%) and 0-2 (7.03%). The likeliest Newport County win was 1-0 (10.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.94%). The actual scoreline of 0-8 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Southampton would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Newport County | Draw | Southampton |
| 33.89% | 27.32% | 38.78% |
| Both teams to score 49.67% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
