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League Two | Gameweek 24
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Rodney Parade
Forest Green Rovers

Newport
4 - 2
Forest Green

Evans (60', 63'), Payne (69'), Delaney (84')
Bogle (18'), Evans (18'), Payne (50')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Delaney (2' og.), Stevens (33')
McAllister (16'), Morton (38'), Jones (41'), McCann (45'), Moore-Taylor (75')
Jones (51')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League Two clash between Newport County and Forest Green Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Wrexham 2-0 Newport
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in League Two

We said: Newport County 1-0 Forest Green Rovers

Neither side have a ton of creativity or imagination, but Forest Green have a lot less quality in the attacking third, and we believe Newport will eventually wear them down and win. Read more.

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 Newport County win with a probability of 47.62%. A win for Forest Green Rovers had a probability of 27.09% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Forest Green Rovers win was 0-1 (7.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.02%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newport County would win this match.

Result
Newport CountyDrawForest Green Rovers
47.62% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03) 25.29% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 27.09% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
Both teams to score 52.77% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.64% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)50.36% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.7% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)72.3% (0.015999999999991 0.02)
Newport County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.84% (-0.019000000000005 -0.02)21.16% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.97% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)54.03% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
Forest Green Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.93% (0.0040000000000049 0)33.07% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.34% (0.0039999999999978 0)69.66% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Score Analysis
    Newport County 47.62%
    Forest Green Rovers 27.09%
    Draw 25.28%
Newport CountyDrawForest Green Rovers
1-0 @ 10.86%
2-1 @ 9.34% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-0 @ 8.44% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 4.83% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
3-0 @ 4.37% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-2 @ 2.68% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
4-1 @ 1.88% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.7% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 47.62%
1-1 @ 12.02%
0-0 @ 7% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-2 @ 5.17% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 0.99%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.28%
0-1 @ 7.74% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.65% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 4.29% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-3 @ 2.46% (0.0020000000000002 0)
2-3 @ 1.91%
0-3 @ 1.58% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 27.09%

How you voted: Newport vs Forest Green

Newport County
80.0%
Draw
20.0%
Forest Green Rovers
0.0%
5
Head to Head
Aug 19, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 4
Forest Green
0-3
Newport

Taylor (67'), Robertson (74'), Deeney (90+1'), Robertson (90+1')
Robertson (90+1')
Evans (1', 25'), Lewis (88' pen.)
Sep 20, 2022 7.45pm
Group Stage
Newport
1-2
Forest Green
Evans (90+2')
Stevenson (69'), Fiabema (79')
Mar 1, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 23
Newport
1-1
Forest Green
Azaz (3')
Lewis (32'), Bennett (38'), Cooper (46'), Clarke (69'), Street (84')
Clarke (84')
Aitchison (55')
Matt (38')
Feb 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 30
Forest Green
2-0
Newport
Stevens (33', 61')

Pask (39'), Cain (64'), Street (68')
May 23, 2021 6.30pm
Forest Green
4-3
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Collins (41')
Ellison (70'), Labadie (76'), Maynard (119')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Port Vale1610332416833
2Walsall1593328151330
3Doncaster RoversDoncaster178542218429
4Notts County177732315828
5Crewe AlexandraCrewe158431913628
6MK Dons168352719827
7Chesterfield1767430201025
8Grimsby Town178181926-725
9AFC Wimbledon157262314923
10Bradford CityBradford166552117423
11Gillingham167271714323
12BarrowBarrow176471716122
13Fleetwood TownFleetwood145632015521
14Cheltenham TownCheltenham176382225-321
15Salford City165651518-321
16Newport CountyNewport176381926-721
17Harrogate TownHarrogate176381623-721
18Accrington StanleyAccrington164662226-418
19Colchester UnitedColchester163851922-317
20Tranmere RoversTranmere154561018-817
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22Swindon TownSwindon172782028-813
23Morecambe1734101729-1213
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1734101429-1513


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