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Grimsby Town — Newport County 2:1: match report and statistics

England. League Two · 16.08.2025 14:00 · Finished

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Zac Kennard-Kettle (England)
Grimsby Town
Finished2 : 116.08.2025 14:00
Newport County

Who will win?

Votes: 0
  • Grimsby Town0%
  • Draw0%
  • Newport County0%

Overview

Grimsby Town vs Newport County ended 2:1 on 16.08.2025 14:00 (UTC) in England. League Two. The win went to Grimsby Town. Goals: Courtney Baker-Richardson 1', Matthew Baker 55', Kieran Green 90+4'.

Grimsby Town, last 5 games: won 2, drawn 1, lost 2. Newport County, last 5 games: won 2, drawn 2, lost 1.

All meetings of Grimsby Town and Newport County: 20 (wins of Grimsby Town: 6, wins of Newport County: 4, draws: 5). The last meeting on 22.03.2025 15:00 ended Grimsby Town 1:0 Newport County.

Grimsby Town in the standings: place 7, points 78, played 46. Newport County in the standings: place 20, points 43, played 46.

Statistics and results: Grimsby Town, Newport County, England. League Two standings and results.

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Team playing styles

Grimsby Town

Strengths

  • Finishing scoring chancesVery Strong
  • Creating scoring chancesVery Strong
  • Attacking down the wingsStrong
  • Creating chances through individual skillStrong
  • Attacking set piecesStrong
  • Protecting the leadStrong
  • Defending set piecesStrong

Weaknesses

  • Avoiding offsideVery Weak

Playing style

Control the game in the opposition's half Take a lot of shots Attacking down the left Attempt crosses often Attempt through balls often Non-aggressive Play the offside trap

Newport County

Strengths

  • Finishing scoring chancesStrong
  • Attacking set piecesStrong

Weaknesses

  • Aerial duelsWeak
  • Defending against long shotsWeak
  • Protecting the leadVery Weak
  • Avoiding fouling in dangerous areasVery Weak

Playing style

Play with width Attacking down the left Playing in their own half

What to expect

  • Grimsby Townwill control the game in the opposition's halfVery Likely

Ratings are based on the players' stats over the last two seasons.

Score by periods

Team12Σ
Grimsby Town
112
Newport County
011

Match events

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Match statistics

  • 2.26 Expected goals (xG) 1.08
  • 63% Possession 37%
  • 22 Total shots 12
  • 6 Shots on target 3
  • 3 Big Chances 2
  • 12 Corners 3
  • 75 (283/375)Assists(135/227) 59
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 2.24 xG on target (xGOT) 0.84
  • 7 Shots off target 3
  • 9 Shots blocked 6
  • 16 Shots from inside the penalty area 6
  • 6 Shots from outside the penalty area 6
  • 1 Hit the woodwork 0
  • 45 Touches in opposition box 14
  • 0 Accurate through passes 0
  • 3 Offsides 4
  • 12 Free kicks 10
  • 41 (24/58)Long Balls(26/78) 33
  • 60 (81/136)Passes in final third(33/77) 43
  • 46 (12/26)Crosses(7/11) 64
  • 1.71 Expected assists (xA) 0.74
  • 20 Throw-ins 34
  • 12 Fouls 12
  • 60 (6/10)Tackles(9/18) 50
  • 52 Duels won 51
  • 34 Clearances 24
  • 5 Steals 12
  • 0 Errors leading to shot 0
  • 0 Errors leading to goal 0
  • 2 Saves 4
  • 0.84 xGOT faced 2.24
  • -0.16 Goals prevented 1.24
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Lineups

Pym
Jayden Sweeney3Sweeney↓ 81'Cameron McJannett17McJannettDoug Tharme24Tharmerodgers-harvey↓ 81'
George McEachran20McEachran
Charles Vernam30Vernam Ch.↓ 81'walker-jamie↓ 74'Kieran Green4CGreenАмалузор↓ 65'
Jaze Kabia9Kabia J.
Nikola Tzanev1Tzanev
Habeeb Ogunneye22Ogunneye↓ 68'Lee Jenkins15JenkinsMatthew Baker4CBakerLiam Shephard18Shepherd L.↓ 71'Tom Davies17Davis T.
Kai Whitmore14WhitmoreMatthew Robert Smith8Smith M.↓ 46'Cameron Evans2Evans
Michael Reindorf23Reindorf↓ 78'Courtney Baker-Richardson9Baker-Richardson↓ 78'
Grimsby Town4-1-4-1Newport County5-3-2

Starting line-up

Substitutes

Coach

  • David ArtellGibraltarDavid Artell

Missing players

Starting line-up

Substitutes

Coach

  • David HughesWorldDavid Hughes

Missing players

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Lead tracker

Grimsby Town +1Biggest lead+0 Newport County
12

Positional statistics

Grimsby Town

Attack sides

Left flank44%
Centre18%
Right flank38%

Where the game is played

45%Own third
38%Middle
16%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
20% 70% 10%
Opponent
40% 40% 20%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
20% 75% 5%
Opponent
40% 60%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Newport County

Attack sides

Left flank45%
Centre19%
Right flank37%

Where the game is played

29%Own third
37%Middle
33%Opponent third

Shot directions

Own
33% 50% 17%
Opponent
15% 77% 8%
Left flankCentreRight flank

Shot zones

Own
17% 67% 17%
Opponent
8% 69% 23%
Six-yard boxPenalty areaOutside the box

Season team stats

Average per match
Grimsby TownNewport County

General

Fouls1318
Corners102
Goals31
Shots206
Offsides5—
Aerial duels won, %5848
Possession, %4731
Pass accuracy, %6968
Average rating76.5
Yellow cards—1

Attack

Fouls won1211
Goals31
Shots206
Shots on target61
Successful dribbles72
Dispossessed66
Offsides5—

Defence

Tackles1217
Fouls1318
Interceptions87
Clearances2329
Shots blocked22
Opponent shots513

Goals by situation

Goals / Shots (Conversion)

Open play1 / 12 (8%)— / 2
Set pieces1 / 7 (14%)1 / 4 (25%)
Penalties1 / 1 (100%)—
Total3 / 20 (15%)1 / 6 (16%)

Passes per match

Short240160
Long6458
Crosses228
Through balls1—
Total327226

Head-to-head

Matches played: 20
draws: 5

6 / 20
Wins
4 / 20
19 / 36
Goals
17 / 36
29 / 54
Yellow cards
25 / 54
2 / 3
Red cards
1 / 3
Matches
22.03.2025Finished
Grimsby Town1 : 0Newport County
16.11.2024Finished
Newport County0 : 0Grimsby Town
06.04.2024Finished
Grimsby Town1 : 0Newport County
16.12.2023Finished
Newport County1 : 1Grimsby Town
04.11.2023Finished
Newport County2 : 0Oldham Athletic
07.03.2023Finished
Grimsby Town1 : 1Newport County
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Previous matches: Grimsby Town

31.10.2026Finished
Grimsby Town5 : 2York City
W
24.10.2026Finished
Gillingham1 : 4Grimsby Town
W
20.10.2026Finished
Rochdale2 : 2Grimsby Town
D
17.10.2026Finished
Grimsby Town0 : 2Northampton Town
L
10.10.2026Finished
Port Vale1 : 0Grimsby Town
L

Previous matches: Newport County

Match info

Tournament
England. League Two
Attendance
6,402
Referee
Zac Kennard-Kettle

Upcoming matches: Grimsby Town

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Upcoming matches: Newport County

England. League Two

#TeamPWDLGoals+/-Pts
1Bromley462415771:46+2587
2Milton Keynes Dons462414886:45+4186
3Cambridge United462216866:33+3382
4Salford City462561561:51+1081
5Notts County462481474:52+2280
6Chesterfield462116971:56+1579
7Grimsby Town4622121274:50+2478
8Barnet4621131270:53+1776
9Swindon Town462291570:59+1175
10Oldham Athletic4618141460:44+1668
11Crewe Alexandra4619101764:58+667
12Colchester United4618121662:49+1366
13Walsall4618111756:56065
14Bristol Rovers461952256:65-962
15Fleetwood Town4615161557:58-161
16Accrington Stanley4614112147:58-1153
17Gillingham4613141953:72-1953
18Cheltenham Town4614102253:79-2652
19Shrewsbury Town4613102342:69-2749
20Newport County461272748:77-2943
21Tranmere Rovers4610112554:79-2541
22Crawley Town468162244:68-2440
23Harrogate Town461092739:68-2939
24Barrow46992845:78-3336
  • Promotion - First League
  • Promotion - League 2 (Play-off: Round of 4)
  • Relegation - National League
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Match forecast

Quick readGrimsby Town favourite · 61%Over 2.5 58%Both teams to score 55%Goal peak 61-75
61%Win · Grimsby Town1.65
21%Draw4.72
18%Win · Newport County5.48
3Expected goals
11Expected corners
2.5Expected cards
  • The model expects 3 goals: 2 for Grimsby Town and 1 for Newport County.
  • Most likely score is 1–0 (10%), followed by 1–1 (10%).
  • Corners: about 11 (8 — 3).
  • Most goals in both teams' matches come in 61-75: 3 in total.
  • Expected goals by half: 1st — 1, 2nd — 2.

Correct score by the model

1–010%1–110%2–010%2–110%3–06.6%3–16.6%0–05%0–15%1–25%

Scores 4+ goals: Grimsby Town — 14%, Newport County — 2%

MarkethistoryhistoryModelFair odds
Over 0.5100%100%95%1.05
Over 1.5100%100%80%1.25
Over 2.5100%100%58%1.73
Over 3.50%0%35%2.83
Over 4.50%0%18%5.41

Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (1), away team away (1). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.

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Trends

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Markets by recent matches

Grimsby Townmatches: 1 · 1Newport County
3.0Avg match total3.0
100%1/1Over 0.5100%1/1
0%0/1Under 0.50%0/1
100%1/1Over 1.5100%1/1
0%0/1Under 1.50%0/1
100%1/1Over 2.5100%1/1
0%0/1Under 2.50%0/1
0%0/1Over 3.50%0/1
100%1/1Under 3.5100%1/1
0%0/1Over 4.50%0/1
100%1/1Under 4.5100%1/1

Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.

First goal and after

First to score…

Grimsby TownNewport County
100%1/1Scores first100%1/1
100%1/1…and wins100%1/1
0%0/1…and draws0%0/1
0%0/1…and loses0%0/1
0%0/1…and then concedes100%1/1

First to concede…

0%0/1Concedes first0%0/1
—…and then scores—
—…and comes back to win—
—…and saves a draw—

Overall

100%1/1Scores in both halves0%0/1
100%1/1Scores at all100%1/1
  • • Grimsby Town opened the scoring in 100% of matches.
  • • Newport County opened the scoring in 100% of matches.

Goals by time

matches: 1 · 1
Grimsby TownNewport County
ForAg.%Period%ForAg.
10100%1–150%00
10100%16–300%00
000%31–450%00
000%46–600%00
10100%61–75100%20
000%76–90100%01
000%37–HT0%00
000%87–FT100%01
  • • Grimsby Town scores most in 1–15: 1 of 3 goals (33%).
  • • Newport County scores most in 61–75: 2 of 2 goals (100%).
  • • Newport County concedes most in 76–90: 1 of 1 conceded.
  • Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.

Corners and cards

Averages per match

Grimsby TownNewport County
10.0Corners won, avg3.0
3.0Corners conceded, avg6.0
13.0Match corners, avg9.0
6.0Corners in 1st half, avg3.0

Match total

100%1/1Over 7.5100%1/1
100%1/1Over 8.5100%1/1
100%1/1Over 9.50%0/1
100%1/1Over 10.50%0/1
100%1/1Over 11.50%0/1

1st half total

100%1/1Over 2.5100%1/1
100%1/1Over 3.5100%1/1
100%1/1Over 4.5100%1/1
100%1/1Over 5.5100%1/1

Team total

100%1/1Team over 2.5 corners100%1/1
100%1/1Team over 3.5 corners0%0/1
100%1/1Team over 4.5 corners0%0/1
100%1/1Team over 5.5 corners0%0/1
100%1/1Team over 6.5 corners0%0/1

Corner handicap

100%1/1Handicap -2.50%0/1
100%1/1Handicap -1.50%0/1
100%1/1Handicap -0.50%0/1
100%1/1Handicap +0.50%0/1
100%1/1Handicap +1.50%0/1
100%1/1Handicap +2.50%0/1

Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.

xG and shots

Grimsby Townper matchNewport County
1.98xG for1.48
0.37xG against0.96
20.0Shots7.0
5.0Shots against18.0
6.0Shots on target3.0
1.0On target against6.0
15%Conversion29%
6.7Shots per goal3.5
13.0Fouls18.0
5.0Offsides2.0
  • • Grimsby Town scores 1.02 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
  • • Grimsby Town concedes 0.37 per match fewer than opponents' xG.
  • • Newport County scores 0.52 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
  • • Newport County concedes 0.04 per match more than opponents' xG.

Half-time / full-time

Row — after the 1st half, column — final result

Grimsby Townmatches: 1

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W1led and won0led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D0level → won0draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew0trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)3:0 ×1

Newport Countymatches: 1

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W0led and won0led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D1level → won0draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew0trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)2:1 ×1

From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.

Markets in head-to-head

50%Over 1.53 of 6
0%Over 2.50 of 6
0%Over 3.50 of 6
33%Both teams to score2 of 6
33%Grimsby Town wins2 of 6
17%Newport County wins1 of 6
50%Draw3 of 6

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 1.33 goals per match on average.

Match profile

Assists
75% 283/375
59% 135/227
Long Balls
41% 24/58
33% 26/78
Passes in final third
60% 81/136
43% 33/77
Crosses
46% 12/26
64% 7/11
Tackles
60% 6/10
50% 9/18