Newport County vs York Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

York's last few outings have been a mixed bag but productive. They thumped Swindon 4-0, edged past Cheltenham and Exeter, drew with Crewe and Rotherham, and lost 2-0 away at Chesterfield. There's goals in this team, home or away.

Newport County: 20 completed matches; York: 20 completed matches.

Newport County

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

29

Difference

+5

York

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

32

Difference

+1

Newport's recent run reads worse. They've lost to Northampton, Salford and Bristol Rovers, with only a 3-0 home win over Rochdale standing out. The draws against Accrington, Fleetwood and Tranmere show they're competitive without quite finishing teams off.

York arrive with more rhythm in their game, Newport with more inconsistency.

Comparative Team Statistics: Newport County vs York

Head-to-head history

These two have met nine times between 2012 and 2016, with York winning three, Newport winning five and one draw. It's a fairly even historical picture, tilted slightly Newport's way.

None of that tells us much about the current sides though. It's a decade-old sample from different eras of both clubs.

Old meetings like these carry little weight on current form.

Where they sit

York are 7th with 11 points from seven games, having scored 13 and conceded 10. That's a decent early return for a promoted side.

Newport are down in 19th on just 6 points from the same number of matches, with 10 scored and 11 conceded. It's been a slow start to the campaign for them.

Players to watch

A. Newby has been York's main threat with six goals in seven matches, and H. Boyes has chipped in with four assists alongside two goals of his own. O. Pearce adds another goal and three assists, so York have more than one route to a chance.

Newport County:

Best scorers:

S. Gwengwe - 5

Best assist providers:

H. Biggins - 2

C. Doidge - 2

York:

Best scorers:

A. Newby - 6

O. Pearce - 3

Best assist providers:

H. Boyes - 6

O. Pearce - 4

Penalty cards:

O. Banks x 3

For Newport, S. Gwengwe leads the way with four goals in seven, with H. Biggins contributing two goals and two assists. It's a narrower spread of output than York's.

How it could unfold

Newport have conceded 11 in seven games and York have scored 13 in the same span, which points towards York finding the net. Newport's own draws show they can hang in games, though, rather than simply be overrun.

With both sides showing they can be got at defensively, this has the look of a game where goals from both ends are plausible rather than a tight, low-scoring affair.

Goals look more likely than a shutout for either side.