Newport County AFC

Football England - EFL League Two Rodney Parade Sat 3 May 22:00

Tranmere Rovers FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

A Low-Scoring Encounter Could Be On the Cards

The stakes are high when Newport and Tranmere clash at Rodney Parade in this League Two relegation battle.

Newport and Tranmere might not combine to reach the three-goal mark and that leads us to wager Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We’ll happily take the 1.85 when it comes to a low-scoring contest.

Tranmere 2-1 Victory in Previous H2H Meeting

Newport County were defeated in their last game. Away from home, they suffered a 2-0 loss against Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood.

Tranmere Rovers won their previous game, beating Crewe Alexandra at home. It was a 2-0 victory at Prenton Park.

Tranmere have three consecutive victories against Newport. In the last encounter, home team Tranmere claimed a 2-1 win at Prenton Park. The past 10 games H2H record shows that both sides have five wins.

League Two G W D L GF GA GD GD P
21 Newport logo Newport 45 13 10 22 51 72 -21 51:72 49
22 Tranmere logo Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41 64 -23 41:64 48
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Confirmed Lineups

Newport confirmed lineup (4-3-1-2): Nick Townsend (GK), Joe Thomas, Matthew Baker, Kyle Jameson, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Shane McLoughlin, Kai Whitmore, Cameron Antwi, Oliver Greaves, Bobby Kamwa, Kyle Hudlin.

Tranmere confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Luke McGee (GK), Lee O'Connor, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Cameron Norman, Chris Merrie, Jake Garrett, Sam Taylor, Omari Patrick, Kieron Morris, Kristian Dennis.

Expert League Two Analysis

The football experts at jeetwin88.com are aware of injuries that could affect the outcome along with the form guide. We also leave no stone unturned when it comes to presenting the latest stats.

Key Newport vs Tranmere league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Newport games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Newport games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 4 Newport games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Tranmere games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Tranmere games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Tranmere games.

Newport vs Tranmere Prediction

The stats suggest that we’ll see a low-scoring League Two encounter, with a combined goal count of two or less looking the way forward. Land odds of 1.85 for Under 2.5 Goals.

In the quest to secure bigger odds, then a particular route could be selecting Under 2.5 Goals in a Total Goals & Both Teams to Score wager. A bigger potential return can be landed by including BTTS No.

Under 2.5 Probability

According to the bookies, our pick has a 54.1% chance of landing a return. However, we have this number closer to 60% based on our in-depth research. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Newport Newport logo 0 - 1 Tranmere logo Tranmere

There are odds of 6.50 available that Tranmere land a 1-0 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Newport vs Tranmere Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Tranmere Have the Shortest Odds to Win

Tranmere Rovers are the shortest price to win this League Two game according to the bookies, with the gambling operators giving them a 60% probability due to their 1.67 betting odds. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Newport County are available at 5.00.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. If you’re betting on Both Teams to Score, you can back Yes at 1.83 and No at 1.83.

The Draw No Bet market is popular for League Two matches, with the football betting sites offering Newport County at 3.75 and Tranmere Rovers are priced at 1.25 for the win.

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Team Stats

Newport logo Newport League Stats

Tranmere logo Tranmere League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 1 wins, 6 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 1 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

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Team News

Don’t miss out on the Newport vs Tranmere team news so you understand the players available for selection ahead of kick-off.

Newport vs Tranmere Lineups

Newport Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

Tranmere Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Newport Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

1 Nick Townsend
12 Joe Thomas 4 Matthew Baker 23 Kyle Jameson 3 A. Driscoll-Glennon
19 Shane McLoughlin 14 Kai Whitmore 11 Cameron Antwi
10 Oliver Greaves
7 Bobby Kamwa 25 Kyle Hudlin
1 Luke McGee
22 Lee O'Connor 5 Tom Davies 6 Jordan Turnbull 2 Cameron Norman
16 Chris Merrie 15 Jake Garrett 20 Sam Taylor 30 Omari Patrick
7 Kieron Morris 14 Kristian Dennis

Tranmere Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Newport Substitutes

  • 17Kieron Evans
  • 21Michael Spellman
  • 26Cameron Evans
  • 28Thomas Davies
  • 36Lewis Webb
  • 38Keenan Patten
  • 40M. Alexander-Walker

Tranmere Substitutes

  • 3Zak Bradshaw
  • 10Josh Davison
  • 11Josh Hawkes
  • 13Joe Murphy
  • 18Connor Jennings
  • 19Harvey Saunders
  • 23Connor Wood

Previous Newport Lineups

26 Apr League Two
Fleetwood 2-0 Newport
21 Apr League Two
Newport 0-0 Walsall
18 Apr League Two
MK Dons 0-0 Newport
12 Apr League Two
Newport 0-2 Colchester
05 Apr League Two
Carlisle 3-2 Newport
02 Apr League Two
Newport 1-1 Bromley

Previous Tranmere Lineups

26 Apr League Two
Tranmere 2-0 Crewe
21 Apr League Two
Barrow 0-0 Tranmere
18 Apr League Two
Tranmere 0-3 Doncaster
12 Apr League Two
Accr. Stanley 3-3 Tranmere
05 Apr League Two
Tranmere 4-0 Chesterfield
02 Apr League Two
Harrogate 3-2 Tranmere

England FlagLeague Two Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Doncaster 45 23 12 10 71:49 81
2 Port Vale 45 22 14 9 65:45 80
3 Bradford 45 21 12 12 63:45 75
4 Walsall 45 20 14 11 74:54 74
5 Notts County 45 20 12 13 67:47 72
6 Wimbledon 45 19 13 13 55:35 70
7 Salford 45 18 14 13 62:52 68
8 Grimsby 45 20 8 17 61:66 68
9 Chesterfield 45 18 13 14 72:54 67
10 Colchester 45 16 18 11 52:47 66
11 Bromley 45 16 15 14 61:59 63
12 Crewe 45 15 17 13 49:47 62
13 Swindon 45 15 16 14 71:63 61
14 Fleetwood 45 15 15 15 60:59 60
15 Cheltenham 45 16 12 17 60:67 60
16 Barrow 45 15 13 17 52:50 58
17 Gillingham 45 13 16 16 40:46 55
18 MK Dons 45 14 9 22 52:66 51
19 Accr. Stanley 45 12 14 19 53:68 50
20 Harrogate 45 13 11 21 41:60 50
21 Newport 45 13 10 22 51:72 49
22 Tranmere 45 11 15 19 41:64 48
23 Carlisle 45 10 11 24 42:69 41
24 Morecambe 45 10 6 29 39:70 36
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bradford 22 16 4 2 38:13 52
2 Wimbledon 23 13 5 5 35:16 44
3 Port Vale 22 12 7 3 34:17 43
4 Doncaster 23 12 7 4 38:23 43
5 Walsall 23 12 6 5 46:32 42
6 Chesterfield 23 10 10 3 41:27 40
7 Colchester 22 10 7 5 28:15 37
8 Barrow 23 10 7 6 34:22 37
9 Cheltenham 23 10 6 7 32:31 36
10 Notts County 22 10 5 7 30:19 35
11 Salford 23 10 5 8 32:28 35
12 Gillingham 23 10 5 8 24:20 35
13 Newport 22 10 5 7 31:28 35
14 Swindon 22 9 7 6 39:33 34
15 Harrogate 23 10 4 9 26:31 34
16 Crewe 22 9 6 7 30:26 33
17 Fleetwood 23 7 12 4 24:21 33
18 Tranmere 23 8 9 6 24:22 33
19 Grimsby 22 10 3 9 30:34 33
20 Bromley 22 8 7 7 32:26 31
21 MK Dons 23 8 6 9 25:25 30
22 Accr. Stanley 22 5 11 6 29:30 26
23 Carlisle 22 5 7 10 23:33 22
24 Morecambe 22 6 4 12 23:34 22