League Two 2026-2027: Newport County vs Fleetwood Town Prediction - 12 Sep 2026

Result | Under-Over 2.5 | Corners | Shots | Spread

Newport County

Home Team
32%
VS

Fleetwood Town

Away Team
38%
Draw: 30%
Over 2.5: 45%
Under 2.5: 55%
Goal: 49%
No Goal: 51%
Expected Corners: 9.4
Expected Shots: 23.4
Expected Spread: -0.4

Why the Model Leans Fleetwood Town

The factors behind the model's pick between the two sides, in win-probability points. The draw is priced separately above.

Home advantage +11.1 Newport County
Team strength (Elo & Glicko) +6.7 Fleetwood Town
Results & dominance +4.1 Fleetwood Town
Defense +1.5 Fleetwood Town
Attack +0.7 Fleetwood Town

When this match produces a winner, these factors move the model from an even matchup to 54% for Fleetwood Town. Computed with gradient-based attribution on our neural network, not editorial opinion. How to read this →

Why the Model Sees Under 2.5

The factors behind the goals prediction, in probability points toward Under or Over. Independent of the winner model.

Newport County attack & chance creation +3.6 Under
League scoring environment +2.6 Under
Rating-implied goals (Elo & Glicko) +0.8 Over

These factors move the model from an even matchup to 55% for Under 2.5. Computed with gradient-based attribution on our neural network, not editorial opinion. How to read this →

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Current Standings

Pos Team Pl W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bristol Rvs 5 4 0 1 12 6 6 12
2 Swindon 5 3 1 1 8 6 2 10
3 Barnet 5 2 3 0 12 8 4 9
4 Tranmere 5 2 3 0 9 5 4 9
5 Walsall 5 2 3 0 8 4 4 9
6 Fleetwood Town 5 2 3 0 6 3 3 9
7 Crewe 5 2 3 0 5 3 2 9
8 Cheltenham 5 2 2 1 10 9 1 8
9 York 5 2 2 1 9 8 1 8
10 Oldham 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 7
11 Grimsby 5 1 4 0 7 6 1 7
12 Colchester 5 2 1 2 6 8 -2 7
13 Gillingham 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6
14 Northampton 5 1 3 1 3 3 0 6
15 Salford 5 2 0 3 4 6 -2 6
16 Exeter 5 1 2 2 4 4 0 5
17 Chesterfield 5 1 2 2 6 7 -1 5
18 Rotherham 5 1 2 2 6 7 -1 5
19 Accrington 5 1 2 2 9 11 -2 5
20 Newport County 5 1 1 3 9 10 -1 4
21 Crawley Town 5 1 1 3 5 8 -3 4
22 Rochdale 5 1 0 4 5 10 -5 3
23 Shrewsbury 5 1 0 4 2 10 -8 3
24 Port Vale 5 0 2 3 2 7 -5 2

Recent Trends

Newport County L L D L W

  • Last Match: L vs Northampton (Goals: 0 - 1)
  • 2nd Last Match: L vs Salford (Goals: 1 - 2)
  • 3rd Last Match: D vs Tranmere (Goals: 2 - 2)
  • 4th Last Match: L vs Bristol Rvs (Goals: 3 - 5)
  • 5th Last Match: W vs Rochdale (Goals: 3 - 0)

Fleetwood Town W D D D W

  • Last Match: W vs Shrewsbury (Goals: 2 - 0)
  • 2nd Last Match: D vs Oldham (Goals: 1 - 1)
  • 3rd Last Match: D vs Grimsby (Goals: 2 - 2)
  • 4th Last Match: D vs Gillingham (Goals: 0 - 0)
  • 5th Last Match: W vs Chesterfield (Goals: 1 - 0)

Advanced Metrics (Last 5 games)

Newport County

Goals scored (avg, home) 2.50
Goals conceded (avg, home) 1.00
Clean Sheets 1

Fleetwood Town

Goals scored (avg, away) 1.50
Goals conceded (avg, away) 1.00
Clean Sheets 3

Key Prediction Insights

The model gives Newport County a 32% chance of winning at home, with the draw at 30% and Fleetwood Town at 38%. This is a tight call, with Fleetwood Town only narrowly ahead. On goals the model leans Under 2.5 at 55% and sees both teams scoring in 49% of cases.

Match Analysis

Newport County arrive with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games (LLDLW from most recent), scoring 9 and conceding 10 with 1 clean sheet. Fleetwood Town arrive with 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games (WDDDW from most recent), scoring 6 and conceding 3 with 3 clean sheets. In the table Newport County sit 20th with 4 points from 5 games and a goal difference of -1, while Fleetwood Town are 6th with 9 points and a goal difference of +3. That puts Fleetwood Town 5 points clear of their opponent. Newport County average 2.5 goals scored and 1.0 conceded over their last five home games, while Fleetwood Town average 1.5 scored and 1.0 conceded over their last five away games. Looking at what drives the winner call, the model's own attribution points to home advantage (11.1 points toward Newport County), team strength (Elo & Glicko) (6.7 points toward Fleetwood Town), results & dominance (4.1 points toward Fleetwood Town). These factors are measured in win-probability points and add up to the gap between the two sides if there is a winner.

Under/Over 2.5 Goals Prediction

Recent Goals Trends

Total goals per match in the last 5 games. Green bars = Over 2.5, Red bars = Under 2.5

Newport County
Goals in last 5 matches
Fleetwood Town
Goals in last 5 matches
The model puts Under 2.5 at 55% and Over 2.5 at 45%, so its call is Under 2.5. Recent games are less clear-cut: Newport County matches produced 3.8 goals on average over their last 5, Fleetwood Town matches 1.8. Both teams to score comes in at 49%, no goal for at least one side at 51%. In the model's own attribution, Newport County attack & chance creation pulls toward Under by 3.6 points and league scoring environment pulls toward Under by 2.6 points.

Corners Prediction

Recent Corners Trends

Corners won (green) and conceded (orange) in the last 5 games. Expected corners shown as reference line.

Newport County
Corners in last 5 matches
Fleetwood Town
Corners in last 5 matches

Corners Probability Distribution

Distribution
Probability of each corner count outcome
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of corners ≤ X
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The model expects 9.4 corners in total. The single most likely count is 9. The chance of 9 corners or fewer is 53%, which leaves 47% for 10 or more corners. The chart shows the full distribution and the over-the-line curve for every count.

Shots Prediction

Recent Shots Trends

Shots taken (blue) and faced (red) in the last 5 games. Expected shots shown as reference line.

Newport County
Shots in last 5 matches
Fleetwood Town
Shots in last 5 matches

Shots Probability Distribution

Distribution
Probability of each shot count outcome
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of shots ≤ X
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Total shots are expected at 23.4 for the two teams combined. The most likely single count is 23. The chance of 23 shots or fewer is 52%, which leaves 48% for 24 or more shots.

Goal Spread Prediction

Goal Spread Probability Distribution

Positive = Newport County wins by X goals. Negative = Fleetwood Town wins by X goals.

Distribution
Probability of each goal difference outcome
Goal spread probability distribution for Newport County vs Fleetwood Town with expected spread of -0.4
Cumulative Probability (CDF)
Probability of goal difference ≤ X
Cumulative goal spread probability chart for Newport County vs Fleetwood Town
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The expected goal margin is 0.4 goals in favour of Fleetwood Town. The spread model gives 18% to a Newport County win by two goals or more and 51% to any Fleetwood Town win. A Fleetwood Town win by 1 is the single most likely margin.

Final Prediction

Final call: Fleetwood Town win (38%), Under 2.5 (55%), No Goal (51%). Expected totals: 9.4 corners and 23.4 shots. Every number on this page comes from Predixsport's published models, with the full probability distributions in the charts and in the downloadable data.

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