Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town

Newport County host Shrewsbury Town in the England League Two on Tuesday 29 December 2026, kick-off 19:45. In their last 2 meetings, Newport County won 1, Shrewsbury Town won 1 and 0 were drawn.

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Newport County

19:45

29 Dec

Shrewsbury Town

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town preview

Newport County have scored 2.00 goals a game and conceded 0.86 across their last 7 home games in the League Two this season, while Shrewsbury Town have scored 1.29 and conceded 2.00 across their last 7 away games. Both teams have scored in 5 of Newport County's last 7 home games and 4 of Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games. Over 3.5 cards has landed in each of Newport County's last 7 home games and each of Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games. Newport County have scored first in 6 of their last 7 home games. Newport County's last 7 home games have averaged 10.3 corners and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games 9.4. Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 04:52 UK.

Goals scored Newport County: 2.00 Shrewsbury Town: 1.29
Goals conceded Newport County: 0.86 Shrewsbury Town: 2.00
Both teams scored Newport County: 5 of 771% Shrewsbury Town: 4 of 757%
Over 2.5 goals Newport County: 4 of 757% Shrewsbury Town: 4 of 757%
Match corners Newport County: 10.29 Shrewsbury Town: 9.43
Match cards Newport County: 4.86 Shrewsbury Town: 5.43

Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season.

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Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town: questions and answers

When is Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town?

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town kicks off at 19:45 UK time on Tuesday 29 December 2026 in the League Two.

How many goals do Newport County and Shrewsbury Town games have?

Where are Newport County and Shrewsbury Town in the League Two table?

Newport County are 14th with 18 points from 14 games. Shrewsbury Town are 15th with 18 points from 14 games.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town stats

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Newport County4W 3D 0L · 7 home games

Shrewsbury Town2W 2D 3L · 7 away games

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town general stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Match outcomes
4 of 757%	Win	2 of 729%
3 of 743%	Draw	2 of 729%
0 of 70%	Loss	3 of 743%
15	Points	8
2.14	Points per game	1.14
8	Goal difference	-5
Expected goals
1.46	xG per game	1.39
1.05	xGA per game	1.16
3.78	xG performance	-0.75
Possession & attacks
39%	Possession	46%
47.57	Dangerous attacks	51.00
36.86	Dangerous attacks against	37.00
Shots
14.00	Shots for	15.29
11.29	Shots against	11.00
4.14	On target for	5.14
2.71	On target against	4.29
14%	Shot conversion	8%
30%	On-target accuracy	34%
Tackles & fouls
15.86	Tackles	15.43
13.29	Fouls committed	11.14
12.43	Fouls won	13.57
1.29	Offsides	1.43

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town goals stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Goals overview
2.86	Goals per game (total)	3.29
14	Goals scored	9
2.00	Scored per game	1.29
6	Goals conceded	14
0.86	Conceded per game	2.00
Outcomes
6 of 786%	Scored first	1 of 714%
0 of 70%	Failed to score	3 of 743%
2 of 729%	Clean sheet	0 of 70%
5 of 771%	BTTS	4 of 757%
3 of 743%	BTTS & over 2.5	3 of 743%
6 of 786%	BTTS or over 2.5	5 of 771%
Total goals
7 of 7100%	Over 0.5	7 of 7100%
6 of 786%	Over 1.5	7 of 7100%
4 of 757%	Over 2.5	4 of 757%
2 of 729%	Over 3.5	2 of 729%
Goals scored
7 of 7100%	Scored 1+	4 of 757%
4 of 757%	Scored 2+	3 of 743%
2 of 729%	Scored 3+	2 of 729%
Goals conceded
5 of 771%	Conceded 1+	7 of 7100%
1 of 714%	Conceded 2+	5 of 771%
0 of 70%	Conceded 3+	2 of 729%

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town halves & timing stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Half-time result
4 of 757%	Winning at HT	1 of 714%
2 of 729%	Drawing at HT	1 of 714%
1 of 714%	Losing at HT	5 of 771%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town corners stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Corners per game
10.29	Total corners	9.43
6.57	Corners for	5.29
3.71	Corners against	4.14
6 of 786%	Most corners	5 of 771%
Match corner lines
6 of 786%	Over 7.5	4 of 757%
6 of 786%	Over 8.5	3 of 743%
5 of 771%	Over 9.5	3 of 743%
2 of 729%	Over 10.5	3 of 743%
2 of 729%	Over 11.5	3 of 743%
1 of 714%	Over 12.5	2 of 729%
Corners for lines
6 of 786%	For over 4.5	4 of 757%
5 of 771%	For over 5.5	3 of 743%
3 of 743%	For over 6.5	2 of 729%
2 of 729%	For over 7.5	2 of 729%
Corners against lines
2 of 729%	Against over 4.5	2 of 729%
2 of 729%	Against over 5.5	2 of 729%
0 of 70%	Against over 6.5	1 of 714%
By half
5.57	1H total	5.57
3.29	1H for	2.71
2.29	1H against	2.86
4.71	2H total	3.86
3.29	2H for	2.57
1.43	2H against	1.29

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town cards stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Cards per game
4.86	Total cards	5.43
1.71	Cards received	3.43
3.14	Opponent cards	2.00
0 of 70%	Most cards	5 of 771%
Match card lines
7 of 7100%	Over 2.5	7 of 7100%
7 of 7100%	Over 3.5	7 of 7100%
4 of 757%	Over 4.5	6 of 786%
3 of 743%	Over 5.5	3 of 743%
Cards received lines
6 of 786%	Received 1+	7 of 7100%
5 of 771%	Received 2+	6 of 786%
1 of 714%	Received 3+	5 of 771%
Opponent card lines
7 of 7100%	Opponent 1+	7 of 7100%
7 of 7100%	Opponent 2+	5 of 771%
5 of 771%	Opponent 3+	3 of 743%
By half
2.29	1H total	2.00
0.43	1H received	1.43
2.86	2H total	4.00
1.14	2H received	2.29

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town other stats: Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Shots & conversion
25.29	Total shots (match)	26.29
6.86	Total on target (match)	9.43
48%	On-target conversion	25%

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Newport County's last 7 home games and Shrewsbury Town's last 7 away games in the League Two this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Newport County3W 5D 2L · 10 games

Shrewsbury Town4W 3D 3L · 10 games

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town general stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Match outcomes
3 of 1030%	Win	4 of 1040%
5 of 1050%	Draw	3 of 1030%
2 of 1020%	Loss	3 of 1030%
14	Points	15
1.40	Points per game	1.50
3	Goal difference	1
Expected goals
1.37	xG per game	1.51
0.98	xGA per game	1.11
-2.70	xG performance	-0.13
Possession & attacks
41%	Possession	46%
40.00	Dangerous attacks	46.70
34.60	Dangerous attacks against	35.70
Shots
13.30	Shots for	14.40
10.20	Shots against	10.50
3.60	On target for	4.90
2.90	On target against	4.00
8%	Shot conversion	10%
27%	On-target accuracy	34%
Tackles & fouls
16.40	Tackles	12.30
15.10	Fouls committed	12.00
13.10	Fouls won	14.70
1.30	Offsides	1.30

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town goals stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Goals overview
1.90	Goals per game (total)	2.90
11	Goals scored	15
1.10	Scored per game	1.50
8	Goals conceded	14
0.80	Conceded per game	1.40
Outcomes
4 of 1040%	Scored first	3 of 1030%
4 of 1040%	Failed to score	2 of 1020%
3 of 1030%	Clean sheet	2 of 1020%
5 of 1050%	BTTS	6 of 1060%
3 of 1030%	BTTS & over 2.5	5 of 1050%
5 of 1050%	BTTS or over 2.5	6 of 1060%
Total goals
8 of 1080%	Over 0.5	10 of 10100%
5 of 1050%	Over 1.5	8 of 1080%
3 of 1030%	Over 2.5	5 of 1050%
2 of 1020%	Over 3.5	3 of 1030%
Goals scored
6 of 1060%	Scored 1+	8 of 1080%
3 of 1030%	Scored 2+	5 of 1050%
1 of 1010%	Scored 3+	2 of 1020%
Goals conceded
7 of 1070%	Conceded 1+	8 of 1080%
1 of 1010%	Conceded 2+	5 of 1050%
0 of 100%	Conceded 3+	1 of 1010%

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town halves & timing stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Half-time result
2 of 1020%	Winning at HT	2 of 1020%
5 of 1050%	Drawing at HT	4 of 1040%
3 of 1030%	Losing at HT	4 of 1040%

29 more halves & timing stats with ProHalf-time results, goals by half, first and second-half lines, goal timing and late goals for both teams.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town corners stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Corners per game
7.30	Total corners	10.00
4.70	Corners for	5.80
2.60	Corners against	4.20
7 of 1070%	Most corners	7 of 1070%
Match corner lines
5 of 1050%	Over 7.5	7 of 1070%
5 of 1050%	Over 8.5	7 of 1070%
3 of 1030%	Over 9.5	5 of 1050%
1 of 1010%	Over 10.5	4 of 1040%
1 of 1010%	Over 11.5	4 of 1040%
0 of 100%	Over 12.5	2 of 1020%
Corners for lines
7 of 1070%	For over 4.5	7 of 1070%
4 of 1040%	For over 5.5	7 of 1070%
2 of 1020%	For over 6.5	5 of 1050%
1 of 1010%	For over 7.5	3 of 1030%
Corners against lines
0 of 100%	Against over 4.5	3 of 1030%
0 of 100%	Against over 5.5	2 of 1020%
0 of 100%	Against over 6.5	1 of 1010%
By half
3.10	1H total	5.60
1.90	1H for	3.00
1.20	1H against	2.60
4.20	2H total	4.40
2.80	2H for	2.80
1.40	2H against	1.60

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town cards stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Cards per game
4.80	Total cards	5.00
1.80	Cards received	3.10
3.00	Opponent cards	1.90
1 of 1010%	Most cards	8 of 1080%
Match card lines
10 of 10100%	Over 2.5	10 of 10100%
10 of 10100%	Over 3.5	8 of 1080%
6 of 1060%	Over 4.5	7 of 1070%
3 of 1030%	Over 5.5	5 of 1050%
Cards received lines
9 of 1090%	Received 1+	10 of 10100%
7 of 1070%	Received 2+	9 of 1090%
2 of 1020%	Received 3+	7 of 1070%
Opponent card lines
10 of 10100%	Opponent 1+	9 of 1090%
10 of 10100%	Opponent 2+	7 of 1070%
7 of 1070%	Opponent 3+	4 of 1040%
By half
2.20	1H total	2.20
0.70	1H received	1.40
2.80	2H total	3.50
1.00	2H received	2.20

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town other stats: Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season
Newport County	Stat	Shrewsbury Town
Shots & conversion
23.50	Total shots (match)	24.90
6.50	Total on target (match)	8.90
31%	On-target conversion	31%

11 more other stats with ProShot conversion, attacks, set pieces and which side usually has more shots and xG.

Newport County's last 10 games and Shrewsbury Town's last 10 games in the League Two this season. A rate such as "5 of 7" counts the games where it happened.

Stats as of 13 Nov 2026, 04:52 UK.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Shaquille Gwengwe in 10 games 5goals

George Lloyd in 14 games 5goals

Top creator

Harrison Biggins in 14 games 3assists

Will Boyle in 14 games 2assists

Players in form

Tom Sang Central midfielder · Shrewsbury Town 7.25 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Key passes2.88 per 90 Top 3%
- Big chances0.58 per 90 Top 3%
- Tackles2.51 per 90 Top 4%
Harrison Biggins Attacking midfielder · Newport County 7.13 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
4

Assists
3
- Key passes2.50 per 90 Top 5%
- xG0.35 per 90 Top 8%
- Assists0.21 per 90 Top 22%
Will Boyle Centre-back · Shrewsbury Town 7.03 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
2

Assists
2
- xG0.26 per 90 Top 1%
- Clearances7.40 per 90 Top 6%
- Aerials4.55 per 90 Top 8%
Kian McMahon-Brown Attacking midfielder · Shrewsbury Town 6.96 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
2

Assists
0
- Shots2.60 per 90 Top 20%
- Duels won7.05 per 90 Top 20%
- Pass %81% per 90 Top 21%
Josh Davison Striker · Shrewsbury Town 6.94 Form rating

Apps
13

Goals
4

Assists
1
- Big chances0.43 per 90 Top 5%
- Finishing+0.13 per 90 Top 10%
- Aerials3.96 per 90 Top 13%
Sam Stubbs Centre-back · Shrewsbury Town 6.89 Form rating

Apps
11

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Aerials6.07 per 90 Top 3%
- xG0.11 per 90 Top 8%
- Clearances6.78 per 90 Top 10%
Cameron Norman Full-back · Newport County 6.87 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Duel %64% per 90 Top 3%
- Key passes1.43 per 90 Top 7%
- Tackles1.98 per 90 Top 9%
Lee Jenkins Centre-back · Newport County 6.82 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Duel %65% per 90 Top 7%
- Tackles1.45 per 90 Top 9%
- Clearances7.05 per 90 Top 9%
George Lloyd Striker · Shrewsbury Town 6.81 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
5

Assists
1
- xG/shot0.24 per 90 Top 5%
- Finishing+0.08 per 90 Top 16%
- xG0.45 per 90 Top 21%
Michael Adu-Poku Winger · Newport County 6.80 Form rating

Apps
10

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Tackles0.99 per 90 Top 21%
- Dribbles2.50 per 90 Top 27%
Ciaran Brennan Defensive midfielder · Newport County 6.80 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Duel %61% per 90 Top 2%
- Tackles2.90 per 90 Top 4%
- Aerials3.29 per 90 Top 4%
Matty Jacob Full-back · Newport County 6.76 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
2
- Assists0.21 per 90 Top 9%
- Tackles1.95 per 90 Top 11%
- Final third8.42 per 90 Top 18%

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Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town form

Newport County All venues

2 W · 1 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.40
Scored per game: 2.0
Conceded per game: 1.4
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Shrewsbury Town All venues

3 W · 1 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.00
Scored per game: 2.2
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 100%
Over 2.5 goals: 100%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town head to head

1 Newport County wins 0 draws 1 Shrewsbury Town wins

1.0 goals per game 0% both teams scored 0% over 2.5 goals

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town standings

League Two table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	31
2	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	26
3	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	22
4	Crewe Alexandra	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	22
5	Cheltenham Town	14	6	3	5	23	25	-2	21
6	Grimsby Town	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	20
7	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	20
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	20
9	Accrington Stanley	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	19
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
11	Tranmere Rovers	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	19
12	Exeter City	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	19
13	Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
14	Newport County	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	18
15	Shrewsbury Town	14	5	3	6	17	22	-5	18
16	Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	-6	16
18	Oldham Athletic	14	4	3	7	15	19	-4	15
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	-4	15
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	-9	15
21	Northampton Town	13	3	5	5	9	10	-1	14
22	Rotherham United	14	2	6	6	18	25	-7	12
23	Colchester United	13	2	6	5	12	19	-7	12
24	Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	13	21	-8	9

League Two home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	7	6	0	1	9	4	+5	18
2	York City	7	5	2	0	16	5	+11	17
3	Cheltenham Town	7	5	1	1	14	10	+4	16
4	Newport County	7	4	3	0	14	6	+8	15
5	Exeter City	7	4	3	0	8	2	+6	15
6	Barnet	7	4	2	1	15	10	+5	14
7	Swindon Town	7	4	2	1	12	7	+5	14
8	Port Vale	6	4	2	0	8	3	+5	14
9	Accrington Stanley	7	3	4	0	13	8	+5	13
10	Grimsby Town	7	4	1	2	13	8	+5	13
11	Crewe Alexandra	7	3	4	0	12	8	+4	13
12	Bristol Rovers	7	4	1	2	11	8	+3	13
13	Chesterfield	7	3	3	1	16	9	+7	12
14	Tranmere Rovers	7	3	3	1	12	7	+5	12
15	Fleetwood Town	7	3	3	1	10	5	+5	12
16	Walsall	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
17	Oldham Athletic	7	3	1	3	11	8	+3	10
18	Shrewsbury Town	7	3	1	3	8	8	0	10
19	Rochdale	7	3	1	3	10	13	-3	10
20	Colchester United	6	2	3	1	6	6	0	9
21	Gillingham	7	2	3	2	8	9	-1	9
22	Northampton Town	7	2	2	3	4	4	0	8
23	Rotherham United	7	1	5	1	13	15	-2	8
24	Crawley Town	6	0	2	4	6	12	-6	2

League Two away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	7	4	1	2	16	11	+5	13
2	Barnet	6	3	3	0	13	8	+5	12
3	Walsall	7	2	5	0	11	6	+5	11
4	Gillingham	7	3	2	2	12	10	+2	11
5	Crewe Alexandra	7	2	3	2	5	9	-4	9
6	Shrewsbury Town	7	2	2	3	9	14	-5	8
7	Grimsby Town	7	1	4	2	11	10	+1	7
8	Crawley Town	6	2	1	3	7	9	-2	7
9	Tranmere Rovers	7	1	4	2	7	10	-3	7
10	Chesterfield	7	2	1	4	8	12	-4	7
11	Accrington Stanley	7	1	3	3	10	9	+1	6
12	Northampton Town	6	1	3	2	5	6	-1	6
13	Fleetwood Town	7	1	2	4	8	13	-5	5
14	Cheltenham Town	7	1	2	4	9	15	-6	5
15	Rochdale	7	1	2	4	7	13	-6	5
16	Oldham Athletic	7	1	2	4	4	11	-7	5
17	Swindon Town	7	1	2	4	3	10	-7	5
18	Exeter City	7	1	1	5	3	7	-4	4
19	Rotherham United	7	1	1	5	5	10	-5	4
20	Newport County	7	0	3	4	6	11	-5	3
21	Colchester United	7	0	3	4	6	13	-7	3
22	York City	7	0	3	4	8	16	-8	3
23	Bristol Rovers	7	1	0	6	6	15	-9	3
24	Port Vale	6	0	1	5	2	11	-9	1

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