League Two

League Two | Gameweek 23

Dec 29, 2024 at 3pm UK

Poundland Bescot Stadium

Walsall
2 - 0
Newport

Lowe (72', 90+5')
Williams (42'), Okagbue (66'), Gordon (81')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Glennon (20')

The Match

Match Report

Sports Mole looks at the highlights, man of the match, and stats from Sunday's League Two clash between Walsall and Newport County.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's League Two clash between Walsall and Newport County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Walsall

All competitions

League Two

Last Game: Walsall 2-0 Doncaster
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Newport County

All competitions

Last Game: Bromley 5-2 Newport
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in League Two

Goals
for

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Walsall win with a probability of 69.91%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Newport County had a probability of 11.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Walsall win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.67%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.93%), while for a Newport County win it was 0-1 (4.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Walsall in this match.

Result
Walsall	Draw	Newport County
69.91% ( -0.02)	18.85% ( 0.01)	11.24% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 44.38% (

-0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.29% (

-0.04)

46.71% (

0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.03% (

-0.04)

68.97% (

0.03)

Walsall Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.83% (

-0.02)

12.17% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

62.19% (

-0.04)

37.81% (

0.04)

Newport County Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

50.54% (

-0.01)

49.46% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

15.72% (

-0)

84.28% (

Score Analysis

Walsall 69.9%

Newport County 11.24%

Draw 18.85%

Walsall	Draw	Newport County
2-0 @ 13.35% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 12.67% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.4% 3-0 @ 9.37% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 6.6% ( -0) 4-0 @ 4.94% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 3.47% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.32% ( -0) 5-0 @ 2.08% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.46% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.22% ( -0) Other @ 3.02% Total : 69.9%	1-1 @ 8.93% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 6.02% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 3.31% ( -0) Other @ 0.6% Total : 18.85%	0-1 @ 4.24% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 3.14% ( 0) 0-2 @ 1.49% ( 0) Other @ 2.36% Total : 11.24%