Newport County vs Tranmere

Newport County

2 - 2

Tranmere

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Rodney Parade 🧑‍⚖️ Emily Heaslip 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Newport County 20 · Tranmere 10

Referee Stats

Emily Heaslip

2 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	0%
Draws	50%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Shots were tight (11-15).
Tranmere controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Newport County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

6 / 3

Avg: 2.00 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Tranmere (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-3-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 5

Avg: 0.75 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67

PPG

0.75

2.00

0.75

1.00

1.25

67%

O2.5

25%

67%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Newport County rank20th

Tranmere rank10th

Newport County points6

Tranmere points10

Newport County: #20 · 6 pts · GD -1

7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Tranmere: #10 · 10 pts · GD +2

3 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newport County last 5 home

D D W

Points5/9

Weighted index44

Goals6-3

Record1-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Tranmere last 5 away

D L D D

Points3/12

Weighted index23

Goals3-5

Record0-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Newport County trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Tranmere trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Newport County score at home100%

Newport County clean sheet at home33%

Tranmere score away50%

Tranmere clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Newport County score first100%

Newport County win after scoring first33%

Tranmere score first0%

Tranmere win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newport County 0% · Tranmere 67%

Avg first goal minute: Newport County 22.3' · Tranmere —

Vs league average

Newport County score at home2.00 vs 1.58

Newport County concede at home1.00 vs 0.94

Tranmere score away0.75 vs 0.94

Tranmere concede away1.25 vs 1.58

Newport County score 26% above league average, while Tranmere score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Newport County are 6% above league average at home, and Tranmere are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Newport County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Tranmere goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

228

343

Passes Accurate

116

223

Passes %

51%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Gwengwe

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Biggins

15'

15' J. Slater

43'

43' C. Doidge

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Alfie Merritt

1st substitution · For: D. Sassi

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ C. Doidge

2nd substitution · For: C. Jarvis

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Slater

1st substitution · For: J. Turnbull

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Conlon

2nd substitution · For: S. Finley

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ N. Smith

3rd substitution · For: D. Jones

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Y. Bamba

3rd substitution · For: K. Evans

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Evans

4th substitution · For: M. Dibley-Dias

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Z. Okoro

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Senior

73'

73' T. Ince

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Jones

Normal Goal

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Brennan

5th substitution · For: Joe Thomas

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Charlie Jay Whitaker

4th substitution · For: L. O'Connor

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Z. Okoro

5th substitution · For: P. Brough

84'

84' M. Dibley-Dias

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

S. Gwengwe

Normal Goal

Newport County vs Tranmere 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newport County drew 2-2 with Tranmere on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by Emily Heaslip. It was played at Rodney Parade.

First half: Newport County took the lead at 11' when S. Gwengwe scored, with the assist credited to H. Biggins, making the score 1-0. J. Slater received a yellow card for Tranmere at 15'. C. Doidge received a yellow card for Newport County at 43'.

Second half: Newport County made their 1st substitution at 46', with Alfie Merritt replacing D. Sassi. Newport County made their 2nd substitution at 54', with C. Doidge replacing C. Jarvis. Tranmere made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Slater replacing J. Turnbull. Tranmere made their 2nd substitution at 66', with T. Conlon replacing S. Finley. Tranmere made their 3rd substitution at 66', with N. Smith replacing D. Jones. Newport County made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Y. Bamba replacing K. Evans. Newport County made their 4th substitution at 71', with C. Evans replacing M. Dibley-Dias. Tranmere leveled the score at 71' when Z. Okoro scored, with the assist credited to J. Senior, making the score 1-1. T. Ince received a yellow card for Tranmere at 73'. Tranmere took the lead at 75' when D. Jones scored, making the score 1-2. Newport County made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Brennan replacing Joe Thomas. Tranmere made their 4th substitution at 78', with Charlie Jay Whitaker replacing L. O'Connor. Tranmere made their 5th substitution at 80', with Z. Okoro replacing P. Brough. M. Dibley-Dias received a yellow card for Newport County at 84'. Newport County found a late equaliser at 90' when S. Gwengwe scored, making the score 2-2.

Newport County used 5 substitutions while Tranmere used 5 substitutions. Newport County got 2 yellow cards, while Tranmere got 2 yellow cards.