England - EFL League TwoThe EV Charger Points StadiumData current as of October 21, 2026

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Cheltenham Town vs Newport County: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cheltenham Town plays Newport County in EFL League Two (England). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: The EV Charger Points Stadium.

Recent form

Cheltenham Town has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Newport County has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Cheltenham Town scores 1.75 goals per game and allows 1.83. Newport County scores 1.33 and allows 1.25. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 83% of Cheltenham Town's games and 58% of Newport County's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 50%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Newport County has the higher season xG average, 1.23 to 1.05 per game. Cheltenham Town takes 8.8 shots per game, while Newport County takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Cheltenham Town leads at halftime in 42% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Newport County leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cheltenham Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Newport County, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.29)
(3.32)
(2.93)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.75Goals scored / game1.33
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.83Goals allowed / game1.25
Cheltenham TownNewport County
45%Average possession39%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
3.5Shots on target / game3.67
Cheltenham TownNewport County

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.83Shots per game11
Cheltenham TownNewport County
3.5Shots on target3.67
Cheltenham TownNewport County
19.8%Shot conversion12.1%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
45%Possession39%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.05xG for1.23
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.73xG against1.43
Cheltenham TownNewport County

Shooting quality

Cheltenham Town: Counter-attackingNewport County: Counter-attacking
Cheltenham TownNewport County
Accuracy (shots on target)40%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Newport County is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Cheltenham Town · 1.8 pts / game - Newport County

Cheltenham Town
WLLLW
Season result split
42% W25% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-4
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 1.99BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Newport County
WDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
25% W50% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-3
1.25 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-3-3
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LLDDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cheltenham Town is 32% better for: goals scored per game.

1.75 goals / game - Cheltenham Town · 1.33 goals / game - Newport County

Newport County is 46% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.83 goals / game - Cheltenham Town · 1.25 goals / game - Newport County

Cheltenham Town scoring profile: very strong

Cheltenham Town scores in 83% of games (10 of 12 games), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 33% (4 of 12 games).

Newport County scoring profile: very strong

Newport County scores in 75% of games (9 of 12 games), while Cheltenham Town keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 12 games).

21Goals scored (season)16
Cheltenham TownNewport County
22Goals conceded (season)15
Cheltenham TownNewport County
3.58Average goals per game2.58
Cheltenham TownNewport County
7Goals scored (last 5)6
Cheltenham TownNewport County
11Goals conceded (last 5)4
Cheltenham TownNewport County

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal75%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
58%2 goals42%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
25%3 goals17%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
8%4 goals0%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
67%2 goals33%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
8%3 goals8%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
8%4 goals8%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time17%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
8%BTTS in both halves8%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
33%Scored in both halves33%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

BTTS and goal count

75%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
60%BTTS - last 560%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cheltenham Town is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / game - Cheltenham Town · 1.33 pts / game - Newport County

Cheltenham Town - half-time state
42% leading33% draw25% trailing
Newport County - half-time state
25% leading58% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per game (1st half)1.33
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Cheltenham TownNewport County
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.58Average goals (1st half)0.83
Cheltenham TownNewport County
58%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
42%No goal before half-time58%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.42
Cheltenham TownNewport County
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Cheltenham TownNewport County
1.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
Cheltenham TownNewport County
2Average goals (2nd half)1.75
Cheltenham TownNewport County
8%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Cheltenham TownNewport County
42%No goal after half-time33%
Cheltenham TownNewport County

Cheltenham Town - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
19
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 42% of games and wins 42%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Newport County - second-half results

42% W17% D42% L
16
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Cheltenham Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.600.00
Goals scored / game1.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.6
Average goals per game1.81.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+3-7
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Newport County - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.60
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Cheltenham Town
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
5
3
16-30
6
1
31-45
2
4
46-60
3
4
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
2
0
16-30
2
1
31-45
3
2
46-60
3
4
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.08
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
121%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
71%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-51%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cheltenham Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.70
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
178%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Cheltenham TownLigaNewport County
Average goals per game▲ 3.582.54• 2.58
Both teams scored▲ 83%55%▲ 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%44%▲ 50%
Clean sheets▼ 0%26%▲ 33%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%69%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%78%▲ 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / game
1.03
Away goals / game
+47%
Home attack advantage
+32%
Home defensive advantage
+29%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Cheltenham Town's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against Newport County. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Cheltenham Town FC
1 : 0
Newport County AFC
Newport County AFC
0 : 2
Cheltenham Town FC

FAQ

When do Cheltenham Town and Newport County play?

Cheltenham Town face Newport County on October 24, 2026 in EFL League Two at The EV Charger Points Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Cheltenham Town and Newport County?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Cheltenham Town won 2, Newport County won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Cheltenham Town vs Newport County?

Cheltenham Town score 1.75 goals per game on average and Newport County 1.33. The EFL League Two average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 83% of Cheltenham Town's matches and 58% of Newport County's.

What form are Cheltenham Town and Newport County in?

Over the last 5 games Cheltenham Town have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Newport County 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cheltenham Town vs Newport County?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Cheltenham Town vs Newport County: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.