Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crewe Alexandra play Newport County in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 10 December 2025 at 20:45. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Crewe Alexandra: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Newport County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crewe Alexandra scores 1.39 and concedes 1.26 goals per match. Newport County scores 1.04 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crewe Alexandra 57%, Newport County 54%. Over 2.5: Crewe Alexandra 52%, Newport County 57%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Crewe Alexandra has higher xG: 1.36 vs 1.19. Crewe Alexandra: 11.9 shots per match, Newport County: 10.8.

Match halves

Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.70. Newport County: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

Crewe Alexandra: 76-90+ (15 goals). Newport County: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.57 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
18Shots10
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
5Shots on target3
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.99xG1.05
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
4Corners1
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
71Dangerous attacks28
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
13Fouls16
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1Cards4
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.39Goals scored / match1.04
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.26Goals conceded / match1.67
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Average possession47%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
3.67Shots on target / match3.43
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.89Shots per match10.8
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
3.67Shots on target3.43
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
11.7%Shot conversion9.7%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Possession47%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.36xG for1.19
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.55xG against1.6
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Shooting quality

Crewe Alexandra: BalancedNewport County: Balanced
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
Accuracy (shots on target)31%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.30

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Newport County is 125% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra · 1.8 pts / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra
WLLLD
Season result split
41% W22% R37% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-10-17
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-5-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Newport County
LWLWW
Season result split
26% W15% R59% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-7-27
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-3-14
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow 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.

Crewe Alexandra is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

1.39 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra · 1.04 goals / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.26 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra · 1.67 goals / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 72% of matches (33 of 46 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

Newport County scoring profile: strong

Newport County scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 20% (9 of 46 matches).

64Goals scored (season)48
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
58Goals conceded (season)77
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
2.65Average goals in match2.72
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal63%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
39%2 goals33%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
20%3 goals9%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
9%4 goals0%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal85%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
33%2 goals52%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
13%3 goals22%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0%4 goals9%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time20%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
2%BTTS in both halves4%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
26%Scored in both halves17%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
40%BTTS - last 580%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time30%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Crewe Alexandra is 54% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra · 0.83 pts / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
28% leading43% draw28% trailing
Newport County - half-time state
11% leading50% draw39% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per match (1st half)0.83
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.33Average goals (1st half)1.07
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
54%No goal before half-time70%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.13
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.93
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.65
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
52%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
48%No goal after half-time50%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

33% W41% R26% P
59
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - second-half results

28% W28% R43% P
38
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-19
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.83
PPG before half-time
Lead holding236%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.80
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Newport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.402.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-4+4
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Crewe Alexandra
ScoredConceded
10
10
0-15
11
7
16-30
11
12
31-45
9
10
46-60
8
6
61-75
15
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
2
10
16-30
6
16
31-45
10
11
46-60
8
12
61-75
15
20
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (20). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.68
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
122%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.87
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Crewe AlexandraLigaNewport County
Average goals in match 2.652.57 2.72
Both teams scored 57%52% 54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%48% 57%
Clean sheets 20%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 72%67% 63%
Goal after half-time 72%78% 83%

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

2.57
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0 - 1 Newport County. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County?

The EFL League Two match finished Crewe Alexandra 2:2 Newport County. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County?

Crewe Alexandra score 1.39 goals per game on average and Newport County 1.04. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Crewe Alexandra's matches and 54% of Newport County's.

What form are Crewe Alexandra and Newport County in?

Over the last 5 games Crewe Alexandra have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Newport County 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Crewe Alexandra vs Newport County?

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