Newport County vs Barrow: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Newport County play Barrow in EFL League Two (England). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Newport County: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Barrow: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Newport County scores 1.04 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Barrow scores 0.98 and concedes 1.70. League average: 2.57 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Newport County 54%, Barrow 57%. Over 2.5: Newport County 57%, Barrow 63%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Barrow has higher xG: 1.22 vs 1.19. Newport County: 10.8 shots per match, Barrow: 10.6.

Match halves

Newport County: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.72. Barrow: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.52.

Goals by minute

Newport County: 76-90+ (15 goals). Barrow: 31-45+ (11 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
Newport CountyBarrow
11Shots14
Newport CountyBarrow
5Shots on target4
Newport CountyBarrow
1.32xG1.53
Newport CountyBarrow
2Corners2
Newport CountyBarrow
38Dangerous attacks50
Newport CountyBarrow
5Fouls13
Newport CountyBarrow
0Cards1
Newport CountyBarrow

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.

Newport CountyBarrow
1.04Goals scored / match0.98
Newport CountyBarrow
1.67Goals conceded / match1.7
Newport CountyBarrow
47%Average possession46%
Newport CountyBarrow
3.43Shots on target / match3.17
Newport CountyBarrow

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.8Shots per match10.63
Newport CountyBarrow
3.43Shots on target3.17
Newport CountyBarrow
9.7%Shot conversion9.2%
Newport CountyBarrow
47%Possession46%
Newport CountyBarrow
1.19xG for1.22
Newport CountyBarrow
1.6xG against1.62
Newport CountyBarrow

Shooting quality

Newport County: BalancedBarrow: Balanced
Newport CountyBarrow
Accuracy (shots on target)32%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

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 200% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Newport County · 0.6 pts / match - Barrow

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 at home (W-D-L)
6-4-13
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Barrow
LWLLL
Season result split
20% W20% R61% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-9-28
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-14
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Newport County is 6% better for: goals scored per match.

1.04 goals / match - Newport County · 0.98 goals / match - Barrow

Newport County scoring profile: very strong

Newport County scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

Barrow scoring profile: very strong

Barrow scores in 63% of matches (29 of 46 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 15% (7 of 46 matches).

48Goals scored (season)45
Newport CountyBarrow
77Goals conceded (season)78
Newport CountyBarrow
2.72Average goals in match2.67
Newport CountyBarrow
8Goals scored (last 5)7
Newport CountyBarrow
8Goals conceded (last 5)13
Newport CountyBarrow

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal63%
Newport CountyBarrow
33%2 goals30%
Newport CountyBarrow
9%3 goals4%
Newport CountyBarrow
0%4 goals0%
Newport CountyBarrow

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal85%
Newport CountyBarrow
52%2 goals59%
Newport CountyBarrow
22%3 goals22%
Newport CountyBarrow
9%4 goals2%
Newport CountyBarrow

* 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

20%BTTS at half-time20%
Newport CountyBarrow
4%BTTS in both halves7%
Newport CountyBarrow
17%Scored in both halves17%
Newport CountyBarrow

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
Newport CountyBarrow
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Newport CountyBarrow
80%BTTS - last 580%
Newport CountyBarrow

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

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
Newport CountyBarrow
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Newport CountyBarrow
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Newport CountyBarrow

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Newport CountyBarrow
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Newport CountyBarrow
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Newport CountyBarrow

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.

Barrow is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.83 pts / match - Newport County · 0.98 pts / match - Barrow

Newport County - half-time state
11% leading50% draw39% trailing
Barrow - half-time state
17% leading46% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.83Points per match (1st half)0.98
Newport CountyBarrow
0.33Goals scored (1st half)0.46
Newport CountyBarrow
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
Newport CountyBarrow
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.15
Newport CountyBarrow
48%Clean sheet before half-time48%
Newport CountyBarrow
70%No goal before half-time63%
Newport CountyBarrow

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)0.89
Newport CountyBarrow
0.72Goals scored (2nd half)0.52
Newport CountyBarrow
0.93Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Newport CountyBarrow
1.65Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Newport CountyBarrow
37%Clean sheet after half-time35%
Newport CountyBarrow
50%No goal after half-time57%
Newport CountyBarrow

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.

Barrow - second-half results

17% W37% R46% P
45
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
-22
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.98
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at half-time in 17% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.22.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

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.

Barrow
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
3
12
16-30
11
13
31-45
6
12
46-60
8
11
61-75
10
23
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (23). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - 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

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
139%
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%

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.40
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.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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

Newport CountyLigaBarrow
Average goals in match 2.722.57 2.67
Both teams scored 54%52% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%48% 63%
Clean sheets 15%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 63%67% 70%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 80%

^ 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: Newport County 1 - 0 - 0 Barrow. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Newport County vs Barrow?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Newport County vs Barrow?

Newport County score 1.04 goals per game on average and Barrow 0.98. The EFL League Two average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Newport County's matches and 57% of Barrow's.

What form are Newport County and Barrow in?

Over the last 5 games Newport County have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Barrow 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

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

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