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

Key match information

Crewe Alexandra played Newport County in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 10 December 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Crewe Alexandra: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Newport County: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crewe Alexandra scores 1.50 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Newport County scores 1.00 and concedes 1.83. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crewe Alexandra 61%, Newport County 56%. Over 2.5: Crewe Alexandra 61%, Newport County 56%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Crewe Alexandra has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.14. Crewe Alexandra: 12.6 shots per match, Newport County: 10.3.

Match halves

Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.67. Newport County: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.61.

Goals by minute

Crewe Alexandra: 16-30 (7 goals). Newport County: 46-60 (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.5Goals scored / match1
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.33Goals conceded / match1.83
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Average possession48%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
4.17Shots on target / match3.33
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.61Shots per match10.33
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
4.17Shots on target3.33
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
11.9%Shot conversion9.7%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Possession48%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.44xG for1.14
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.49xG against1.6
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Shooting quality

Crewe Alexandra: BalancedNewport County: Balanced
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
Accuracy (shots on target)33%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.30

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.

Crewe Alexandra is 100% better for: last-5 form.

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

Crewe Alexandra
WWDDL
Season result split
44% W17% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-7
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Newport County
WLLLD
Season result split
17% W17% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-12
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-5
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 40%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 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra · 1 goals / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra · 1.83 goals / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 72% of matches (13 of 18 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 18 matches).

Newport County scoring profile: very strong

Newport County scores in 67% of matches (12 of 18 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 matches).

27Goals scored (season)18
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
24Goals conceded (season)33
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
2.83Average goals in match2.83
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
10Goals scored (last 5)7
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
8Goals conceded (last 5)10
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal67%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
44%2 goals28%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
28%3 goals6%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
6%4 goals0%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal89%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
33%2 goals56%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
17%3 goals28%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0%4 goals11%
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.

57%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time22%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
6%BTTS in both halves6%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
33%Scored in both halves11%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

BTTS and goal count

56%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
80%BTTS - last 540%
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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time28%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
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 78% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra · 0.78 pts / match - Newport County

Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
28% leading56% draw17% trailing
Newport County - half-time state
11% leading44% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)0.78
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0.39
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.56Average goals (1st half)1.22
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
56%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
44%No goal before half-time67%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)0.83
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.61
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
0.61Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
1.28Average goals (2nd half)1.61
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%Clean sheet after half-time28%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County
50%No goal after half-time56%
Crewe AlexandraNewport County

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

33% W33% D33% L
25
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - second-half results

17% W33% D50% L
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding155%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 17%. 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 match0.802.00
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Newport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
3
9
31-45
4
7
46-60
3
5
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
59%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 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.
-0.05
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.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% 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

Crewe AlexandraLigaNewport County
Average goals in match 2.832.67 2.83
Both teams scored 61%57% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%49% 56%
Clean sheets 17%24% 11%
Goal before half-time 67%71% 67%
Goal after half-time 72%76% 83%

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

2.67
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Crewe AlexandraGoalEmre TezgelAssist: Tommi O'Reilly
  2. Newport CountyYellow cardCourtney Romello Baker-Richardson
  3. Crewe AlexandraGoalJames Connolly
  4. Newport CountyYellow cardJordan Wright
  5. Crewe AlexandraSubstitutionOn: Charlie FinneyOff: Jade Jay Mingi
  6. Newport CountyYellow cardAnthony Driscoll-Glennon
  7. Crewe AlexandraSubstitutionOn: Josh MarchOff: Owen Lunt
  8. Newport CountyYellow cardCourtney Romello Baker-Richardson
  9. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Nathaniel OpokuOff: Gerard Garner
  10. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Thomas DaviesOff: Michael Spellman
  11. Crewe AlexandraSubstitutionOn: Dion RankineOff: Calum Agius
  12. Crewe AlexandraGoalJosh March
  13. Crewe AlexandraYellow cardCharlie Finney
  14. Newport CountyGoalCameron AntwiAssist: Kai Whitmore

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

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 1.50 goals per game on average and Newport County 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Crewe Alexandra's matches and 56% of Newport County's.

What form are Crewe Alexandra and Newport County in?

Over the last 5 games Crewe Alexandra have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Newport County 1-1-3 (0.80 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.