Newport County vs Barrow: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Newport County played Barrow in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 29 November 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Newport County: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Barrow: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Newport County scores 0.94 and concedes 1.82 goals per match. Barrow scores 0.94 and concedes 1.24. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Newport County 53%, Barrow 47%. Over 2.5: Newport County 53%, Barrow 47%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Newport County: 10.3 shots per match, Barrow: 10.0.

Match halves

Newport County: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.59. Barrow: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Newport County: 46-60 (4 goals). Barrow: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

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

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
0.94Goals scored / match0.94
Newport CountyBarrow
1.82Goals conceded / match1.24
Newport CountyBarrow
47%Average possession42%
Newport CountyBarrow
3.24Shots on target / match2.71
Newport CountyBarrow

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.29Shots per match10
Newport CountyBarrow
3.24Shots on target2.71
Newport CountyBarrow
9.1%Shot conversion9.4%
Newport CountyBarrow
47%Possession42%
Newport CountyBarrow
1.13xG for1.13
Newport CountyBarrow
1.6xG against1.75
Newport CountyBarrow

Shooting quality

Newport County: BalancedBarrow: Balanced
Newport CountyBarrow
Accuracy (shots on target)31%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.35

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.

Barrow is 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Newport County · 1 pts / match - Barrow

Newport County
LWLLL
Season result split
18% W12% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-12
0.65 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-7
Last 5 at home
0-0-5
LLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.74BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Barrow
WDDLL
Season result split
29% W24% D47% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-8
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.98Opponent xG: 2.09BTTS: 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.

Barrow is 47% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.82 goals / match - Newport County · 1.24 goals / match - Barrow

Newport County scoring profile: strong

Newport County scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while Barrow keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Barrow scoring profile: very strong

Barrow scores in 59% of matches (10 of 17 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 12% (2 of 17 matches).

16Goals scored (season)16
Newport CountyBarrow
31Goals conceded (season)21
Newport CountyBarrow
2.76Average goals in match2.18
Newport CountyBarrow
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Newport CountyBarrow
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
Newport CountyBarrow

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal59%
Newport CountyBarrow
24%2 goals35%
Newport CountyBarrow
6%3 goals0%
Newport CountyBarrow
0%4 goals0%
Newport CountyBarrow

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal76%
Newport CountyBarrow
53%2 goals41%
Newport CountyBarrow
29%3 goals6%
Newport CountyBarrow
12%4 goals0%
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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time6%
Newport CountyBarrow
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Newport CountyBarrow
6%Scored in both halves29%
Newport CountyBarrow

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
Newport CountyBarrow
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Newport CountyBarrow
20%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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Newport CountyBarrow
24%Min. 2 goals before half-time24%
Newport CountyBarrow
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Newport CountyBarrow

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Newport CountyBarrow
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Newport CountyBarrow
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
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 55% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.76 pts / match - Newport County · 1.18 pts / match - Barrow

Newport County - half-time state
12% leading41% draw47% trailing
Barrow - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.76Points per match (1st half)1.18
Newport CountyBarrow
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Newport CountyBarrow
0.82Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
Newport CountyBarrow
1.18Average goals (1st half)1
Newport CountyBarrow
47%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Newport CountyBarrow
71%No goal before half-time65%
Newport CountyBarrow

After half-time (2nd half)

0.82Points per match (2nd half)1.24
Newport CountyBarrow
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Newport CountyBarrow
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.65
Newport CountyBarrow
1.59Average goals (2nd half)1.18
Newport CountyBarrow
29%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Newport CountyBarrow
59%No goal after half-time47%
Newport CountyBarrow

Newport County - second-half results

18% W29% D53% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 18%. 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

24% W53% D24% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Barrow - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
3
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
2
8
31-45
4
7
46-60
2
5
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
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.
-0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Barrow

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
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.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.12
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* 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 2.762.64 2.18
Both teams scored 53%56% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%49% 47%
Clean sheets 12%25% 24%
Goal before half-time 65%71% 71%
Goal after half-time 82%75% 71%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+18%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
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. Newport CountyGoalAnthony Driscoll-Glennon
  2. BarrowSubstitutionOn: Michael Adu-PokuOff: Kane Hemmings
  3. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Ben LloydOff: Michael Spellman
  4. BarrowSubstitutionOn: Connor MahoneyOff: Rekeem Jordan Harper
  5. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Nathaniel OpokuOff: Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson
  6. BarrowYellow cardScott Smith
  7. BarrowGoalScott SmithAssist: Connor Mahoney

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Carl BrookMatches officiated: 10
4.3Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins20%Draws30%Away wins

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 0.94 goals per game on average and Barrow 0.94. The EFL League Two average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Newport County's matches and 47% of Barrow's.

What form are Newport County and Barrow in?

Over the last 5 games Newport County have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Barrow 1-2-2 (1.00 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.