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

Key match information

Newport County played Crewe Alexandra in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 29 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Newport County: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Crewe Alexandra: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Newport County scores 0.95 and concedes 1.86 goals per match. Crewe Alexandra scores 1.55 and concedes 1.32. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Newport County 55%, Crewe Alexandra 64%. Over 2.5: Newport County 55%, Crewe Alexandra 59%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Crewe Alexandra has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.13. Newport County: 10.3 shots per match, Crewe Alexandra: 12.4.

Match halves

Newport County: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.64. Crewe Alexandra: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Newport County: 46-60 (5 goals). Crewe Alexandra: 16-30 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

41Possession (%)59
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
20Shots13
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
8Shots on target3
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
2.1xG1.46
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
6Corners4
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
39Dangerous attacks60
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
10Fouls13
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1Cards3
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

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 CountyCrewe Alexandra
0.95Goals scored / match1.55
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1.86Goals conceded / match1.32
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
47%Average possession49%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
3.18Shots on target / match4.09
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.32Shots per match12.45
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
3.18Shots on target4.09
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
9.3%Shot conversion12.4%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
47%Possession49%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1.13xG for1.42
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1.64xG against1.5
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

Shooting quality

Newport County: BalancedCrewe Alexandra: Balanced
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
Accuracy (shots on target)31%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.38

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 67% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Newport County · 1 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Newport County
DDLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W23% D64% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-14
0.64 pts / match · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-3-8
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.12Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Crewe Alexandra
LDWDL
Season result split
41% W23% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-5-8
1.45 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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 63% better for: goals scored per match.

0.95 goals / match - Newport County · 1.55 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.86 goals / match - Newport County · 1.32 goals / match - Crewe Alexandra

Newport County scoring profile: very strong

Newport County scores in 64% of matches (14 of 22 matches), while Crewe Alexandra keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 matches).

Crewe Alexandra scoring profile: very strong

Crewe Alexandra scores in 73% of matches (16 of 22 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 14% (3 of 22 matches).

21Goals scored (season)34
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
41Goals conceded (season)29
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
2.82Average goals in match2.86
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
10Goals conceded (last 5)7
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal73%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
27%2 goals45%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
5%3 goals27%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
0%4 goals9%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal86%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
59%2 goals32%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
27%3 goals14%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
14%4 goals0%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

* 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-time32%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
5%BTTS in both halves5%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
9%Scored in both halves36%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
60%BTTS - last 580%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time55%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

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 113% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.68 pts / match - Newport County · 1.45 pts / match - Crewe Alexandra

Newport County - half-time state
9% leading41% draw50% trailing
Crewe Alexandra - half-time state
32% leading50% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.68Points per match (1st half)1.45
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
0.32Goals scored (1st half)0.86
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
0.91Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1.23Average goals (1st half)1.55
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
41%Clean sheet before half-time55%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
73%No goal before half-time41%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

After half-time (2nd half)

0.91Points per match (2nd half)1.32
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
0.64Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
1.59Average goals (2nd half)1.32
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
32%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra
55%No goal after half-time50%
Newport CountyCrewe Alexandra

Newport County - second-half results

18% W36% D45% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding156%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crewe Alexandra - second-half results

32% W36% D32% L
32
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.20
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.8
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-50
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Crewe Alexandra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
1
5
16-30
3
12
31-45
5
7
46-60
4
6
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Crewe Alexandra
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
8
4
16-30
6
6
31-45
7
5
46-60
2
2
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.84
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
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

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
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.
-0.18
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.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
151%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Crewe Alexandra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 CountyLigaCrewe Alexandra
Average goals in match 2.822.65 2.86
Both teams scored 55%56% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%48% 59%
Clean sheets 14%25% 14%
Goal before half-time 68%71% 73%
Goal after half-time 77%75% 68%

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

2.65
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+15%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
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 CountyYellow cardAnthony Driscoll-Glennon
  2. Crewe AlexandraYellow cardJade Jay Mingi
  3. Crewe AlexandraSubstitutionOn: Omar Hanif BogleOff: Jack Patrick Powell
  4. Crewe AlexandraSubstitutionOn: Charlie FinneyOff: Jade Jay Mingi
  5. Crewe AlexandraYellow cardLouis Elliott Moult
  6. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Ben LloydOff: Michael Spellman
  7. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Nathaniel OpokuOff: Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson
  8. Newport CountyGoalSammy Braybroke
  9. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Cameron AntwiOff: Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa
  10. Crewe AlexandraYellow cardJames Connolly

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.

Abigail BryneMatches officiated: 12
4.42Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 275%Home wins17%Draws8%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Newport County 0 - 1 - 0 Crewe Alexandra. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Newport County vs Crewe Alexandra?

The EFL League Two match finished Newport County 2:0 Crewe Alexandra. 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 Crewe Alexandra?

Newport County score 0.95 goals per game on average and Crewe Alexandra 1.55. The EFL League Two average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Newport County's matches and 64% of Crewe Alexandra's.

What form are Newport County and Crewe Alexandra in?

Over the last 5 games Newport County have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Crewe Alexandra 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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