Oldham Athletic vs Newport County: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Oldham Athletic played Newport County in EFL League Two (England). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Oldham Athletic: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. Newport County: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Oldham Athletic scores 0.81 and concedes 0.75 goals per match. Newport County scores 1.00 and concedes 1.75. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Oldham Athletic 38%, Newport County 56%. Over 2.5: Oldham Athletic 25%, Newport County 50%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Oldham Athletic has higher xG: 1.56 vs 1.13. Oldham Athletic: 14.1 shots per match, Newport County: 10.2.

Match halves

Oldham Athletic: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.44. Newport County: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

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

League context

League Two: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Oldham AthleticNewport County
19Shots12
Oldham AthleticNewport County
7Shots on target3
Oldham AthleticNewport County
2.16xG1.27
Oldham AthleticNewport County
9Corners6
Oldham AthleticNewport County
66Dangerous attacks43
Oldham AthleticNewport County
11Fouls9
Oldham AthleticNewport County
2Cards1
Oldham AthleticNewport 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.

Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.81Goals scored / match1
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.75Goals conceded / match1.75
Oldham AthleticNewport County
49%Average possession48%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
3.94Shots on target / match3.25
Oldham AthleticNewport County

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.13Shots per match10.19
Oldham AthleticNewport County
3.94Shots on target3.25
Oldham AthleticNewport County
5.8%Shot conversion9.8%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
49%Possession48%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
1.56xG for1.13
Oldham AthleticNewport County
1.43xG against1.57
Oldham AthleticNewport County

Shooting quality

Oldham Athletic: AttackingNewport County: Balanced
Oldham AthleticNewport County
Accuracy (shots on target)28%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.210.31

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.

Oldham Athletic
DLDWD
Season result split
25% W50% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-4
1.25 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-5-2
Last 5 at home
1-4-0
WDDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Newport County
WLWLL
Season result split
19% W13% D69% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-11
0.69 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.58BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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 23% better for: goals scored per match.

0.81 goals / match - Oldham Athletic · 1 goals / match - Newport County

Oldham Athletic is 133% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.75 goals / match - Oldham Athletic · 1.75 goals / match - Newport County

Oldham Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Oldham Athletic scores in 63% of matches (10 of 16 matches), while Newport County keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 16 matches).

Newport County scoring profile: mixed

Newport County scores in 69% of matches (11 of 16 matches), while Oldham Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 50% (8 of 16 matches).

13Goals scored (season)16
Oldham AthleticNewport County
12Goals conceded (season)28
Oldham AthleticNewport County
1.56Average goals in match2.75
Oldham AthleticNewport County
3Goals scored (last 5)6
Oldham AthleticNewport County
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
Oldham AthleticNewport County

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal69%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
13%2 goals25%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%3 goals6%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0%4 goals0%
Oldham AthleticNewport County

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal88%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
19%2 goals50%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%3 goals25%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0%4 goals13%
Oldham AthleticNewport 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.

56%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time19%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%Scored in both halves6%
Oldham AthleticNewport County

BTTS and goal count

19%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
20%BTTS - last 520%
Oldham AthleticNewport 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

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Oldham AthleticNewport County

2nd half

38%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
19%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
Oldham AthleticNewport 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.

Oldham Athletic is 51% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.13 pts / match - Oldham Athletic · 0.75 pts / match - Newport County

Oldham Athletic - half-time state
19% leading56% draw25% trailing
Newport County - half-time state
13% leading38% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.13Points per match (1st half)0.75
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.38Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.88
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.25
Oldham AthleticNewport County
63%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
63%No goal before half-time69%
Oldham AthleticNewport County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)0.88
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
Oldham AthleticNewport County
0.69Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Oldham AthleticNewport County
81%Clean sheet after half-time31%
Oldham AthleticNewport County
69%No goal after half-time56%
Oldham AthleticNewport County

Oldham Athletic - second-half results

19% W75% D6% L
18
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Newport County - second-half results

19% W31% D50% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 19%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Oldham Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match0.40.8
1 goal40%20%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% 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 match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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.

Oldham Athletic
ScoredConceded
0
6
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Newport County
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
4
16-30
2
8
31-45
4
6
46-60
2
4
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.16
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Oldham Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.07
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.75
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
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.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Newport County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
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.
-0.8 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.
83%
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.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

Oldham AthleticLigaNewport County
Average goals in match 1.562.62 2.75
Both teams scored 38%56% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%48% 50%
Clean sheets 50%25% 13%
Goal before half-time 56%70% 69%
Goal after half-time 38%75% 81%

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

2.62
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
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 CountySubstitutionOn: Ciaran BrennanOff: Akinwale Joseph Odimayo
  2. Oldham AthleticYellow cardLuke James Hannant
  3. Oldham AthleticGoalJosh Hawkes
  4. Oldham AthleticYellow cardJamie Robson
  5. Newport CountySubstitutionOn: Michael SpellmanOff: Habeeb Ogunneye
  6. Oldham AthleticSubstitutionOn: Joseph Richard QuigleyOff: Michael Mellon
  7. Oldham AthleticGoalJoseph Richard QuigleyAssist: Kane Drummond
  8. Newport CountyYellow cardMichael Spellman
  9. Oldham AthleticGoalJosh HawkesAssist: Karl Mike Fondop-Talum

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Oldham Athletic vs Newport County?

The EFL League Two match finished Oldham Athletic 3:0 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 Oldham Athletic vs Newport County?

Oldham Athletic score 0.81 goals per game on average and Newport County 1.00. The EFL League Two average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Oldham Athletic's matches and 56% of Newport County's.

What form are Oldham Athletic and Newport County in?

Over the last 5 games Oldham Athletic have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Newport County 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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