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Newport County v Tranmere

English League Two
Newport County
2:2
Full time
Tranmere

Newport County v Tranmere in English League Two ended 2:2. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Newport County v Tranmere

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Newport County at 37.9% - the match finished 2:2, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Newport County X 2 · Tranmere Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 47.7% 27.9% 24.5% Home win · Newport County ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 37.9% 24.3% 37.8% Home win · Newport County ✘ Missed
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Tranmere ✘ Missed
Final score 2:2 Draw
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.57 on a Newport County win, 3.14 on the draw and 2.70 on a Tranmere win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Newport County win 2.57 2.65 Dafabet 38.9% 37.9%
Draw 3.14 3.40 Betfair 31.8% 24.3%
Tranmere win 2.70 2.87 Pinnacle 37% 37.8%
Over 2.5 goals 2.10 2.17 Pinnacle 47.6% 56%
Under 2.5 goals 1.70 1.74 Unibet 58.8% 44%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.81 1.83 William Hill 55.2% 58.9%
Both teams to score - No 1.90 2.00 Betfair 52.6% 41.1%
Updated: 29.08.2026 10:03 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Newport County v Tranmere

  1. 11′S. Gwengwe · Goal (assist: H. Biggins)
  2. 15′J. Slater · Yellow card
  3. 43′C. Doidge · Yellow card
  4. 46′A. Merritt · Substitution (off: D. Sassi)
  5. 54′C. Doidge · Substitution (off: C. Jarvis)
  6. 65′J. Slater · Substitution (off: J. Turnbull)
  7. 66′N. Smith · Substitution (off: D. Jones)
  8. 66′T. Conlon · Substitution (off: S. Finley)
  9. 71′Z. Okoro · Goal (assist: J. Senior)
  10. 71′C. Evans · Substitution (off: M. Dibley-Dias)
  11. 72′Y. Bamba · Substitution (off: K. Evans)
  12. 73′T. Ince · Yellow card
  13. 75′D. Jones · Goal
  14. 78′C. Whitaker · Substitution (off: L. O'Connor)
  15. 78′C. Brennan · Substitution (off: J. Thomas)
  16. 80′Z. Okoro · Substitution (off: P. Brough)
  17. 84′M. Dibley-Dias · Yellow card
  18. 90′S. Gwengwe · Goal

Match statistics: Newport County v Tranmere

Statistic Newport County Tranmere
Possession 41% 59%
Shots on target 4 5
Total shots 11 15
Shots off target 4 6
Blocked shots 3 4
Corners 4 6
Fouls 14 11
Offsides 2 2
Yellow cards 2 2
Saves 2 2
Passes 228 343
Pass accuracy 51% 65%

Line-ups: Newport County v Tranmere

Newport County 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Jordan Wright 5.9
  2. 2 Cameron Evans 6.7
  3. 4 Kyle Cameron 6.9
  4. 5 Lee Jenkins 6.3
  5. 6 Ciaran Brennan 6.6
  6. 9 Shaquille Gwengwe 7.6
  7. 10 Harrison Biggins 7.3
  8. 17 Alfie Merritt 6.3
  9. 20 Yahya Bamba 5.9
  10. 22 Cameron Norman 6.9
  11. 27 Christian Doidge 6.9
Substitutes (7)
  1. 7 Kieron Evans 6.7
  2. 8 Matt Smith
  3. 12 Joe Thomas 6.9
  4. 24 Matthew Max Dibley-Dias 6.3
  5. 25 Jake Turner
  6. 34 Dan Sassi 5.6
  7. 40 Cole Jarvis 6.2

Tranmere 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Luke McGee 6.2
  2. 2 Joel Senior 6.6
  3. 3 Jacob Slater 6.5
  4. 5 Nathan James Smith 6.9
  5. 6 Will Vaulks 7.2
  6. 7 Charlie Whitaker 6.3
  7. 9 Joe Ironside 7.0
  8. 10 Tom Ince 5.9
  9. 11 Tom Conlon 7.0
  10. 16 Bobby Faulkner 7.5
  11. 17 Zane Okoro 7.3
Substitutes (7)
  1. 4 Jordan Turnbull 6.6
  2. 8 Sam Finley 6.7
  3. 13 Coniah Boyce-Clarke
  4. 20 Charlie Veevers
  5. 22 Lee O'Connor 6.3
  6. 23 Patrick Brough 6.5
  7. 29 Dylan Jones 7.2

Form and head-to-head: Newport County v Tranmere

Newport County

DLLLW

Tranmere

LWDDW

English League Two standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Barnet 6 3 3 0 +5 12 WDDDW
2 Bristol Rovers 6 4 0 2 +4 12 LWWWW
3 York 6 3 2 1 +5 11 WDLWD
4 Cheltenham 6 3 2 1 +3 11 WDWDL
5 Walsall 6 2 4 0 +4 10 DDDWD
6 Grimsby 6 2 4 0 +3 10 WDDDD
7 Fleetwood Town 6 2 4 0 +3 10 DWDDD
8 Crewe Alexandra 6 2 4 0 +2 10 DDDDW
9 Swindon Town 6 3 1 2 -2 10 LWWLW
10 Tranmere 6 2 3 1 +2 9 LWDDD
11 Gillingham 6 2 3 1 +2 9 WWDDD
12 Chesterfield 6 2 2 2 0 8 WDDLW
13 Colchester 6 2 2 2 -2 8 DLLWW
14 Oldham 6 2 1 3 +1 7 LLDWL
15 Salford City 6 2 1 3 -2 7 DWWLL
16 Rotherham 6 1 3 2 -1 6 DLDWD
17 Northampton 6 1 3 2 -2 6 LWDDL
18 Shrewsbury Town 6 2 0 4 -6 6 WLLWL
19 Newport County 6 1 2 3 -1 5 DLLDL
20 Exeter City 6 1 2 3 -1 5 LDDLW
21 Accrington ST 6 1 2 3 -3 5 LWDLL
22 Port Vale 6 1 2 3 -4 5 WLLDD
23 Crawley Town 6 1 1 4 -5 4 LLDLW
24 Rochdale 6 1 1 4 -5 4 DLWLL

Managers: Newport County v Tranmere

H. Mullins
Newport CountyManagerH. Mullins
D. Clarke
TranmereManagerD. Clarke

Match information: Newport County v Tranmere

Kick-off
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Competition
English League Two
Round
Regular Season – 3