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Newport County 3-0 Rochdale: result and stats, League Two
Matchday 1
FT
- Kyle Cameron18'
- Shaquille Gwengwe38'
- Yahya Bamba90+1'
Rodney ParadeH. BlairCapacity 11,676Sat, 15 Aug 202613:30
Newport CountyLine ups
7.29corners2yellow cards0red cards
Line ups6.16corners4yellow cards1red cards
Substitutions
- 65'Christian Doidge
276.5Alfie Merritt
176.5 - 80'Gerard Garner
196.7 - 88'Cameron Evans
26.9Matt Smith
86.3
Unused
Substitutions
- 62'Luke Hanannt
196.0Zain Silcott-Duberry
116.2 - 70'Kaiden Wilson
36.5 - 70'Harvey Gilmour
86.2Edward Francis
146.5 - 70'Ryan East
46.7Babajide Adeeko
176.5
Unused
- Jake SpavenG
12 - Sam WallerG
20 - Daniel MossD
22
Player of the match
Yahya Bamba
Midfielder · Newport County
8.6
This match
Attacking
Goals1
Assists1
Shots2
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy50%
Dribbles won1
Build-up
Passes7
Key passes1
Pass accuracy86%
Defending
Tackles2
Interceptions1
Duels won5 · 42%
Fouls won/made1 / 1
This match · octagon = season skill index
Highest-rated players
Goalkeepers
Every shot on target · tap one
Wright
Newport County
0
Saves
0
Conceded
n/a
Save %
0.00
Prevented
No shots on target faced
Ramming
Rochdale
3
Saves
3
Conceded
50%
Save %
-0.46
Prevented
Best save: Jenkins 17'
Bottom left · 0.7 m high · 8 m out · 47° angle
| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan WrightG | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 13/23 | 9/19 |
| Nils RammingG | 3 | 3 | 2,54 | -0,46 | 35/46 | 7/18 |
xG race
17 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Newport County1,47 xG · 3 scoredRochdale0,13 xG · 0 scoredHow those chances were made
Newport County22
Rochdale10
Shot map
12 v 5Newport County shoot right, Rochdale left. Bigger dot = better chance.
NCNewport CountyROCRochdalegoalsavedoff target
Goal mouth
11 on target · 3 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Newport CountyRochdalegoalsavedoff target
Shot duel
Cameron's 18' chance was the biggest of the match: 0,60 xG, scored.
Every shot on its minute, Newport County above and Rochdale below. The longer the bar, the bigger the chance. Faces on goals and on chances of 0,3 xG or more.
Newport County12 shots · 1,47 xGRochdale5 shots · 0,13 xG
Kyle Cameron
Newport County
18'0,60 xGGoal
xG analytics
TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Newport County11% open play89% set piece
Rochdale25% open play75% set piece
Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
Momentum
15 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Newport County67% pressureRochdale33% pressureMatch replay
91'3-0100%Draw 0%0%
1.47xG0.13
12Shots5
8On target3
Momentum
90' Off target Devante Rodney 0.02 xG · Set piece · HeaderAverage positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
Newport CountyDefensive line 38%RochdaleDefensive line 26%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
Newport CountyUntil 65'Most-connected pair: Biggins and Norman, 7 passes between them.
RochdaleUntil 62'Most-connected pair: Sherring and Ebanks-Landell, 31 passes between them.
Tactical battle
68control32Devante Rodney
7 touches in box
In possession
62,2%Field tilt37,8%
13Passes into box5
20Progressive passes23
4Carries into final third6
7Chances created3
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
12,24Press intensity (PPDA)5,00
8High turnovers4
4Regains within 5s5
29,7sBall recovery time26,5s
18Interceptions11
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
51Carries75
661mCarry distance841m
4Progressive carries7
238mProgressive carry distance560m
1Carries into the box3
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
4Take-ons won4
10Take-ons attempted14
383mProgressive pass distance489m
1Through balls1
3Switches of play4
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
1,00Expected threat (xT)0,37
2,88Action value (VAEP)-0,30
22Shot-creating actions10
6Goal-creating actions0
1,36Expected assisted goals0,08
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
2,3Passes per attack4,5
7,8sAttack duration15,8s
3,36 m/sAttack directness2,10 m/s
0Build-up attacks4
9Direct attacks5
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
The moment that decided it
The goal that swung the win probability the most. Press play to replay the move, touch by touch.
Kyle CameronLeft foot · assist Y. Bamba18'- Score
- 0–0→1–0
- Newport County win chance
- 36%→77%
- xG of the shot
- 0.60
- Touches in the move
- 4
- 1H. Biggins›
- 2L. Jenkins›
- 3Y. Bambaassist›
- 4K. CameronLeft foot
Live statsPossession & Passing
32%Possession68%
205Total passes471
65%Pass accuracy84%
9Corners6
Attack
12Shots5
6On target0
4Off target2
2Blocked shots3
Box & Quality
6Shots in box3
6Shots out box2
1.5xG0.1
Defense & Discipline
0Goalkeeper saves3
2Offsides1
11Fouls14
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
1,28xG0,05
8Shots2
5On target0
3Big chances0
14Touches in box3
41%Possession59%
7Corners4
Second half
0,19xG0,08
4Shots3
1On target0
0Big chances0
9Touches in box9
26%Possession74%
2Corners2
More match stats
Attack
23Touches in box12
59Final third entries47
3Big chances0
0,00xG on target0,00
1Big chances missed0
Passing
8/26 (31%)Crosses3/11 (27%)
22/53 (42%)Long balls21/50 (42%)
23Throw-ins17
14Free kicks11
4Goal kicks7
Duels
58Total42
33/60 (55%)Ground27/60 (45%)
22/35 (63%)Aerial13/35 (37%)
4/10 (40%)Dribbles4/13 (31%)
7Dispossessed6
Defending
36Recoveries38
9Interceptions2
15Tackles13
67%Tackles won69%
23Clearances46
2Big chances scored0
0Big saves1
0Errors led to goal1
1Errors led to shot0
8,02Average rating5,67
Match summary
Newport County beat Rochdale 3-0 at Rodney Parade in the League Two. Newport County led 2-0 at half-time. Scorers: Kyle Cameron (18'), Shaquille Gwengwe (38'), Yahya Bamba (90+1') for Newport County. Rochdale finished with ten men after Bryant Akono Bilongo was sent off. In their last 7 meetings, Newport County have won 2, Rochdale 4, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
AI prediction
Confidence 50%NC0%
X50%
ROC50%
→ Double chance: draw or Rochdale
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factor29%Head-to-head71%
27%Goals73%
28%Overall72%
Who will win?
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Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 14 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
71%1+ goal71%
43%2+ goals43%
21%3+ goals7%
They concede
71%1+ goal71%
29%2+ goals50%
7%3+ goals36%
7%4+ goals21%
Heaviest results
best 4-1 (H)·worst 3-5 (A)
best 3-0 (H)·worst 0-5 (H)
Venue spotlight
Rodney Parade
Casnewydd, Wales
11,676
Capacity
Head-to-headLast 7 meetings
2Newport CountyWins2 wins
1Draws
Draws1
4Rochdale
Wins4 wins
- 15 Aug 2026Newport County3 - 0RochdaleLeague Two
- 7 Jan 2023Rochdale1 - 1Newport CountyLeague Two
- 8 Oct 2022Newport County0 - 1RochdaleLeague Two
- 7 May 2022Newport County0 - 2RochdaleLeague Two
- 18 Dec 2021Rochdale3 - 0Newport CountyLeague Two
- 3 May 2014Newport County2 - 1RochdaleLeague Two
Show 1 earlier meetingHide earlier meetings
- 12 Oct 2013Rochdale3 - 0Newport CountyLeague Two
