Notts County 0-0 Newport County – Result & Analysis

Poisson model rates Notts County at 56% — neither recent form nor the head-to-head data gives a clear steer either way as Notts County face Newport County.

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Newport County travel to Meadow Lane to take on Notts County in League Two (matchday 17). The game is scheduled for Saturday 23 November 2024 at 12:30 UK time.

Recent Form

Across their last 10 games, Notts County have gone 3W 4D 3L — a 1.30 PPG return. Last five: W D W D L. They are averaging 0.90 goals per game and conceding 0.90 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings (30%).

In front of their own supporters, Notts County have posted 6W 1D 3L from their last 10 home games — 1.90 PPG. At home they are averaging 1.60 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per game. 5 clean sheets from their last 10 home games (50%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at home. At home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — reinforcing BTTS No as the home-venue-backed angle. Their home PPG of 1.90 is noticeably stronger than their overall 1.30 — Notts County are significantly better at home than their overall form suggests.

Newport County — last 10 games: 3W 2D 5L — 1.10 PPG. Last five: L W D L D. Their scoring rate of 0.90 per game is modest, conceding 1.30 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings (30%).

Newport County's away record over their last 10 away games: 2W 0D 8L (0.60 PPG). Away from home they average 0.80 goals scored and 2.00 conceded per game. Their away PPG of 0.60 is notably below their overall 1.10 — form away from home has been a clear weakness recently.

The form comparison is too close to call — 1.30 PPG (Notts County) versus 1.10 (Newport County). When the figures are this level, no pick can be reliably derived from recent results alone.

H2H

There is little to separate the sides in our head-to-head data. From 2 H2H matches, Notts County have won 2, Newport County 0, with 0 draws — a balanced record that offers no clear steer on its own. With only 2 H2H matches to go on, treat this as a light input.

The 2 H2H matches in our data have been high-scoring — 3.5 goals per game on average — which backs the Over 2.5 market from the head-to-head side. The most recent of those, on 13 Feb 2024, ended Notts County 3–1 Newport County — a Notts County win.

With the win record balanced, the strongest H2H signal is in the goals market — at 3.5 goals per game, Over 2.5 is the cleaner angle from the head-to-head data.

In-Play Data

Notts County trading profile (last 62 games, 30 of them at home): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 83% of their matches in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 80% of the time; of the 20 games they trailed at half-time, they recovered to draw or win 25%; BTTS occurs in 60% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 70% of games (home games); Over 3.5 in 44%.

Newport County trading profile (last 62 games, 30 of them away): at least one goal arrives before half-time in 87% of their matches in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 79% of the time; BTTS occurs in 40% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 53% of games (away games); they fail to score in 31% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Notts County 64% versus Newport County 53%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Notts County 63% | Newport County 61%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Notts County 1.67 xG and Newport County 0.87 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Notts County attack 1.044 / defence 0.842 | Newport County attack 0.832 / defence 1.274. League average goals — home 1.253 / away 1.247. Newport County's defence rating of 1.274 (above 1 = concedes more than average) is pushing Notts County's projected output up. Data: built from Notts County's last 62 games and Newport County's last 62.

Result probabilities: Notts County 56% | Draw 25% | Newport County 19%. Fair-value odds: Notts County 1.79 | Draw 4.08 | Newport County 5.13. The model has a clear lean to Notts County (56%) — a 31pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 47% | BTTS Yes probability 47% | Total xG 2.54. Over/Under 2.5 is close to a coin-flip at 47%/53% — the total xG of 2.54 sits near the 2.5 margin; this is a low-edge market from a Poisson standpoint. BTTS No at 53% is only a slight lean — the model gives both sides a fair chance of scoring, so No isn't a clear standalone call.

Our Verdict

Poisson rates Notts County as the most likely outcome at 56% — clear model lean. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 25% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

On the goals line, Poisson's 2.54 combined xG gives a 53% probability to Under 2.5 — a Poisson-only call with no corroboration from form or H2H.

Poisson assigns a 53% probability to BTTS No based on the attack/defence strength model. Form rates corroborate — both teams scored in: Notts County 30% (last 10 home games) | Newport County 40% (last 10 away games).

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