Newport County vs Barnet prediction and preview
League Two · Friday 1 January 2027, 15:00 UTC
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Newport County vs Barnet
League Two · Friday 1 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd
Newport County vs Barnet preview
Newport County welcome Barnet at Rodney Parade in Casnewyd on Friday 1 January 2027 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Newport County are 14th in the table with 18 points from 14, while Barnet go into the round 2nd, on 26 points from 13 games.
Newport County have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Barnet have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Newport County have scored 1.3 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Barnet average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Newport County won 1, 1 game was drawn and Barnet won 0. Those games averaged 1.5 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 14 Mar 2026, ended Barnet 1-2 Newport County.
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Form and table
- Newport CountyLast five: W D D L W
- BarnetLast five: W L D W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | WLDWD |
| 14 | Newport County | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 18 | WDDLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Newport County expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jordan Wright, Kyle Cameron, Cameron Norman, Lee Jenkins, Ciaran Brennan, Harrison Biggins, Michael Adu-Poku, Matt Dibley-Dias, Yahya Bamba
Barnet expected line-up (4-3-3)
Matthew Cox, Danny Collinge, Adam Senior, Nikola Tavares, Romoney Crichlow, Oisín Gallagher, Brandon Comley, Kabongo Tshimanga, Charlie Lakin, Idris Kanu
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