Newport County vs Cheltenham Town prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Newport County vs Cheltenham Town

League Two · Saturday 23 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd

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Newport County vs Cheltenham Town preview

The League Two fixture between Newport County and Cheltenham Town is scheduled for Saturday 23 January 2027 at 15:00 UTC at Rodney Parade in Casnewyd. Newport County sit 14th on 18 points after 14 matches, while Cheltenham Town go into the round 5th, on 21 points from 14 games.

Newport County have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Cheltenham Town have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats 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. Cheltenham Town average 1.2 scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 5 times in the records we hold: Newport County won 0, 0 games were drawn and Cheltenham Town won 5. Those games averaged 2.4 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 24 Oct 2026, ended Cheltenham Town 1-0 Newport County.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Cheltenham Town146352325-221LLWWL
14Newport County144642017+318WDDLW

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Head-to-head

5 meetings: Newport County 0, draws 0, Cheltenham Town 5.

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

Cheltenham Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Wyll Stanway, James Wilson, Pierce Sweeney, Jordan Shipley, Jonathan Tomkinson, Jake Benjamin Evans, Ben Stevenson, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann

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