Newport County vs Oldham Athletic prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC

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Newport County vs Oldham Athletic

League Two · Saturday 19 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd

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Newport County vs Oldham Athletic preview

The League Two fixture between Newport County and Oldham Athletic is scheduled for Saturday 19 December 2026 at 15:00 UTC at Rodney Parade in Casnewyd. Newport County sit 14th on 18 points after 14 matches, while Oldham Athletic are 18th in the table with 15 points from 14.

Newport County come into the game with a W-L-D-D-W run in the league (2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Oldham Athletic's recent sequence reads W-L-D-L-W. 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. Oldham Athletic average 1.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Newport County won 1, 0 games were drawn and Oldham Athletic won 1. Those games averaged 4.0 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 25 Apr 2026, ended Newport County 3-2 Oldham Athletic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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14Newport County144642017+318WDDLW
18Oldham Athletic144371519-415WLDLW

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Newport County 1, draws 0, Oldham Athletic 1.

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

Oldham Athletic expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Mathew Hudson, Manny Monthe, Will Sutton, Donervon Daniels, Jamie Robson, Oliver Norburn, Tom Pett, Calum Kavanagh, Mike Fondop, Kane Drummond

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