Newport County vs Rotherham United prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC

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Newport County vs Rotherham United

League Two · Tuesday 19 January 2027, 19:45 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd

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Newport County vs Rotherham United preview

Newport County host Rotherham United in the League Two on Tuesday 19 January 2027, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Rodney Parade in Casnewyd. Newport County are 14th in the table with 18 points from 14, while Rotherham United sit 22nd on 12 points after 14 matches.

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 Rotherham United's recent sequence reads L-D-D-L-L. 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. Rotherham United average 1.2 scored and 2.3 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Newport County have 0 wins to Rotherham United's 0 across 1 meeting, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 4.0 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 1. The most recent meeting, on 20 Oct 2026, ended Rotherham United 2-2 Newport County.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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14Newport County144642017+318WDDLW
22Rotherham United142661825-712LLDDL

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Head-to-head

1 meetings: Newport County 0, draws 1, Rotherham United 0.

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

Rotherham United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Julian Eyestone, Denzel Hall, Dominic Iorfa, Kieran Ngwenya, Joe Rafferty, Josh Austerfield, Jayce Fitzgerald, Brandon Cover, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu, Aaron Nemane

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