Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town prediction and preview

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC

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Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2026, 19:45 UTC · Rodney Parade, Casnewyd

Newport County · Shrewsbury Town · League Two predictions

Newport County vs Shrewsbury Town preview

The League Two fixture between Newport County and Shrewsbury Town is scheduled for Tuesday 29 December 2026 at 19:45 UTC at Rodney Parade in Casnewyd. Newport County sit 14th on 18 points after 14 matches, while Shrewsbury Town go into the round 15th, on 18 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Newport County W-L-D-D-W, Shrewsbury Town L-D-W-W-L (most recent first). 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. Shrewsbury Town average 1.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Newport County have 1 win to Shrewsbury Town's 1 across 2 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 1.0 goals, 0 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 28 Mar 2026, ended Newport County 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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14Newport County144642017+318WDDLW
15Shrewsbury Town145361722-518LWWDL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Newport County 1, draws 0, Shrewsbury Town 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

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

Will Brook, Will Boyle, Sam Stubbs, Josh Ruffels, Kevin Berkoe, Tom Sang, Luca Hoole, Will Gray, Kian McMahon-Brown, George Lloyd, Josh Davison

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