Shrewsbury Town vs Newport County prediction and preview

League Two · Saturday 3 April 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Shrewsbury Town vs Newport County

League Two · Saturday 3 April 2027, 14:00 UTC · Montgomery Waters Meadow, Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Town · Newport County · League Two predictions

Shrewsbury Town vs Newport County preview

The League Two fixture between Shrewsbury Town and Newport County is scheduled for Saturday 3 April 2027 at 14:00 UTC at Montgomery Waters Meadow in Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury Town are 15th in the table with 18 points from 14, while Newport County sit 14th on 18 points after 14 matches.

Shrewsbury Town come into the game with a L-D-W-W-L run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Newport County's recent sequence reads W-L-D-D-W. Over their last 6, Shrewsbury Town have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Newport County average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Shrewsbury Town have 1 win to Newport County'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: Shrewsbury Town 1, draws 0, Newport County 1.

Team news

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

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

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