Newport are on a three-match losing streak and their chance at the play offs looks to have really passed them by now. They are just not putting anything together and their defence has been a bit woeful. Notts County are still up there with one eye on a potential automatic promotion spot and will want to dig out three points any way that they can in this tricky away game at Rodney Parade.
Football League Two – Newport v Notts County – Rodney Parade, Newport – Saturday 17th February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 40/17 at Unibet |
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Newport
Notts CountyNewport Form
Newport have collected only one point from their last four league games now and they have lost their last three straight. Each of those defeats in that sequence was away from home, so this will be their first league home games since back on January 23rd when they played out a 1-1 draw with Morecambe. Their home form is pretty solid actually as they are unbeaten in five at Rodney Parade in League Two, winning two of those five. There will be some concern over the lack of clean sheets recently, with the Exiles having conceded in each of their last nine and in each of their last three at home too. Four of their six home wins have been by a one-goal margin only and that may not be a bad option to weigh up here. The Exiles have conceded under a goal per game on average at home and in just one of their last eight home fixtures have they shipped more than one goal in a game. Can they snap themselves out of their slump?
Notts County Form
Notts County have won two of their last three league games but they have both been at home and they have taken only one point from the last possible nine away from home, failing to score in two of those three games. Overall this season the Magpies have posted W5 D5 L5 record and it is just one win in their last ten road games now. They have been leaky at the back having conceded in each of their last ten on the road and 68% of the goals they have conceded on their travels have come in the second half of matches. They have scored in 73% of their away games and it is worth looking at both teams to score here as County have scored in all but one of their last seven games home and away combined. They may just not have enough to get the three points on the board though. County do carry the fourth-best offensive record in the league into the weekend with them.
Head to Head News
There is not a great deal of history between these two and from that there has been, it is Notts County who narrowly lead the way 3-2 from the five encounters. On home soil, Newport are W1 L1 against Notts County and four of the five previous games have gone above the 2.5 goal line.
Newport v Notts County – Betting Odds and Predictions
Newport is at 6/4 with PaddyPower, the draw is at 40/17 with Unibet and the away side can be backed at 9/5 with Unibet.
Top Betting Tip Newport v Notts County
Even though Newport’s form has been sliding rapidly away from them, their last three games have all been on the road. It’s been a while since they have had a home game and it’s worth remembering that their home form is pretty solid. It may just be worth backing them to hold out for a draw in the game against a tough opponent.