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Salford City vs Newport County Prediction— England - League Two

Matchday 4 ·Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 18:45

Salford City logo
Salford City
PPG 1.50 · HOME
LAST 5
LLLW ·
2 – 1
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · BTTS
Newport County logo
Newport County
PPG 0.93 · AWAY
LAST 5
WLDL ·

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 61.5% vs bookmaker-implied 58.8% — a real, if thin, edge.

+4.5% EXPECTED VALUE ↗
ROI TRACKED

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-05.4%0-17.2%0-24.8%0-32.1%0-4+0.9%1 1-08.6%1-111.4%1-27.6%1-33.4%1-4+1.5%2 2-06.8%2-19.0%2-26.0%2-32.7%2-4+1.2%3 3-03.6%3-14.8%3-23.2%3-31.4%3-4+0.6%4+ 4+-02.0%4+-12.7%4+-21.8%4+-30.8%4+-4+0.4%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 41.4% 65.4% 1.53 -36.7%
Draw 23.6% 24.4% 4.10 -1.9%
Away win 35.0% 16.9% 5.90 +106.5%
Over 2.5 59.6% 59.9% 1.67 -0.5%
Over 3.5 36.4% 37.7% 2.65 -3.5%
BTTS 61.5% 58.8% 1.70 +4.5%
Home O1.5 47.2% 64.5% 1.55 -26.8%
Away O1.5 42.2% 28.2% 3.55 +49.8%

League track record

Based on 61 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 44%
O2.5 51%
BTTS 54%
Score Hit 46%
ROI -12.1%
Bet Hit 50%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 46%CONFIDENCE
✓ HIT — EXACT SCORE
xG (home)1.6 xG (away)1.3 BTTS prob61.5%

H 41% / xG 1.6-1.3 / O2.5 60% / BTTS 62%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 11.4%
#2 2–1 9.0%
#3 1–2 7.6%
#4 1–0 8.6%
#5 2–0 6.8%

Expected goals MODEL xG

Salford City1.6
Newport County1.3

COMBINED 2.9 xG → O2.5 PROB 59.6% · O3.5 PROB 36.4%

Form & verdict PPG

SALFORD CITY · PPG 1.50

NEWPORT COUNTY · PPG 0.93

✓ INTERESTING - Balanced match with high-value opportunity
70%
BALANCED

xG gap +0.25 - no reliable favorite, elevated draw risk

Win probability 1X2

Salford City (H) 41.4%
ODDS 1.53 · IMPLIED 65.4% EV -36.7%
Draw 23.6%
ODDS 4.10 · IMPLIED 24.4% EV -1.9%
Newport County (A) 35.0%
ODDS 5.90 · IMPLIED 16.9% EV +106.5%

Season Statistics average per match · 3 matches · 2026

Salford City ▾ lower is better Newport County

Attack

12.3
Shots
10.3
2.3
Shots on target
4.3
6.0
Shots off target
4.3
4.0
Blocked shots
1.7
9.0
Shots inside box
6.3
3.3
Shots outside box
4.0
18.9%
Shooting accuracy
41.9%
14.3%
Goals per shot on target
61.5%
0.33
Goals
2.67
1.79
xG for 1·0 of 3

Defence

14.3
Shots faced
15.3
4.0
Shots on target faced
4.7
1.67
Goals conceded
2.33
2.75
xG against 1·0 of 3
2.3
Goalkeeper saves
2.3

Control

60.0%
Possession
36.3%
459
Passes
216
367
Accurate passes
117
80.1%
Pass accuracy
54.1%
4.3
Corners
4.7
4.0
Corners faced
7.7
3.0
Offsides
3.0

Discipline

11.7
Fouls
11.0
1.7
Yellow cards
1.7
0.00
Red cards
0.00

Match Preview & Prediction

Salford City face Newport County in England - League Two on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives Salford City a 41% chance, the draw 24% and Newport County 35%, so Salford City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.6 for Salford City and 1.3 for Newport County (2.9 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 60% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 62% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, Salford City are averaging 1.50 points per game versus 0.93 for Newport County. The best value bet our model finds is TT_AwayO25, with an expected value of +57.0%. This match finished 2-1.

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