Low-Block Fortress
Newport County
Newport County handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 9 shots blocked or saved on 42.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Shots blocked
- 5
- Saves
- 4
- Conceded
- 0
League Two · Matchday 7
Accrington ST
0 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Newport County
League Two
Matchday 7Accrington ST0–0Newport County
0.87
Expected goals
1.09
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AS 0.87, NC 1.09.
Match report
Accrington ST 0-0 Newport County
Accrington ST and Newport County played out a goalless League Two draw at The Crown Ground.
Expected goals finished Accrington ST 0.87, Newport County 1.09. Accrington ST held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Newport County graded out for low-block fortress — 42.0% possession and 5 shots blocked. Newport County graded out for counter-punch — 42.0% possession and 1.09 expected goals.
Jordan Wright came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.6 for Newport County across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 32 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Accrington ST conceding the most free-kicks (21).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
58%Possession42%
10Shots14
0.87xG1.09
What the numbers say
4 readsCounter-Punch
Newport County
Newport County were happy without the ball and still created more — 1.09 xG from 42.0% possession.
- Possession
- 42.0%
- Expected goals
- 1.09
- Opponent xG
- 0.87
Passive Possession
Accrington ST
Accrington ST controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 58.0%
- Expected goals
- 0.87
- On target
- 4
- xG per 100 passes
- 0.23
Box Occupation
Accrington ST
Accrington ST kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Timeline
Donald Love
Foul
🟨21'
Half-time
C. Stockton ↑ C. Caton ↓
🔄53'
O. Smith ↑ C. O'Brien ↓
🔄66'
🔄66'
M. Adu Poku ↑ K. Evans ↓
🟨78'
Cameron Norman
Foul
J. Catesby ↑ D. Tutonda ↓
🔄81'
🟨83'
Harrison Biggins
Foul
🔄86'
S. Gwengwe ↑ C. Doidge ↓
🔄86'
T. Nyakuhwa ↑ H. Biggins ↓
Stefan Mols
Foul
🟨90+2'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueThe Crown Ground, Accrington
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished