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Newport County AFC vs Grimsby Town FC, FA Cup 2019-20 ROUND 1 REPLAYS

FA Cup · 2019-20
Newport County AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Grimsby Town FC
Wed 20 Nov 2019 · 19:45 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Tristan Abrahams 47' Y
Y 52' Ahkeem Rose
Y 80' Matthew Pollock
Josh Sheehan 85' Y
R 90' Matthew Pollock

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Grimsby Town FC — FA Cup .

Head-to-Head

1
Newport County AFC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Grimsby Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-20 Newport County AFC 2–0 Grimsby Town FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W
16 Feb Manchester City FC H 1–4 L
05 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
26 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
06 Jan Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Wrexham AFC H 4–0 W
Grimsby Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Newport County AFC A 0–2 L
05 Jan Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L
02 Dec Chesterfield FC A 2–0 W
10 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Grimsby Town FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grimsby Town FC
Jaze Kabia 3 G
Kieran Green 2 G
Danny Rose 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Newport County AFC have won 32 goals from 22 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Corey Whitley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The travelling Grimsby Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Grimsby Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Padraig Amond made 22 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Newport County AFC is showing some good football. However, Newport County AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' That is a Yellow card for Newport County AFC. Tristan Abrahams will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Padraig Amond gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Ahkeem Rose is booked for Grimsby Town FC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' It looks surprising Grimsby Town FC does not make any changes. Robbie Willmott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Grimsby Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Matthew Pollock argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Josh Sheehan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Matthew Pollock is booked for Grimsby Town FC — Red card on 90.
  • Grimsby Town FC will have plenty to reflect on. Newport County AFC were simply the better side today.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Grimsby Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC54% Draw27% Grimsby Town FC19%
Actual: Newport County AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Grimsby Town FC
46%
Newport County AFC or Grimsby Town FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC37% Draw49% Grimsby Town FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Grimsby Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 25% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Grimsby Town FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.