Thursday , 2 July 2026

Newport County AFC vs Leicester City FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Newport County AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leicester City FC
Sun 6 Jan 2019 · 16:30 UTC Rodney Parade HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Shinji Okazaki

Overview

Match Preview

Newport County AFC vs Leicester City FC — FA Cup at Rodney Parade.

Match Details

  • Referee Dan Cook
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee
  • Referee Michael Oliver

Head-to-Head

1
Newport County AFC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Leicester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-06 Newport County AFC 2–1 Leicester City FC

Recent Form

Newport County AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Leicester City FC H 2–1 W
11 Dec Wrexham AFC H 4–0 W
01 Dec Wrexham AFC A 0–0 D
10 Nov Metropolitan Police FC A 2–0 W
Leicester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Newport County AFC A 1–2 L
01 Jan Everton FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newport County AFC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Leicester City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rodney Parade will turn into a battlefield for Newport County AFC and Leicester City FC.
  • 5' Danny Simpson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Newport County AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jamille Matt on 10.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Leicester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthew Dolan, as he is very good at scoring at Rodney Parade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shinji Okazaki.
  • 46' James Maddison is replacing Shinji Okazaki for the Leicester City FC side.
  • 51' Danny Ward needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Another change for Leicester City FC made on 60 minute. Danny Simpson leaves to be changed by Demarai Gray.
  • 65' Newport County AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 67' Another substitution for Newport County AFC to replace Tyler Hornby-Forbes by David Pipe on 67 minute.
  • 72' Leicester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy King is hanging Matty James on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Tyreeq Bakinson is replacing Jamille Matt for the Newport County AFC side.
  • 82' Goal! Rachid Ghezzal scores his 5 goal in 354 matches.
  • 85' Newport County AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Padraig Amond on 85.
  • 86' The whistle greets Matthew Dolan as he departs to be replaced by Mark O'Brien.
  • Another three points for Newport County AFC.

Lineups

Newport County AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Flynn

Leicester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65 Newport County AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Leicester City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newport County AFC54% Draw26% Leicester City FC20%
Actual: Newport County AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Newport County AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Leicester City FC
46%
Newport County AFC or Leicester City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newport County AFC37% Draw47% Leicester City FC16%
Actual: Newport County AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Newport County AFC

Handicap Newport County AFC covers Push Leicester City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Newport County AFC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Leicester City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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