Cheltenham Town

vs

Newport County FC

Preview

Cheltenham (home)

• Cheltenham Town have been slightly more inconsistent than Newport County FC of late, but the home side are the clear favorites here at 2.12.
• Cheltenham have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five in League Two.
• Both sides are still in danger of going down as 19th-placed Cheltenham have 46 points from 41 games and 22nd-placed Newport have just 37 points from 43.
• Cotterill has deployed a pragmatic approach that is flexible enough to change systems in-game, but is largely based around a compact defensive shape, tactical discipline and quick transitions in attack.

Newport (away)

• Christian Fuchs has been in charge of Newport County FC since November 2025 and has brought a clear philosophy to the club based around stability, a back-three, disciplined pressing and quick vertical transitions.
• However, Newport have won just five and lost 13 of their 21 away games this season in League Two, which isn’t the record of a promotion-chasing team.
• Newport’s Harrison Biggins has scored two of his side’s last five goals, while James Crole has contributed three assists in that run, so they do have options to cause a surprise if they can get at the Cheltenham defense.

Head-to-Head

• On average, when hosting Newport they have scored 1.5 goals per match in their five most recent head-to-heads, while Newport have averaged 2.0 goals per match as visitors in those meetings.
• Cheltenham are unbeaten in two home games, drawing both.
• Newport have lost both of their last two away matches, conceding four goals in the process.
• Cheltenham have conceded 25 goals in 19 home League Two games and Newport have conceded 38 in 21.

Key Players

• Isaac Hutchinson
  • 15 goals in 38 League Two matches and has scored three of Cheltenham’s last seven goals.
• Harrison Biggins
  • Has scored two of Newport’s last five goals.

Betting Insights

• Cheltenham are the clear favorites at 2.12.
• Both to score is priced at 1.7, while over 2.5 goals is 1.9 at time of writing.
• Both teams have been conceding too many goals, so markets involving goals look appealing.

Prediction

• Cheltenham are clearly in the driving seat in this one, but both teams have been conceding too many goals, so I see both teams scoring with over 2.5 goals being a good option.
• With both managers in charge and both in need of wins, we could see plenty of attacking football, but I’m with the hosts for the win.