Cheltenham vs Newport County Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Cheltenham have picked up four wins in their last seven outings whereas Newport have no wins in their last five games and have failed to score in their last four games.

Ryan Bowman grabbed two goals in Cheltenham’s last preseason game against Northampton and is one to watch on his return to League Two as when he was last in the league he averaged 0.8 shots on target a game for Swindon Town. This makes him likely to either get on the scoresheet or to manage two shots on target.

Tom Pett and Tom Bradbury are both likely candidates to pick up a yellow card or at least two fouls. Pett averaged 0.6 fouls a game for Cheltenham last season and received seven yellow cards.

Cheltenham to win, Ryan Bowman 1+SOT, Tom Pett to be carded.

Cheltenham 2 - 0 Newport County.

Newport County make the trip to Whaddon Road to take on Cheltenham this Saturday in their first game of the 2024/25 League Two season. Cheltenham will be looking to make a statement in their first game back in League Two.

Date: 10/08/2024

Kickoff time: 15:00

Location: Whaddon Road

Following their relegation from League One, Cheltenham are back in League Two for the first time in three seasons. Newport County will be looking for a win to kickstart a season they’ll hope will go better than last.

Cheltenham finished 21st in League One last season. In 46 games, Cheltenham picked up 12 wins, eight draws and 26 losses, leaving them on 44 points, just two points from another season in the third tier.

Michael Flynn has been busy this summer in the transfer market. The free transfers for Cheltenham include the likes of Owen Evans, Luke Young, Ryan Haynes, Scot Bennett, Joe Day, Ryan Bowman, Harry Pell and Harrison Sohna.

Newport finished 18th in League Two last season. In 46 games, Newport picked up 16 wins, seven draws and 23 losses which left them on 55 points, 13 points above the relegation zone and nine points from the top half of the table.

Graham Coughlan has brought in the likes of Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Ciaran Brennan, Kai Whitmore, Jacob Carney, Cameron Antwi, Joe Thomas and Michael Spellman all on free transfers.

Cheltenham and Newport have met 18 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming as recently as 2013. Not much separates the two sides with Newport having six wins and Cheltenham having five wins. In fact, a draw is the most common outcome, happening on seven occasions.

The last five games have seen two draws, two wins for Newport and one win for Cheltenham. This is a low scoring fixture with the last five games only having two goals a game.

Cheltenham vs Newport County will be shown on Sky Sports+ this weekend in the UK.

Cheltenham Town Team News

Flynn will likely stick with the side he started against Northampton, although there was a lot of rotation in that game. However, one name who might have an assured spot in the starting XI is Bowman who was the goalscorer against Northampton.

Newport County Team News

Coughlan will be without a big player from last season Seb Palmer-Houlden but Aaron Wildig will look to grab the goals this season.

In their last five preseason games, Cheltenham have two wins and three losses.

The first half against Evesham was mostly uneventful for Cheltenham, with The Robins turning on the style in the second half. Arkell Jude-Boyd opened the scoring just nine minutes into the second half and a penalty from Matt Taylor doubled the lead just after the hour. Aidan Keena popped up with a goal in the 88th minute to wrap up a 3 - 0 win for Cheltenham.

Cheltenham took an early lead against Plymouth Argyle with Liam Dulson finding the back of the net in the 19th minute but goals from Ibrahim Cissoko, Morgan Whittaker and Mohamed Tijani gave Plymouth the 3 - 1 lead at halftime. Tijani added another just before the hour and Ryan Hardie grabbed his own goal to give Plymouth the 5 - 1 win.

The next time out for Cheltenham saw them take on Hungerford. James Harding opened the scoring for Hungerford in the 36th minute and Joe Shepherd doubled the lead before halftime. Jack Stanley found the back of the net in the second half to give Hungerford the 3 - 0 win over Cheltenham.

It was another 3 - 0 loss for Cheltenham, this time against Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong opened the scoring in the first minute and a penalty from Nahki Wells doubled the lead before the five minute mark. Mark Sykes scored in the 84th minute to give City the 3 - 0 win.

The last time out for Cheltenham was against Northampton Town. Ryan Bowman scored twice in two minutes in the first half to give Cheltenham the 2 - 0 win over Northampton.

In their last five preseason games, Newport have four losses and one draw.

Newport opened the scoring through Wildig on the 15 minute mark but Barry equalised before halftime through Kayne McLaggon. Aiden Lewis popped up with a goal in the 58th minute to give Barry the 2 - 1 win.

In the First round of the Welsh Cup, Newport took on Llandudno. Adam Stephens gave Llandudno the lead at halftime and an own goal from Nelson Sanca and another goal from Stephens gave Llandudno the 3 - 0 win.

After a goalless first half both Wells and Armstrong found the back of the net in the second half to give Bristol City the 2 - 0 win.

The next time out was another 2 - 0 loss for Newport, this time against Kidderminster. A penalty from Ashley Hemmings in the first half and a goal from a trialist gave Kidderminster the 2 - 0 win.

The most recent outing for Newport was against Hereford. Neither side could find the back of the net throughout the entire game and had to settle for a 0 - 0 draw.

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