Bristol Rovers host Newport in the England League Two on 31 January 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 12:30 UK Time.
Bristol Rovers and Newport meet at a point where neither side is carrying real momentum, but both are still searching for stability in a demanding League Two campaign. The fixture brings together two teams who have struggled to impose themselves consistently, creating a contest shaped more by caution than confidence.
Recent weeks suggest a tight, scrappy encounter rather than an open one. With pressure to avoid further slippage in the table, control and risk management are likely to outweigh ambition for long spells of the match.
Bristol Rovers’ recent results underline how difficult it has been for them to dictate games. Narrow defeats to MK Dons and Salford City by 1-0 scorelines followed a 0-1 home loss to Colchester, highlighting recurring problems in the final third. Even their 3-0 win away at Shrewsbury stands out as an exception rather than a trend.
Across the season, goals have been hard to come by, with Rovers scoring just 21 times while conceding 47. They often remain competitive early on but struggle to sustain pressure, leading to low-scoring matches where small mistakes prove costly. At home, the emphasis has increasingly been on defensive organisation rather than attacking flow.
Newport arrive with a more eventful recent run, mixing wins and losses in high-tempo matches. A heavy 1-4 defeat at home to Accrington exposed defensive fragility, while the 2-1 win over Chesterfield and a 3-2 loss at Gillingham showed their willingness to play at pace. Results like the 2-0 win over Crewe also demonstrate their ability to manage games when ahead.
That attacking intent, however, often leaves space in transition. Newport have scored 28 league goals but conceded 47, matching Bristol Rovers defensively while taking more risks going forward. Away from home, they can fade late in matches, especially when the tempo drops and structure becomes more important than energy.
The best bet for this game leans towards under 2.5 goals at 1.95 odds, as the overall profile points towards a cautious and controlled contest. Bristol Rovers’ recent run of 1-0 and 0-1 scorelines, combined with their difficulty breaking teams down, revolves around tight margins rather than open play. Newport’s attacking nature is likely to be tempered away from home, especially against a side prioritising defensive shape.
For those considering a correct score prediction, Bristol Rovers 1-0 at 7.50 odds fits the match narrative well. Rovers tend to keep games close at home and rely on small moments rather than sustained pressure, while Newport’s away performances often lack the cutting edge needed to overturn disciplined opponents.
| Bristol Rovers | Newport | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 45 |
| Wins | 19 | 11 |
| Draws | 4 | 7 |
| Loss | 22 | 27 |
| Goals For | 55 | 46 |
| Goals Against | 64 | 76 |
| Bristol Rovers | Newport | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 23 | 22 |
| Wins | 12 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | 3 |
| Loss | 10 | 14 |
| Goals For | 31 | 22 |
| Goals Against | 28 | 39 |
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02.05.26
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Notts County Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
25.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Cheltenham |
4-0 |
|
18.04.26
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Tranmere Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
11.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Crawley |
3-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Harrogate Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
03.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Accrington |
2-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Gillingham Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
17.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Bromley Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
10.03.26
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Barrow Bristol Rovers |
0-2 |
|
07.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Crewe |
2-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Swindon Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Grimsby |
3-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Oldham Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Cambridge Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Chesterfield |
2-3 |
|
03.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Walsall |
2-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Newport |
3-0 |
|
27.01.26
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MK Dons Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Salford City Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
17.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Colchester |
0-1 |
|
13.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Plymouth |
3-4 |
|
01.01.26
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Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers |
0-3 |
|
29.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Barnet |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Bromley |
2-3 |
|
19.12.25
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Crewe Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
13.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Swindon |
0-3 |
|
09.12.25
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Barnet Bristol Rovers |
4-0 |
|
06.12.25
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Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
02.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Cambridge (Penalties:4 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Notts County |
0-1 |
|
22.11.25
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Cheltenham Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
15.11.25
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Accrington Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
11.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Plymouth |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Gillingham |
0-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Bromley Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
25.10.25
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Crawley Bristol Rovers |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Bristol Rovers Tranmere |
1-4 |
|
11.10.25
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Bristol Rovers MK Dons |
0-4 |
|
07.10.25
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Cheltenham Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Walsall Bristol Rovers |
2-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Bristol Rovers Salford City |
2-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Colchester Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Bristol Rovers Barrow |
2-1 |
|
06.09.25
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Newport Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
30.08.25
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Grimsby Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Tottenham Hotspur U21 (Penalties:5 - 4) |
4-4 |
|
23.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Cambridge |
1-0 |
|
19.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Oldham |
0-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Cheltenham |
4-0 |
|
11.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Crawley |
3-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Bristol Rovers Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Accrington |
2-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Bristol Rovers Crewe |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Grimsby |
3-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Chesterfield |
2-3 |
|
03.02.26
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Bristol Rovers Walsall |
2-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Newport |
3-0 |
|
17.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Colchester |
0-1 |
|
13.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Plymouth |
3-4 |
|
29.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Barnet |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Bromley |
2-3 |
|
13.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Swindon |
0-3 |
|
02.12.25
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Bristol Rovers Cambridge (Penalties:4 - 2) |
2-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Notts County |
0-1 |
|
11.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Plymouth |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
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Bristol Rovers Gillingham |
0-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Bristol Rovers Tranmere |
1-4 |
|
11.10.25
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Bristol Rovers MK Dons |
0-4 |
|
27.09.25
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Bristol Rovers Salford City |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Bristol Rovers Barrow |
2-1 |
|
26.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Tottenham Hotspur U21 (Penalties:5 - 4) |
4-4 |
|
23.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Cambridge |
1-0 |
|
19.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Oldham |
0-0 |
|
12.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Cambridge |
0-2 |
|
02.08.25
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Bristol Rovers Harrogate |
0-1 |
|
23.07.25
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Bristol Rovers Coventry |
0-2 |
|
26.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Reading |
0-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
12.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Exeter City |
1-2 |
|
01.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
29.03.25
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Bristol Rovers Mansfield |
1-2 |
|
11.03.25
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Bristol Rovers Bolton |
3-2 |
|
08.03.25
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Bristol Rovers Huddersfield |
1-0 |
|
01.03.25
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Bristol Rovers Rotherham |
2-3 |
|
15.02.25
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Bristol Rovers Burton Albion |
3-1 |
|
11.02.25
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Bristol Rovers Stockport |
1-1 |
|
02.02.25
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Bristol Rovers Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Bristol Rovers Barnsley |
3-1 |
|
01.01.25
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Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient |
2-3 |
|
21.12.24
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Bristol Rovers Wrexham |
1-1 |
|
26.11.24
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Bristol Rovers Blackpool |
0-2 |
|
16.11.24
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Bristol Rovers Crawley |
0-0 |
|
09.11.24
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Bristol Rovers Lincoln |
1-1 |
|
02.11.24
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Bristol Rovers Weston-super-Mare |
3-1 |
|
29.10.24
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Bristol Rovers Exeter City |
2-3 |
|
22.10.24
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Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
01.10.24
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Bristol Rovers Charlton |
3-2 |
|
02.05.26
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Notts County Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
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Tranmere Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
06.04.26
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Harrogate Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
21.03.26
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Gillingham Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Bromley Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
10.03.26
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Barrow Bristol Rovers |
0-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Swindon Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Oldham Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Cambridge Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
27.01.26
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MK Dons Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
24.01.26
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Salford City Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers |
0-3 |
|
19.12.25
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Crewe Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
09.12.25
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Barnet Bristol Rovers |
4-0 |
|
06.12.25
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Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Cheltenham Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
15.11.25
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Accrington Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
01.11.25
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Bromley Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
25.10.25
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Crawley Bristol Rovers |
4-0 |
|
07.10.25
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Cheltenham Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Walsall Bristol Rovers |
2-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Colchester Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
06.09.25
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Newport Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
30.08.25
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Grimsby Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Chesterfield Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
09.08.25
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Fleetwood Bristol Rovers |
2-1 |
|
26.07.25
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Oxford Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
19.07.25
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Yeovil Town Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
16.07.25
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Bath City Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
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Stockport Bristol Rovers |
3-2 |
|
04.07.25
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Chippenham Town Bristol Rovers |
1-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Blackpool Bristol Rovers |
4-1 |
|
18.04.25
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Wrexham Bristol Rovers |
1-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Bolton Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
22.03.25
|
Crawley Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Lincoln Bristol Rovers |
5-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Shrewsbury Bristol Rovers |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Northampton Bristol Rovers |
2-1 |
|
18.02.25
|
Wycombe Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
28.01.25
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Charlton Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
25.01.25
|
Wigan Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
12.01.25
|
Ipswich Bristol Rovers |
3-0 |
|
04.01.25
|
Cambridge Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Stevenage Bristol Rovers |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Exeter City Bristol Rovers |
3-1 |
|
14.12.24
|
Birmingham Bristol Rovers |
2-0 |
|
03.12.24
|
Leyton Orient Bristol Rovers |
3-0 |
|
30.11.24
|
Barnsley Bristol Rovers (Penalties:3 - 4) |
0-0 |
|
23.11.24
|
Mansfield Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
|
26.10.24
|
Reading Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
25.04.26
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Newport Oldham |
3-2 |
|
18.04.26
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Cheltenham Newport |
1-0 |
|
11.04.26
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Newport Harrogate |
2-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Notts County Newport |
3-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Newport Crawley |
0-2 |
|
28.03.26
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Newport Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Walsall Newport |
2-1 |
|
17.03.26
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Newport Bromley |
0-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Barnet Newport |
1-2 |
|
07.03.26
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Newport Colchester |
1-2 |
|
03.03.26
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Newport Tranmere |
3-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Fleetwood Newport |
0-0 |
|
21.02.26
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Newport Cambridge |
0-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Salford City Newport |
1-3 |
|
14.02.26
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MK Dons Newport |
1-0 |
|
11.02.26
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Swindon Newport |
2-0 |
|
07.02.26
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Newport Grimsby |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Newport |
3-0 |
|
27.01.26
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Newport Accrington |
1-4 |
|
24.01.26
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Newport Chesterfield |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Gillingham Newport |
3-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Bromley Newport |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Newport Crewe |
2-0 |
|
26.12.25
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Newport Barnet |
0-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Colchester Newport |
4-1 |
|
13.12.25
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Newport Fleetwood |
0-2 |
|
10.12.25
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Crewe Newport |
2-2 |
|
07.12.25
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Boreham Wood Newport |
3-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Newport Barrow |
2-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Oldham Newport |
3-0 |
|
15.11.25
|
Shrewsbury Newport |
1-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Newport Exeter City |
0-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Newport Walsall |
2-4 |
|
01.11.25
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Newport Gillingham (Penalties:4 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Harrogate Newport |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Newport Cheltenham |
0-2 |
|
11.10.25
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Accrington Newport |
0-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Cardiff Newport |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
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Newport Swindon |
0-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Chesterfield Newport |
4-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Newport Arsenal U21 |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Newport Gillingham |
1-3 |
|
13.09.25
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Tranmere Newport |
1-1 |
|
06.09.25
|
Newport Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
30.08.25
|
Cambridge Newport |
2-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Newport MK Dons |
1-2 |
|
19.08.25
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Newport Salford City |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Grimsby Newport |
2-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Newport Millwall |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
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Crawley Newport |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Newport Oldham |
3-2 |
|
11.04.26
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Newport Harrogate |
2-1 |
|
03.04.26
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Newport Crawley |
0-2 |
|
28.03.26
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Newport Shrewsbury |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Newport Bromley |
0-1 |
|
07.03.26
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Newport Colchester |
1-2 |
|
03.03.26
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Newport Tranmere |
3-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Newport Cambridge |
0-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Newport Grimsby |
0-0 |
|
27.01.26
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Newport Accrington |
1-4 |
|
24.01.26
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Newport Chesterfield |
2-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Newport Crewe |
2-0 |
|
26.12.25
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Newport Barnet |
0-0 |
|
13.12.25
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Newport Fleetwood |
0-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Newport Barrow |
2-2 |
|
11.11.25
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Newport Exeter City |
0-1 |
|
08.11.25
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Newport Walsall |
2-4 |
|
01.11.25
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Newport Gillingham (Penalties:4 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Newport Cheltenham |
0-2 |
|
04.10.25
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Newport Swindon |
0-1 |
|
23.09.25
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Newport Arsenal U21 |
1-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Newport Gillingham |
1-3 |
|
06.09.25
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Newport Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
|
23.08.25
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Newport MK Dons |
1-2 |
|
19.08.25
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Newport Salford City |
0-1 |
|
12.08.25
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Newport Millwall |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Newport Notts County |
1-1 |
|
03.05.25
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Newport Tranmere |
1-4 |
|
21.04.25
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Newport Walsall |
0-0 |
|
12.04.25
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Newport Colchester |
0-2 |
|
01.04.25
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Newport Bromley |
1-1 |
|
29.03.25
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Newport Notts County |
0-2 |
|
15.03.25
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Newport Harrogate |
3-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Newport Gillingham |
3-1 |
|
22.02.25
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Newport Cheltenham |
0-3 |
|
15.02.25
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Newport Bradford City |
0-0 |
|
11.02.25
|
Newport Carlisle |
1-0 |
|
04.02.25
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Newport Morecambe |
2-1 |
|
01.02.25
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Newport Barrow |
1-0 |
|
24.01.25
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Newport Swindon |
1-2 |
|
02.01.25
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Newport AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
21.12.24
|
Newport MK Dons |
6-3 |
|
16.11.24
|
Newport Grimsby |
0-0 |
|
02.11.24
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Newport Peterborough |
2-4 |
|
26.10.24
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Newport Fleetwood |
0-0 |
|
18.10.24
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Newport Chesterfield |
0-3 |
|
01.10.24
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Newport Salford City |
3-1 |
|
28.09.24
|
Newport Crewe |
2-1 |
|
17.09.24
|
Newport West Ham United U21 |
1-0 |
|
07.09.24
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Newport Port Vale |
1-4 |
|
18.04.26
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Cheltenham Newport |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
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Notts County Newport |
3-1 |
|
21.03.26
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Walsall Newport |
2-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Barnet Newport |
1-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Fleetwood Newport |
0-0 |
|
17.02.26
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Salford City Newport |
1-3 |
|
14.02.26
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MK Dons Newport |
1-0 |
|
11.02.26
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Swindon Newport |
2-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Bristol Rovers Newport |
3-0 |
|
17.01.26
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Gillingham Newport |
3-2 |
|
01.01.26
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Bromley Newport |
2-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Colchester Newport |
4-1 |
|
10.12.25
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Crewe Newport |
2-2 |
|
07.12.25
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Boreham Wood Newport |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Oldham Newport |
3-0 |
|
15.11.25
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Shrewsbury Newport |
1-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Harrogate Newport |
0-3 |
|
11.10.25
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Accrington Newport |
0-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Cardiff Newport |
0-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Chesterfield Newport |
4-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Tranmere Newport |
1-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Cambridge Newport |
2-0 |
|
16.08.25
|
Grimsby Newport |
2-1 |
|
09.08.25
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Crawley Newport |
1-2 |
|
29.07.25
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Barnet Newport (Penalties:2 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
22.07.25
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Bristol City Newport |
1-0 |
|
19.07.25
|
Torquay Newport |
3-1 |
|
15.07.25
|
Weston-super-Mare Newport |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
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Worcester City Newport |
0-1 |
|
26.04.25
|
Fleetwood Newport |
2-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
MK Dons Newport |
0-0 |
|
05.04.25
|
Carlisle Newport |
3-2 |
|
22.03.25
|
Grimsby Newport |
1-0 |
|
11.03.25
|
Accrington Newport |
5-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Chesterfield Newport |
2-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Doncaster Newport |
3-0 |
|
08.02.25
|
Crewe Newport |
0-3 |
|
28.01.25
|
Salford City Newport |
1-1 |
|
18.01.25
|
Port Vale Newport |
3-2 |
|
29.12.24
|
Walsall Newport |
2-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Bromley Newport |
5-2 |
|
14.12.24
|
Colchester Newport |
0-0 |
|
03.12.24
|
AFC Wimbledon Newport |
2-2 |
|
23.11.24
|
Notts County Newport |
0-0 |
|
12.11.24
|
Reading Newport |
3-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Tranmere Newport |
2-1 |
|
22.10.24
|
Gillingham Newport |
0-2 |
|
12.10.24
|
Harrogate Newport |
1-0 |
|
07.10.24
|
Bradford City Newport |
3-1 |
|
21.09.24
|
Barrow Newport |
2-0 |
|
06.09.2025
|
Newport Bristol Rovers |
2-3
|
|
14.11.2023
|
Newport Bristol Rovers |
0-1
|
|
05.03.2022
|
Newport Bristol Rovers |
1-0
|
|
23.10.2021
|
Bristol Rovers Newport |
1-3
|
|
21.08.2020
|
Newport Bristol Rovers |
1-1
|
|
23.10.2021
|
Bristol Rovers Newport |
1-3
|
|
24.10.2015
|
Bristol Rovers Newport |
1-4
|
|
25.01.2014
|
Bristol Rovers Newport |
3-1
|