Exeter City - Newport County

Logo Exeter City
Exeter City
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League Two Season 2026 - Round 21
Planned
Logo Newport County
Newport County
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Match preview

Exeter City take on Newport County in League Two at St James Park on 26 December 2026.

The most recent match for Exeter City was a 1-2 defeat against Salford City, preceded by a 2-1 win over Fleetwood Town.

The most recent match for Newport County was a 1-2 defeat against Crystal Palace U21 (EFL Trophy), preceded by a 4-1 win over Chesterfield.

The numbers favour Exeter City, with 19 points and 9 goals conceded in 14 matches, against 18 points and 17 goals conceded in 14 matches for Newport County.

The record over the 19 previous meetings: 7 wins for Exeter City, 4 wins for Newport County and 8 draws. See every meeting between Exeter City and Newport County.

Our algorithm predicts Exeter City to win, with a probability of 42%.

Team forms

Previous confrontations (H2H)

7 Exeter City
8 Draw
4 Newport County
26% Over 2.5 goals
53% Both teams scored
2.1 Goals per match
Logo Exeter City 7 | Logo Newport County 3 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Newport County 1-4 Exeter City (2016)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Exeter City
1.21
Logo Newport County
0.84
Goals in home matches
Logo Exeter City
1.00
Logo Newport County
0.90
Goals in away matches
Logo Exeter City
1.40
Logo Newport County
0.78
Above is calculated based on the below matches
Full H2H of Exeter City and Newport County →

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Stadion

Stadion name

St James Park

Capacity

8830

Address

Stadium Way
Exeter, Devon

table 2026

League Two
Team Pts
Salford City Salford City 31
Barnet Barnet 26
Walsall Walsall 22
Crewe Crewe 22
Cheltenham Cheltenham 21
Grimsby Grimsby 20
York York 20
Gillingham Gillingham 20
Accrington ST Accrington ST 19
Chesterfield Chesterfield 19
Tranmere Tranmere 19
Exeter City Exeter City 19
Swindon Town Swindon Town 19
Newport County Newport County 18
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury 18
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town 17
Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 16
Port Vale Port Vale 15
Rochdale Rochdale 15
Northampton Northampton 14
Oldham Oldham 12
Rotherham Rotherham 12
Colchester Colchester 12
Crawley Town Crawley Town 9
Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.
Logo Exeter City Exeter City — Formation: 4-2-3-1
1
Jack Bycroft
2
Lakyle Samuel
6
5
Jack Fitzwater
3
Luca Woodhouse
14
Harry Kite
16
Charlie Cummins
20
George Birch
8
Taylor Perry
25
Anthony Scully
19
Sonny Cox
11
James William Thomas Crole
9
19
Gerard Garner
7
Kieron Evans
18
Aaron Lewis
41
17
34
Dan Sassi
12
Joe Thomas
2
Cameron James Evans
25
Jake Turner
Newport County — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Newport County