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Wales Championship South · GB

Newport City FC vs Pontypridd Utd

23 Oct 2026 · 20:30
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a slight model-market difference for an away win for Pontypridd Utd. The difference indicates only a limited disagreement with market expectations.

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. Their shooting balance has been moderately positive.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 2.61 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 2.74. At this price, an away win for Pontypridd Utd does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME
Newport City FC
STOCHASTICBET 38.4%
PINNACLE 39.8% odd 2.30
DIFFERENCE -1.4 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 25.0%
PINNACLE 25.0% odd 3.66
DIFFERENCE 0.0 pp
AWAY MODEL > MARKET
Pontypridd Utd
STOCHASTICBET 36.6%
PINNACLE 35.1% odd 2.61
DIFFERENCE +1.4 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 23 Oct 2026 · 19:01
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Attacking Edge: Pontypridd Utd

The away side shows the stronger recent attacking profile, while the defensive comparison is less clear.

Attack Recent attacking output
Newport City FC Pontypridd Utd
Shots 1.3 · On target 0.8 Shots 9.0 · On target 3.8

Recent attacking output favours Pontypridd Utd, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Newport City FC Pontypridd Utd
Shots allowed 1.8 · On target allowed 1.3 Shots allowed 9.0 · On target allowed 2.8

Newport City FC has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Newport City FC Pontypridd Utd

The combined recent performance profile is relatively balanced.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Explore recent match statisticsCharts and detailed data
RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: Wales Championship South · 77 matches with scores · 62 with shots · coverage 80.5%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Newport City FC6 matches · 2 home / 4 away
WLDDWL
Shot data available for 3/6 matches
Pontypridd Utd6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
DWLWLL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
−8.51.7 actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−0.39.8 actual
Newport City FC: 1.7 · league average 10.2 · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 9.8 · league average 10.1 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
−7.82.3 actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−1.68.5 actual
Newport City FC: 2.3 · league average 10.1 · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 8.5 · league average 10.1 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
−3.61.0 actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−1.13.7 actual
Newport City FC: 1.0 · league average 4.6 · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 3.7 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
−3.31.7 actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−1.92.8 actual
Newport City FC: 1.7 · league average 4.9 · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 2.8 · league average 4.8 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
+0.101.83 actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−0.261.50 actual
Newport City FC: 1.83 · league average 1.73 · 6 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 1.50 · league average 1.76 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
+42.7 pp60.0% actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
−1.7 pp15.3% actual
Newport City FC: 60.0% · league average 17.3% · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 15.3% · league average 17.0% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Newport City FCHome team
+40.5 pp57.1% actual
Pontypridd UtdAway team
+0.7 pp17.7% actual
Newport City FC: 57.1% · league average 16.6% · 3 valid matchesPontypridd Utd: 17.7% · league average 17.0% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Newport City FC · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
17/10/2026Away5–4——
09/10/2026Away2–32 / 32 / 3
03/10/2026Away1–13 / 41 / 2
25/09/2026Away0–00 / 00 / 0
19/09/2026Home3–0——
28/08/2026Home0–1——
Pontypridd Utd · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
10/10/2026Away1–110 / 84 / 2
06/10/2026Home4–112 / 116 / 3
03/10/2026Home1–310 / 133 / 5
25/09/2026Away2–14 / 42 / 1
19/09/2026Away1–217 / 107 / 5
11/09/2026Home0–16 / 50 / 1

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.