Exeter City vs Newport County prediction and preview

Exeter City vs Newport County

League Two · Saturday 26 December 2026, 15:00 UTC · St James Park

Exeter City · Newport County · League Two predictions

Exeter City welcome Newport County at St James Park on Saturday 26 December 2026 (15:00 UTC) in the League Two. Exeter City go into the round 12th, on 19 points from 14 games, while Newport County go into the round 14th, on 18 points from 14 games.

Recent form: Exeter City L-W-W-D-W, Newport County W-L-D-D-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Exeter City have scored 1.2 and conceded 0.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Newport County average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Exeter City won 3, 5 games were drawn and Newport County won 2. Those games averaged 1.7 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 2 Apr 2022, ended Newport County 0-1 Exeter City.