Newport Shots Stats 2026/2027

Newport Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Newport are averaging 10.8 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 25.1 total shots on average. That puts them 19th of 24 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Colchester, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Newport players take the most shots?

Harrison Biggins leads with 19 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.9/g, 90% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Newport player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Newport's shot profile look this season?

Newport are averaging 10.8 shots per game over 10 games and concede 14.3 for a match-total of 25.1. That ranks 19th of 24 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Colchester, the page weights each Newport attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Newport fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Newport player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Christian Doidge	attacker	8	13	1.63	100%
Alfie Merritt	defender	3	4	1.33	100%
Matt Smith	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Cole Jarvis	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Harrison Biggins	midfielder	10	19	1.9	90%
Michael Adu-Poku	attacker	4	6	1.5	75%
Matthew Max Dibley-Dias	midfielder	6	5	0.83	67%
Kieron Evans	midfielder	3	3	1	67%
Shaquille Gwengwe	attacker	8	8	1	63%
Matty Jacob	defender	5	6	1.2	60%
Yahya Bamba	attacker	7	6	0.86	57%
Kyle Cameron	defender	10	6	0.6	50%
Lee Jenkins	defender	10	9	0.9	50%
Ciaran Brennan	defender	10	8	0.8	50%
Cameron Norman	defender	10	6	0.6	40%
Cameron Evans	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Jordan Wright	goalkeeper	10	0	0	0%
Joe Thomas	defender	4	0	0	0%
Tom Davies	defender	3	0	0	0%
Gerard Garner	attacker	2	0	0	0%
Dan Sassi	defender	2	0	0	0%
Moses Alexander-Walker	attacker	1	0	0	0%
Tanatswa Nyakuhwa	attacker	1	0	0	0%

Newport shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
3 Oct 2026	League Two	Gillingham	Away	0-0	15	7	22	Ciaran Brennan (2)
26 Sep 2026	League Two	Grimsby Town	Home	2-1	10	10	20	Harrison Biggins (3)
19 Sep 2026	League Two	Accrington Stanley	Away	0-0	14	10	24	Lee Jenkins (2)
12 Sep 2026	League Two	Fleetwood Town	Home	1-1	16	14	30	Christian Doidge (3)
5 Sep 2026	League Two	Northampton Town	Away	1-0	4	8	12	Lee Jenkins (3)
1 Sep 2026	League Two	Salford City	Away	2-1	4	32	36	Alfie Merritt (2)
29 Aug 2026	League Two	Tranmere Rovers	Home	2-2	11	15	26	Shaquille Gwengwe (2)
22 Aug 2026	League Two	Bristol Rovers	Away	5-3	8	26	34	Harrison Biggins (3)
15 Aug 2026	League Two	Rochdale	Home	3-0	12	5	17	Ciaran Brennan (3)
8 Aug 2026	Carabao Cup	AFC Wimbledon	Away	1-1	14	16	30	Harrison Biggins (4)

Newport shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 10.8
Shots against per game: 14.3
Match total shots per game: 25.1
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 17 of 24

Newport Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	12.25	100%	75%	25%	25%	0%
Away	6	9.83	50%	50%	50%	17%	0%
Overall	10	10.8	70%	60%	40%	20%	0%

Newport Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	11	75%	50%	50%	25%	0%
Away	6	16.5	67%	50%	50%	50%	33%
Overall	10	14.3	70%	50%	50%	40%	20%

Newport Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	23.25	75%	50%	50%	50%	25%
Away	6	26.33	83%	83%	67%	50%	50%
Overall	10	25.1	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%

Newport Team shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	10.8	12.25	9.83
Shots on target / match	3.7	4.25	3.33
Shots off target / match	7.1	8	6.5
Shot conversion	12%	16%	8%
Shots per goal	8.3	6.1	11.8
Shots on target per goal	2.8	2.1	4
Shots over 8.5	70%	100%	50%
Shots over 10.5	60%	75%	50%
Shots over 12.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots over 14.5	20%	25%	17%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

Newport Shots against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	14.3	11	16.5
Shots against over 8.5	70%	75%	67%
Shots against over 10.5	50%	50%	50%
Shots against over 12.5	50%	50%	50%
Shots against over 14.5	40%	25%	50%
Shots against over 16.5	20%	0%	33%

Newport Match shots 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	25.1	23.25	26.33
Match shots over 18.5	80%	75%	83%
Match shots over 20.5	70%	50%	83%
Match shots over 22.5	60%	50%	67%
Match shots over 24.5	50%	50%	50%
Match shots over 26.5	40%	25%	50%

Newport 1st-half shots for 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	1	8	100%	100%	100%
Away	2	5	100%	50%	0%
Overall	3	6	100%	67%	33%

Newport 1st-half shots against 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	1	2	0%	0%	0%
Away	2	11	100%	100%	100%
Overall	3	8	67%	67%	67%

Newport 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 3 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	1	10	100%	100%	0%	0%
Away	2	16	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	3	14	100%	100%	67%	67%

Newport shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	League Two	Gillingham (A)	0-0	15	7	22	-
26 Sep	League Two	Grimsby (H)	2-1	10	10	20	-
19 Sep	League Two	Accrington (A)	0-0	14	10	24	-
12 Sep	League Two	Fleetwood (H)	1-1	16	14	30	-
5 Sep	League Two	Northampton (A)	1-0	4	8	12	-
1 Sep	League Two	Salford (A)	2-1	4	32	36	-
29 Aug	League Two	Tranmere (H)	2-2	11	15	26	-
22 Aug	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	5-3	8	26	34	17
15 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	3-0	12	5	17	10
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	Wimbledon (A)	1-1	14	16	30	15

League Two shots table 2026/2027: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Walsall	8	14.63	15.5	30.13	88%
2	York City	8	16.88	12.5	29.38	88%
3	Chesterfield	9	18.56	10.56	29.11	78%
4	Salford City	9	15.33	13.56	28.89	78%
5	Crawley Town	7	14	14.29	28.29	86%
6	Accrington Stanley	9	14.44	13.56	28	100%
7	Crewe Alexandra	9	12	15.44	27.44	78%
8	Fleetwood Town	9	14.44	12.89	27.33	89%
9	Barnet	7	15.71	11.43	27.14	86%
10	Colchester United	8	12.63	14.25	26.88	75%
11	Oldham Athletic	8	15	11.63	26.63	88%
12	Bristol Rovers	9	16.11	9.67	25.78	67%
13	Grimsby Town	9	15.67	10	25.67	67%
14	Cheltenham Town	9	9.33	16.11	25.44	67%
15	Swindon Town	9	9.11	16	25.11	67%
16	Tranmere Rovers	9	11.22	13.67	24.89	67%
17	Newport County	9	10.44	14.11	24.56	56%
18	Rochdale	9	8.89	15.67	24.56	67%
19	Shrewsbury Town	9	13.22	11.22	24.44	56%
20	Gillingham	9	10.33	13.89	24.22	67%
21	Rotherham United	9	12.44	11.33	23.78	67%
22	Exeter City	9	11.11	12.44	23.56	56%
23	Port Vale	7	10.71	11.14	21.86	57%
24	Northampton Town	7	10	10	20	29%

Newport shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	14	7.5	15.64	23.14	57%
Vs top half	30	10.03	14.23	24.27	60%
Vs bottom half	25	11.64	14.16	25.8	80%
Vs bottom six	11	11.27	13.45	24.73	73%

Newport shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
League Two	2026/2027	9	10.44	14.11	24.56	56%
Carabao Cup	2026/2027	1	14	16	30	100%
League Two	2025/2026	46	10.83	14.22	25.04	72%
Carabao Cup	2025/2026	2	11	21	32	100%
FA Cup	2025/2026	2	11.5	18.5	30	100%
League Two	2024/2025	46	8.76	15.96	24.72	65%
Carabao Cup	2024/2025	1	5	10	15	0%
FA Cup	2024/2025	1	5	16	21	0%

Newport next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 14:00	Colchester (home)	26.88	12.63	14.25	31.25	12.25	19
Sat 17 Oct 14:00	York (home)	29.38	16.88	12.5	34.25	17.75	16.5
Tue 20 Oct 18:45	Rotherham (away)	23.78	12.44	11.33	23.25	13.5	9.75

Newport players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harrison Biggins	midfielder	9	10	90%
2	Christian Doidge	attacker	8	8	100%
3	Shaquille Gwengwe	attacker	6	9	67%
4	Yahya Bamba	attacker	5	9	56%
5	Ciaran Brennan	defender	5	10	50%

Newport players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harrison Biggins	midfielder	6	10	60%
2	Christian Doidge	attacker	4	8	50%
3	Matty Jacob	defender	3	5	60%
4	Michael Adu-Poku	attacker	3	5	60%
5	Shaquille Gwengwe	attacker	3	9	33%

Newport players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Harrison Biggins	midfielder	3	10	30%
2	Christian Doidge	attacker	1	8	13%
3	Ciaran Brennan	defender	1	10	10%
4	Lee Jenkins	defender	1	10	10%

Colchester shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Sep	League Two	Shrewsbury (A)	2-2	11	18	29	-
19 Sep	League Two	Cheltenham (H)	1-1	8	12	20	-
12 Sep	League Two	Crewe (H)	1-1	16	9	25	-
5 Sep	League Two	Swindon (A)	3-1	18	14	32	-
1 Sep	League Two	Bristol Rovers (A)	2-0	13	24	37	-
29 Aug	League Two	Rochdale (H)	1-0	11	11	22	-
22 Aug	League Two	Oldham (H)	2-1	17	6	23	9
15 Aug	League Two	Accrington (A)	2-2	7	20	27	15
8 Aug	Carabao Cup	S'oton (H)	0-2	11	25	36	16