CASNEWYD. Newport County and Walsall played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Walsall was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Rodney Parade stadium in Casnewyd on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the help of Abbas Khan and Steve Durnall. The 4th official was Thomas Harty. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Newport County
3 - 3
Walsall
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 8 Total 16
- 5 On Target 6
- 1 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 129 Attack 101
- 54 Dangerous attack 53
- 98 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Walsall had a strong ball possession 57% while Newport County was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newport County was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Newport County to win the match.
Newport County shot 8 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Walsall shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Newport County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Tom Knowles and Freddie Draper).
Match Timeline
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After this encounter, Newport County will have 15 points to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Walsall will have 19 points like Bradford City to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Newport County will host Gillingham on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Newport County (1 draw).
Walsall will host Mansfield Town on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).
