Match Report
In the standings it was Barrow 24th on 36 points, Newport County 20th on 43 — separated by 7. On the form table Newport County stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 20th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Barrow 0.98 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Newport County 1.04 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.29.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Barrow, 2 draws and 4 for Newport County, at 2.27 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 64% of the meetings won by the home side.
SO Legal Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Barrow led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Barrow: Charlie McCann (9') · Newport County: Tom Davies (76'), Bobby Kamwa (83')
Key stats
Possession: Barrow 60% · Newport County 40% · Total shots: 24-16 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-4