Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Bradford City (3rd, 78 pts) and Newport County (22nd, 49 pts). Bradford City had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Newport County 1.13 scored and 1.65 conceded per game, Bradford City 1.39 and 0.98, with the league averaging 1.25.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Newport County, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Bradford City entered with three wins in a row.
11 meetings are on record — 3 won by Newport County, 5 by Bradford City, 3 drawn, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.55 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.6.
Rodney Parade in Casnewyd staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,850. With 95 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, A. Humphries was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.