Newport vs RochdalePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

League Two gets under way at Rodney Parade, where Newport County host Rochdale with a table that is still blank and gives neither side any cover. Newport's only competitive outing so far was a 1-1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon in the league cup, the end of an uneven summer that produced a 2-1 win at Yeovil Town and a 2-2 at Bath City alongside a 1-4 home defeat by Roma and a 0-4 against Reading. Rochdale went out of the same cup round losing 0-2 at Bradford, having drawn 2-2 at Tranmere before that; their warm-up games nearly always brought goals at both ends, from 2-3 against Halifax Town to 2-2 with Farnham Town and 3-3 with Al-Rayyan. The head-to-head record favours the visitors. Rochdale won 1-0 at Rodney Parade in October 2022 and 2-0 there the previous May, and the meeting on their own ground in December 2021 finished 3-0. Newport's last home win in the series goes back to a 2-1 in May 2014. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.