Newport County VS Roma

2026 Club Friendlies 1, World

Rodney Parade Today - 6:00 PM

Club Friendlies 1

Newport County NPT

Roma ROM

KICKOFF : Today - 6:00 PM

Regular Season

CONTEXT

Newport County welcomes Roma to Rodney Parade for a Club Friendlies 1 encounter in the 2026 season. The match pits a lower league side against established Serie A opposition in what promises to be an intriguing test of levels. Roma arrive with a clear power score edge at 87.17 compared to Newport County's 59.34, underlining the gulf in overall team strength. Both sides enter without recent competitive outings, leaving form records blank for the home team and modest for the visitors. The fixture offers Newport County an opportunity to measure themselves against higher quality opposition on home soil while Roma seek to build rhythm ahead of their domestic campaign. Structural differences are pronounced with the away side expected to control proceedings through superior squad depth and technical quality.

TL;DR

Structural: Roma holds a 27.8 point power advantage over Newport County in overall team strength.
Form: Newport County carries a form score of 0 while Roma registers 8.33 entering the match.
Squad: Roma is identified as the stronger team with greater squad resources for this fixture.
Efficiency: Efficiency data is unavailable for both Newport County and Roma in this encounter.
Transition: Transition metrics remain unavailable due to limited data for either side.
Set pieces: Set piece analysis carries low confidence with proxy data applied for both teams.
xVariable: Expected variable metrics are not available given the absence of detailed xG inputs.
Market: Newport County 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Roma 0% (Δ+0%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

H. Mullins

G. Gasperini

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

0.5

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

0 - 0 - 0

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

59.34

87.17

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Newport County

Roma

Power Score

59.34

87.17

League Position

Global Rank

627

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Newport County — Opponent-weighted form score

Roma — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Newport County Roma

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 0 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Newport County NPT Home

0 matches

Roma ROM Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-04T00:02:47+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Aug 04, 2026, 06:00 PM

Competition

2026 Club Friendlies 1, World · Regular Season

Stadium

Rodney Parade

Capacity

7850

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

H. Mullins Coach

Squad ▼

Jordan Wright Goalkeeper

Shaun MacDonald Goalkeeper

—

Kyle Cameron Defender

—

Cameron Norman Defender

Lee Jenkins Defender

Cameron James Evans Defender

Ciaran Brennan Defender

Thomas Davies Defender

—

Dan Sassi Defender

Joe Thomas Defender

—

Harrison Biggins Midfielder

Matthew Smith Midfielder

—

Keenan Pattern Midfielder

Kieron Thomas Evans Midfielder

Harrison John Pugh Midfielder

—

Christian Doidge Attacker

Gerard Garner Attacker

James Crole Attacker

—

Yahya Bamba Attacker

—

Moses Alexander-Walker Attacker

Cole Lewis Jarvis Attacker

Manager ▼

G. Gasperini Coach

Squad ▼

Pierluigi Gollini Goalkeeper

Mile Svilar Goalkeeper

—

Devis Stiven Vásquez Llach Goalkeeper

Radosław Dominik Żelezny Goalkeeper

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Giorgio De Marzi Goalkeeper

José Ángel Esmoris Tasende Defender

Obite Evan N'Dicka Defender

Gianluca Mancini Defender

Mario Hermoso Canseco Defender

—

Marash Kumbulla Defender

—

Anass Salah-Eddine Defender

Devyne Rensch Defender

Daniele Ghilardi Defender

Wesley Vinicius França Lima Defender

Jan Ziółkowski Defender

—

Mattia Mannini Defender

—

Mohamed Seck Defender

—

Filippo Reale Defender

Bryan Cristante Midfielder

Neil El Aynaoui Midfielder

Kouadio Kone Midfielder

Niccolò Pisilli Midfielder

—

Muhammed Bah Midfielder

Paulo Bruno Exequiel Dybala Attacker

Donyell Malen Attacker

Matìas Soulè Malvano Attacker

Santiago Thomas Castro Attacker

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Luigi Cherubini Attacker

Robinio Vaz Attacker

CONCLUSION

This friendly presents Newport County with a valuable chance to test their organisation against technically superior opposition at Rodney Parade. Roma will look to impose their higher quality through controlled possession and structured attacks while the hosts aim to remain compact and exploit any lapses. With both teams lacking recent match sharpness the encounter may feature experimental lineups and a focus on building match fitness. The power differential suggests Roma should enjoy the majority of territory yet Newport County can draw confidence from home support and a compact defensive shape. Overall the game serves as useful preparation for Roma ahead of their league commitments while offering Newport County exposure to elite level patterns and intensity.

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