-0.76 points a game is the venue form gap, in York City's favour: Newport County takes 1.28 a game at home over the last two seasons, York City 2.04 away.
Newport County: 50 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. York City: 50 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season in the National League.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Newport County -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 2, lost 0 of 5, scoring 9 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 6, drew 3, lost 11 of 20, scoring 22 and conceding 33 -- 1.05 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Colchester United 1-0 at home; drew with Gillingham 0-0 away; beat Grimsby Town 2-1 at home; drew with Accrington Stanley 0-0 away; drew with Fleetwood Town 1-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 10 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Hayden Mullins. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
York City -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 2, lost 2 of 4, scoring 4 and conceding 7. Last season away in the National League: won 14, drew 3, lost 2 of 19, scoring 39 and conceding 18 -- 2.37 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Northampton Town 1-1 at home; beat Gillingham 3-0 at home; lost to Chesterfield 0-2 away; beat Swindon Town 4-0 at home; drew with Crewe Alexandra 1-1 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 18 matches with one recorded (9, 5, 4 apiece), most recently Scott Lindsey with 9. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.