Newport County have drifted from 11/4 to 13/2 in the market for Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two as bookmakers ease their odds.
The odds on Newport County to finish bottom of the English League Two have eased out to 13/2 with Skybet, Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power and William Hill, and Hayden Mullins' side are giving the bookies every reason to push them away from the drop zone.
Newport beat Colchester 1-0 on 10 October 2026, their most recent League Two outing.
Newport are undefeated in their last five matches in League Two.
Four bookmakers now have Newport out to 13/2 for the bottom-of-the-table market, with Bet365 and QuinnBet quoting 5/1.
Crawley remain the clear favourites at a best price of 9/4 with Betfair Sportsbook.
Newport's 1-0 win over Colchester at Rodney Parade on 10 October was exactly the kind of messy, stubborn result that moves a market. Substitute winger Tanatswa Nyakuhwa settled it late on, and goalkeeper Jordan Wright produced a late save from Bradley Ihionvien to protect the clean sheet. Hayden Mullins summed up the approach afterwards: "We know our limitations, but we know our strengths. We know how to make things difficult for the opposition and how to put them under pressure." That is not a side playing like it belongs at the foot of the log.
The Colchester win extends a run the layers simply cannot ignore: Newport are undefeated in their last five League Two matches. A team that keeps collecting points while others around them stumble is hard to justify as a relegation makeweight, which is why bookmakers have pushed Newport out to as long as 13/2 for this bottom-place market. Their key strength is obvious. They make games ugly for opponents, they defend their box properly and they find a way to stay in fixtures, and that resilience is exactly what is pushing them away from the danger zone in the betting.
English League Two To Finish Bottom odds
Best odds 13/2 with Skybet, Betfair Sportsbook, Paddy Power and William Hill, worst 5/1 with Bet365 and QuinnBet.
Last updated: 12 October 2026, 07:05 UK time
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Will Newport County finish bottom of the English League Two?
Crawley are the clear favourites at a best price of 9/4 with Betfair Sportsbook, with Newport County further up the field at 13/2 with Skybet. Accrington are quoted at an identical 13/2, while the gap between that pair and the favourite tells you the market sees Crawley as the side most at risk. For our money, Newport's current form makes them look a poor bottom-place pick at any price, and the drift backs that view rather than offering value against it.
Crawley – 9/4 with Betfair Sportsbook. They drew 2-2 at home to Chesterfield after trailing by two goals, with substitute Gianmarco Di Biase, signed from Juventus in July, scoring twice.
Newport County – 13/2 with Skybet. Unbeaten in their last five League Two matches and easing in the betting.
Accrington – 13/2 with Bet365.
Shrewsbury – 10/1 with William Hill.
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Can Newport County avoid the League Two drop zone?
Next up is York City at Rodney Parade on 17 October, before Newport go on the road to Rotherham. The defensive platform is the thing to lean on: there have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Newport's last 6 games in League Two, and low-scoring, stubborn outings suit a side grinding out points. The concern is in front of goal, with forward Christian Doidge forced off early against Colchester with a groin injury, so the goals may have to keep coming from the bench as they did through Nyakuhwa. Mullins is not short of belief either: "The division is open, anyone can put a run together, why can't it be us?" If that solidity holds against York, Newport's price in this market looks set to keep drifting further out, with Crawley remaining the side the market fears most at the bottom of the table.
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