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EFL Cup 26/27

AFC Wimbledon v Newport County

How the SharpXI model rated this EFL Cup fixture — every call it made on shots, fouls and tackles, set against what actually happened on the day.

AFC Wimbledon1 – 1 Newport County 8 Aug 2026
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of the model's most-confident calls landed. Every one was published before kick-off and priced the same way as every other fixture. A single game is noise, not a verdict — the season-long record is on the track record.

Before AFC Wimbledon drew with Newport County 1–1, the SharpXI model made 4 confident calls on the player markets and 1 landed — the strongest being Zack Nelson for 1+ fouls drawn (66%, had 1). Its clearest miss: Zack Nelson for 1+ shots total (74%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.

See the full player stats boardBoth likely XIs side by side — hit rates over your chosen window, add to your slip ›

Player markets — the model's calls

Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.

PlayerMarketLineModel ActualResult
Zack Nelson shots total 1+ 74% 0 ✗
Zack Nelson tackles 1+ 72% 0 ✗
Zack Nelson fouls drawn 1+ 66% 1 ✓
Zack Nelson fouls committed 1+ 54% 0 ✗
Zack Nelson shots on target 1+ 37% 0 ✗
Nathan Bishop fouls drawn 1+ 14% 0 ✗
Nathan Bishop tackles 1+ 3% 0 ✗
Nathan Bishop fouls committed 1+ 1% 0 ✗
Nathan Bishop shots total 1+ 1% 0 ✗
Nathan Bishop shots on target 1+ 1% 0 ✗

How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls drawn Fouls committed Shots on target

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Frequently asked

How did the SharpXI model do on AFC Wimbledon v Newport County?

1 of its 4 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.

What did the model get wrong on AFC Wimbledon v Newport County?

The most confident call it got wrong was Zack Nelson at 74% for shots total — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.

Are these probabilities hindsight?

No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.

Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the EFL Cup?

No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.

SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.