Newcastle United right now
Newcastle United sit 9th in Premier League. A -3.81 xG difference sits behind 8 points from 5 matches, which suggests the results have been kinder than the performances. They have outscored their 5.33 xG by 3.67, while conceding close to the 9.14 xG against them. They have taken 3.92 more points than their chances were worth (4.08), so the table flatters them.
How Newcastle United compares
Next match Premier League · Mon 12/10
Away Coventry City
- Coventry City
- 47%
- Draw
- 29%
- Newcastle United
- 25%
Data coverage: Thin One of these teams has only 5 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.
Last result Premier League · Sat 19/09
Home Hull City
2:1 Win
- Expected goals
- 1.44 – 1.59
- xG difference
- -0.15
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23/08 | Liverpool | Home | 2:2 | 1.58 | 2.98 | -1.40 | 2 |
| Sat 29/08 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 2:0 | 0.72 | 1.12 | -0.40 | 2 |
| Sat 05/09 | Bournemouth | Home | 2:2 | 0.71 | 1.37 | -0.66 | 2 |
| Mon 14/09 | Leeds United | Away | 1:4 | 0.88 | 2.08 | -1.20 | 1 |
| Sat 19/09 | Hull City | Home | 2:1 | 1.44 | 1.59 | -0.15 | 2 |
| The season so far | 5.33 | 9.14 | 9 | ||||
Finishing
+3.67
Goals vs xG
Defending
-0.14
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
+3.92
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 31/99
- Defence
- 40/99
- Attack
- 32/99
- Defence
- 33/99
- Attack
- 29/99
- Defence
- 43/99
- Attack
- 49/99
- Defence
- 44/99
- Attack
- 55/99
- Defence
- 41/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.