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Newcastle United W vs Barnsley WFA Women's Cup 2019

11/27/2022FA Women's CupFA Women's Cup · 2nd RoundSt. James' Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 7+ matches

Newcastle United W63%
×Draw18%
Barnsley W19%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Newcastle United W
2.58
Barnsley W
1.39

Newcastle United W creates 86% more chances

Season form · 10 home / 7 away

creates per match

Newcastle United W
2.30
Barnsley W
1.57

allows per match

Newcastle United W
1.20
Barnsley W
2.86

finishing

Newcastle United W+0.00on par
Barnsley W+0.00on par

Total goals

75%Over
  • Over75
  • Under25

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

69%Yes
  • Yes69
  • No31

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Newcastle United W

Barnsley W
0
1
2
3
4
0
002%
013%
022%
031%
040%
1
105%
117%
125%
132%
141%
2
206%
219%
226%
233%
241%
3
305%
318%
325%
332%
341%
4
404%
415%
423%
432%
441%

Most likely 2–1 (9%) · grid covers 88% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
98%2%1.5
90%10%2.5
75%25%3.5
55%45%4.5
35%65%

Double chance

Newcastle United W or draw
81%
Newcastle United W or Barnsley W
82%
Draw or Barnsley W
37%

Winning margin

Newcastle United W wins by 2+
41%
Barnsley W wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Newcastle United W 1+ goals
92%
Newcastle United W 2+ goals
72%
Newcastle United W 3+ goals
47%
Barnsley W 1+ goals
75%
Barnsley W 2+ goals
40%
Barnsley W 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

Newcastle United W (draw refunded)
76%
Barnsley W (draw refunded)
24%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
62%
Both score & under 3
7%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Newcastle United W at homecreates 2.30, concedes 1.20 · 10 matches

Barnsley W awaycreates 1.57, concedes 2.86 · 7 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Newcastle United W attack 2.30 + Barnsley W defence 2.86 → ÷2 → 2.58

Barnsley W attack 1.57 + Newcastle United W defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 1.39

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 63%?"

Newcastle United W scores more
63%
level
18%
Barnsley W scores more
19%

Newcastle United W at 63% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 63% does not mean "Newcastle United W will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Match Recap: Newcastle United W vs Barnsley W

Newcastle United W beat Barnsley W 2-1 in FA Women's Cup on November 27, 2022.

The match was played at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne.