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Newcastle vs NorwichPremier League 2026

Newcastle
Newcastle
FT
62
HT: 32
Norwich
Norwich
G. Wijnaldum 85', 66', 26', 14'
N. Redmond 34'
D. Mbokani 20'
10/18/2015Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 9St James' Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 49+ matches

Newcastle58%
×Draw23%
Norwich19%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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
1.79
Norwich
0.91

Newcastle creates 97% more chances

Season form · 162 home / 49 away

creates per match

Newcastle
1.49
Norwich
0.55

allows per match

Newcastle
1.26
Norwich
2.08

finishing

Newcastle+0.00on par
Norwich+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Newcastle

Norwich
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1111%
125%
132%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Newcastle or draw
81%
Newcastle or Norwich
77%
Draw or Norwich
42%

Winning margin

Newcastle wins by 2+
33%
Norwich wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

Newcastle 1+ goals
83%
Newcastle 2+ goals
53%
Newcastle 3+ goals
26%
Norwich 1+ goals
60%
Norwich 2+ goals
23%
Norwich 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Newcastle (draw refunded)
75%
Norwich (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 at homecreates 1.49, concedes 1.26 · 162 matches

Norwich awaycreates 0.55, concedes 2.08 · 49 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 attack 1.49 + Norwich defence 2.08 → ÷2 → 1.79

Norwich attack 0.55 + Newcastle defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 0.91

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 58%?"

Newcastle scores more
58%
level
23%
Norwich scores more
19%

Newcastle at 58% 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 58% does not mean "Newcastle 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.

Player of the match

5
G. WijnaldumNewcastleNewcastle · M
9.7

Possession

44%Newcastle

Shots

11Newcastle

Pass accuracy

48%Newcastle

Statistics

NewcastleNorwich
Overview
44%Possession56%
11Total Shots18
3Corners7
0Fouls0
Shots
11Total Shots18
6On Target6
2Off Target6
3Blocked6
10Inside Box8
1Outside Box10
Passing
44%Possession56%
373Total Passes463
285Accurate Passes374
76%Pass Accuracy81%
Goalkeeping
3Saves0
Discipline
0Fouls0
1Yellow Cards1
3Offsides1

Match Recap: Newcastle vs Norwich

Newcastle beat Norwich 6-2 in Premier League on October 18, 2015.

Goals: G. Wijnaldum (14', 26', 66', 85'), D. Mbokani (20'), Ayoze Pérez (33'), N. Redmond (34'), A. Mitrović (64').

Norwich controlled possession (56%) and registered 18 shots to 11.

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