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Newcastle vs WolvesPremier League 2026

Newcastle
Newcastle
FT
21
HT: 10
Wolves
Wolves
3/12/2023Premier LeaguePremier League · Round 27St. James' Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 20+ matches

Newcastle52%
×Draw23%
Wolves25%
Correct in 49 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
48.6%
Always home
43.8%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 48.6% correct across 15,072 matches, vs 43.8% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.1% correct · Away picks 45.3% 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
1.77
Wolves
1.14

Newcastle creates 55% more chances

Season form · 20 home / 23 away

creates per match

Newcastle
1.96
Wolves
0.82

allows per match

Newcastle
1.46
Wolves
1.59

finishing

Newcastle-0.06on par
Wolves-0.30scores less

Total goals

56%Over
  • Over56
  • Under44

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

56%Yes
  • Yes56
  • No44

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Newcastle

Wolves
0
1
2
3
4
0
005%
016%
024%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1111%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
305%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
413%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
56%44%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Newcastle or draw
75%
Newcastle or Wolves
77%
Draw or Wolves
48%

Winning margin

Newcastle wins by 2+
29%
Wolves wins by 2+
10%

Team goals

Newcastle 1+ goals
83%
Newcastle 2+ goals
53%
Newcastle 3+ goals
26%
Wolves 1+ goals
68%
Wolves 2+ goals
32%
Wolves 3+ goals
11%

Draw no bet

Newcastle (draw refunded)
68%
Wolves (draw refunded)
32%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
45%
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 1.96, concedes 1.46 · 20 matches

Wolves awaycreates 0.82, concedes 1.59 · 23 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 1.96 + Wolves defence 1.59 → ÷2 → 1.77

Wolves attack 0.82 + Newcastle defence 1.46 → ÷2 → 1.14

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 52%?"

Newcastle scores more
52%
level
23%
Wolves scores more
25%

Newcastle at 52% 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 52% 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

28
J. WillockNewcastleNewcastle · M
7.9

Possession

42%Newcastle

Shots

19Newcastle

Pass accuracy

49%Newcastle

Statistics

NewcastleWolves
Overview
42%Possession58%
19Total Shots7
1.81Expected Goals (xG)1.11
10Corners3
11Fouls10
Shots
19Total Shots7
8On Target4
3Off Target3
8Blocked0
13Inside Box3
6Outside Box4
Passing
42%Possession58%
302Total Passes425
238Accurate Passes345
79%Pass Accuracy81%
Goalkeeping
3Saves6
Discipline
11Fouls10
1Yellow Cards2

Match Recap: Newcastle vs Wolves

Newcastle beat Wolves 2-1 in Premier League on March 12, 2023.

Goals: A. Isak (26'), Hwang Hee-Chan (70'), M. Almirón (79').

Wolves controlled possession (58%) and registered 7 shots to 19.

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