Match at a glance Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United drew 2–2.
Shots 17 – 13
Shots on target 7 – 5
Expected goals 1.27 – 2.07
Possession 51% – 49% Story Stats Shot map xG Comparison Evidence More football Full time
What the match recorded Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Newcastle United drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Newcastle United): shots 17–13, shots on target 7–5, expected goals 1.27–2.07, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics Bayer 04 Leverkusen Newcastle United
Shots 17 shots 13 shots Bayer 04 Leverkusen 17 shots, Newcastle United 13 shots Shots on target 7 shots 5 shots Bayer 04 Leverkusen 7 shots, Newcastle United 5 shots Expected goals 1.27 xG 2.07 xG Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.27 xG, Newcastle United 2.07 xG Possession 51% 49% Bayer 04 Leverkusen 51%, Newcastle United 49% Corners 9 corners 6 corners Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 corners, Newcastle United 6 corners Fouls 9 fouls 11 fouls Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 fouls, Newcastle United 11 fouls Every shot
Shot map Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
Share Newcastle United ← attacking attacking → Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Aleix García · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 70′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blocked Edmond Tapsoba · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blocked Harvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 6′ · 0.02 xG · on target Robert Andrich · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 12′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Lewis Hall · Newcastle United · 48′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Christian Kofane · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 56′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blocked Nathan Tella · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 76′ · 0.02 xG · on target Jarell Quansah · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 45′ · 0.03 xG · on target Jacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blocked Harvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 16′ · 0.04 xG · on target Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 63′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Ibrahim Maza · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Malick Thiaw · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blocked Nick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blocked Ibrahim Maza · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 28′ · 0.06 xG · on target Patrik Schick · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 8′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blocked Ernest Poku · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 44′ · 0.07 xG · on target Nick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 63′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blocked Alejandro Grimaldo · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 24′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blocked Christian Kofane · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 58′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blocked Christian Kofane · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 76′ · 0.09 xG · on target Nathan Tella · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 82′ · 0.14 xG · on target Malick Thiaw · Newcastle United · 81′ · 0.15 xG · on target Edmond Tapsoba · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 83′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blocked Bruno Guimarães · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 13′ · 0.17 xG · goal Ernest Poku · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 69′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blocked Joelinton · Newcastle United · 31′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blocked Alejandro Grimaldo · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 88′ · 0.22 xG · goal Nick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 31′ · 0.23 xG · off target or blocked Lewis Miley · Newcastle United · 74′ · 0.35 xG · goal Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 51′ · 0.82 xG · goal size = xG Bayer 04 Leverkusen: 18 shots, 8 on target, 1.46 xG. Newcastle United: 13 shots, 5 on target, 2.04 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Share Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.46 xG Newcastle United 2.04 xG
0 1.25 2.5 0′ HT 90′ Bruno Guimarães · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 13′ Alejandro Grimaldo · Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 88′ Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 51′ Lewis Miley · Newcastle United · 74′ The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.46 xG · Newcastle United 2.04 xG.
Metric comparison
Team comparison Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.
Where the edge is Season: Bayer 04 Leverkusen favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 9 · 1 too close
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive)
Season Last 10 Last 5 Home–Away Style profile Rest and recent workload
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 matches Newcastle United 6 matches
1.67 goals/match Goals scored6/6 ▲ 2.17 goals/match
2 goals/match Goals allowed6/6 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.34 xG/match Expected goals6/6 ▲ 1.96 xG/match
11 shots/match Shots6/6 ▲ 13.8 shots/match
3.83 shots/match Shots on target6/6 ▲ 6.67 shots/match
4.5 corners/match Corners6/6 ● 6 corners/match
9.17 fouls/match Fouls6/6 9.5 fouls/match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 matches Newcastle United 6 matches
1.67 goals/match Goals scored6/6 ▲ 2.17 goals/match
2 goals/match Goals allowed6/6 ▲ 1 goal/match
1.34 xG/match Expected goals6/6 ▲ 1.96 xG/match
11 shots/match Shots6/6 ▲ 13.8 shots/match
3.83 shots/match Shots on target6/6 ▲ 6.67 shots/match
4.5 corners/match Corners6/6 ● 6 corners/match
9.17 fouls/match Fouls6/6 9.5 fouls/match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5 matches Newcastle United 5 matches
1.6 goals/match Goals scored5/5 ▲ 2.4 goals/match
2 goals/match Goals allowed5/5 ▲ 0.8 goals/match
1.37 xG/match Expected goals5/5 ▲ 2.06 xG/match
10.2 shots/match Shots5/5 ▲ 14.6 shots/match
3.8 shots/match Shots on target5/5 ▲ 6.8 shots/match
43.6% Possession5/5 ● 51.8%
4.4 corners/match Corners5/5 ● 6 corners/match
8.4 fouls/match Fouls5/5 9.2 fouls/match
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 matches Newcastle United 3 matches
1.67 goals/match Goals scored3/3 ▲ 2.33 goals/match
3.33 goals/match Goals allowed3/3 ▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.86 xG/match Expected goals3/3 ▲ 2.1 xG/match
12.3 shots/match Shots3/3 ▲ 15.3 shots/match
4.67 shots/match Shots on target3/3 ▲ 6.67 shots/match
6.33 corners/match ● Corners3/3 5.33 corners/match
8.33 fouls/match Fouls3/3 6.33 fouls/match
Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.
Possession control Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Attacking volume Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Defensive resistance Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Directness proxy Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Physicality Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50% Set-piece relevance Corner volume relative to competition peers.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Tempo and pressure proxy Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100% Rest before fixture · Both teams: 15 days Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches Bayer 04 Leverkusen / Newcastle United
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis Grade B · Useful evidence Useful evidence — limited
Season samples 6 / 6 home / away teams
Recent samples 5 / 5 last-five windows
Freshness Less than one day from nearest prior match
Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold. Known unknowns Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset. Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards. The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season. Analysis cutoff: Thu, 11 Dec 2025, 00:00 UTC · analysis-v4 Team rankings in UEFA Champions League 
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