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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0–4 Newcastle United · UEFA Champions League

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 0–4.

Shots
1713
Shots on target
66
Expected goals
0.882.76
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4–0. Recorded in this match (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – Newcastle United): shots 17–13, shots on target 6–6, expected goals 0.88–2.76, possession 43%–57%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots13 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 17 shots, Newcastle United 13 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots6 shotsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 6 shots, Newcastle United 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.88 xG2.76 xGRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.88 xG, Newcastle United 2.76 xG
  • Possession43%57%Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 43%, Newcastle United 57%
  • Corners7 corners5 cornersRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 7 corners, Newcastle United 5 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls8 foulsRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise 15 fouls, Newcastle United 8 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.

Ousseynou Niang · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 2′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedKamiel Van de Perre · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 23′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAdem Zorgane · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 24′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFedde Leysen · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 50′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 75′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSofiane Boufal · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 80′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAnthony Elanga · Newcastle United · 4′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 31′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarc Giger · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAdem Zorgane · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 25′ · 0.05 xG · on targetJoelinton · Newcastle United · 29′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedAnan Khalaili · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 48′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedWilliam Osula · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoelinton · Newcastle United · 13′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Elanga · Newcastle United · 46′ · 0.06 xG · on targetAdem Zorgane · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 50′ · 0.06 xG · on targetOusseynou Niang · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 50′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSandro Tonali · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAnouar Ait El Hadj · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedFedde Leysen · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 6′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKevin Rodriguez · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 6′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedKevin Mac Allister · Royale Union Saint-Gilloise · 26′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMalick Thiaw · Newcastle United · 78′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 21′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedNick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.17 xG · goalSandro Tonali · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.20 xG · on targetHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 80′ · 0.22 xG · goalAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 43′ · 0.82 xG · goalAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 64′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise: 17 shots, 6 on target, 0.88 xG. Newcastle United: 13 shots, 6 on target, 2.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Nick Woltemade · Newcastle United · 17′Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 43′Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 64′Harvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 80′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0.88 xG · Newcastle United 2.83 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/112.9 days
0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 match

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise / Newcastle United

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 1 Oct 2025, 20:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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