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
Royale Union Saint-GilloiseNewcastle United
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.
Newcastle United← attackingattacking →Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG
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.
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise0.88 xGNewcastle United2.83 xG
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