Premier League · 2023

Aston Villa 1–3 Newcastle United · Premier League

1–3Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 1–3.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
65
Expected goals
1.462.63
Possession
61%39%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Aston Villa 3–1. Recorded in this match (Aston Villa – Newcastle United): shots 12–14, shots on target 6–5, expected goals 1.46–2.63, possession 61%–39%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Aston Villa's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Aston Villa's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match2 goals/match1.44 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Newcastle United have a visible away split

moderate

Newcastle United's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.4 shots/match14 shots/match13.5 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsAston Villa 12 shots, Newcastle United 14 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots5 shotsAston Villa 6 shots, Newcastle United 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.46 xG2.63 xGAston Villa 1.46 xG, Newcastle United 2.63 xG
  • Possession61%39%Aston Villa 61%, Newcastle United 39%
  • Corners8 corners7 cornersAston Villa 8 corners, Newcastle United 7 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls12 foulsAston Villa 14 fouls, Newcastle United 12 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Aston Villa
0Draws
3Newcastle United
Newcastle United — Aston Villa · Premier League5–1
Aston Villa — Newcastle United · Premier League3–0
Newcastle United — Aston Villa · Premier League4–0
Newcastle United — Aston Villa · Premier League1–0
Aston Villa — Newcastle United · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Aston Villa favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 2 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Aston Villa22 matchesNewcastle United22 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored22/222 goals/match
1.36 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/221.5 goals/match
1.8 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.99 xG/match
14.6 shots/matchShots22/2214 shots/match
5.36 shots/matchShots on target22/225.36 shots/match
55.7% ●Possession22/2252.7%
6.23 corners/match ●Corners22/224.82 corners/match
11.1 fouls/matchFouls22/2210.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples22 / 22home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence 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: Wed, 31 Jan 2024, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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