Newcastle United beat Paris Saint-Germain 4–1. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Paris Saint-Germain): shots 12–11, shots on target 8–2, expected goals 0.94–0.93, possession 27%–73%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics
Newcastle UnitedParis Saint-Germain
Shots12 shots11 shotsNewcastle United 12 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 11 shots
Shots on target8 shots2 shotsNewcastle United 8 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 2 shots
Expected goals0.94 xG0.93 xGNewcastle United 0.94 xG, Paris Saint-Germain 0.93 xG
Possession27%73%Newcastle United 27%, Paris Saint-Germain 73%
Corners1 corner8 cornersNewcastle United 1 corner, Paris Saint-Germain 8 corners
Fouls16 fouls9 foulsNewcastle United 16 fouls, Paris Saint-Germain 9 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.
Paris Saint-Germain← attackingattacking →Newcastle United
off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG
Newcastle United: 12 shots, 8 on target, 0.97 xG. Paris Saint-Germain: 11 shots, 2 on target, 0.92 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline
Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
Newcastle United0.97 xGParis Saint-Germain0.92 xG
The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Newcastle United 0.97 xG · Paris Saint-Germain 0.92 xG.
Metric comparison
Team comparison
▲ led this metric● higher value (descriptive) too close
Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 0 matches
15.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/115 days
Newcastle United / Paris Saint-Germain
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, 4 Oct 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4