UEFA Champions League · 2023

Newcastle United 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain · 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 4–1.

Shots
1211
Shots on target
82
Expected goals
0.940.93
Possession
27%73%

Full time

What the match recorded

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

  • 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.

Alexander Isak · Newcastle United · 13′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWarren Zaïre-Emery · Paris Saint-Germain · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAchraf Hakimi · Paris Saint-Germain · 59′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKylian Mbappé · Paris Saint-Germain · 85′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedVitinha · Paris Saint-Germain · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Almirón · Newcastle United · 14′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKieran Trippier · Newcastle United · 16′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Ramos · Paris Saint-Germain · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 84′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 50′ · 0.05 xG · goalOusmane Dembélé · Paris Saint-Germain · 69′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.05 xG · goalOusmane Dembélé · Paris Saint-Germain · 77′ · 0.06 xG · on targetOusmane Dembélé · Paris Saint-Germain · 5′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.07 xG · on targetVitinha · Paris Saint-Germain · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGonçalo Ramos · Paris Saint-Germain · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 39′ · 0.09 xG · on targetFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 25′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedBruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 81′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMiguel Almirón · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.17 xG · goalDan Burn · Newcastle United · 40′ · 0.19 xG · goalLucas Hernández · Paris Saint-Germain · 56′ · 0.47 xG · goal
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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.

00.510′HT90′Miguel Almirón · Newcastle United · 17′Dan Burn · Newcastle United · 40′Sean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 50′Fabian Schär · Newcastle United · 90′Lucas Hernández · Paris Saint-Germain · 56′

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

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