Premier League · 2025Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 16:30 UTCFull timeElland RoadFull-time recap

Leeds

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Newcastle

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Leeds	Newcastle
Shots	10 shots/match▲	8 shots/match
Shots on target	1 shots/match	2 shots/match▲
Possession	43%	57%●
Corners	5 corners/match	5 corners/match
Fouls	10 fouls/match	15 fouls/match
Yellow cards	1 cards/match	1 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Leeds's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

Leeds show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Leeds's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

11.3 shots/match▲ShotsLeeds · Newcastle11.3 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Leeds	Newcastle	Baseline
Shots	11.3 shots/match	11.3 shots/match	10.7 shots/match
Shots against	11 shots/match	6 shots/match	11.2 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

4.67 corners/matchCornersLeeds · Newcastle●6 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Leeds	Newcastle	Baseline
Corners	4.67 corners/match	6 corners/match	4.17 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Newcastle have recorded the higher season possession share.

43%PossessionLeeds · Newcastle●51.7%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.7 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Leeds	Newcastle	Baseline
Possession	43%	51.7%	48.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Leeds favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Newcastle in 0 · 13 too close

0.33 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/30.67 goals/match

1.67 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/31 goals/match

—Expected goalsseason · 0/0—

—Expected goals allowedseason · 0/0—

11.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/311.3 shots/match

11 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/36 shots/match

1.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

2.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/32.67 shots/match

43%Possessionseason · 3/3●51.7%

4.67 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/3●6 corners/match

3 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/33 corners/match

1 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/31.67 cards/match

9 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/314.3 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

67%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/367%

33%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/333%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.