Premier League · 2025St. James' Park

Newcastle United 1–0 Wolverhampton · Premier League

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 1–0.

Shots
168
Shots on target
43
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle beat Wolves 1–0. Recorded in this match (Newcastle – Wolves): shots 16–8, shots on target 4–3, possession 57%–43%, corners 9–4. 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.

Wolves show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

12.5 shots/match ▲ShotsNewcastle · Wolves8.75 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNewcastleWolvesBaseline
Shots12.5 shots/match8.75 shots/match10.9 shots/match
Shots against6.5 shots/match13.8 shots/match11.2 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

weak

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

13.3 fouls/matchFoulsNewcastle · Wolves15.3 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNewcastleWolvesBaseline
Fouls13.3 fouls/match15.3 fouls/match10.9 fouls/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots8 shotsNewcastle United 16 shots, Wolverhampton 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsNewcastle United 4 shots, Wolverhampton 3 shots
  • Possession57%43%Newcastle United 57%, Wolverhampton 43%
  • Corners9 corners4 cornersNewcastle United 9 corners, Wolverhampton 4 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls17 foulsNewcastle United 10 fouls, Wolverhampton 17 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card4 cardsNewcastle United 1 card, Wolverhampton 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Newcastle United
1Draws
0Wolverhampton
Newcastle United — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0
Wolverhampton — Newcastle United · Premier League1–2
Newcastle United — Wolverhampton · Premier League3–0
Wolverhampton — Newcastle United · Premier League2–2
Newcastle United — Wolverhampton · Premier League2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Wolverhampton in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United4 matchesWolverhampton4 matches
0.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/40.5 goals/match
0.75 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/42.25 goals/match
12.5 shots/match ▲Shots4/48.75 shots/match
3 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/42.75 shots/match
53% ●Possession4/446.3%
6.75 corners/match ●Corners4/43.25 corners/match
1.5 cards/matchCards4/42.5 cards/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls4/415.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 13 Sept 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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