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Newcastle United 1–2 Bournemouth · Premier League

1–2Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Bournemouth won 1–2.

Shots
1212
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.653.03
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Bournemouth beat Newcastle 2–1. Recorded in this match (Newcastle – Bournemouth): shots 12–12, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.65–3.03, possession 54%–46%. 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.

Bournemouth's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.52 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 for1.2 goals/match1.52 goals/match1.32 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

6.33 corners/match ●CornersNewcastle · Bournemouth5.48 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNewcastleBournemouthBaseline
Corners6.33 corners/match5.48 corners/match4.91 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots12 shotsNewcastle United 12 shots, Bournemouth 12 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsNewcastle United 3 shots, Bournemouth 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.65 xG3.03 xGNewcastle United 1.65 xG, Bournemouth 3.03 xG
  • Possession54%46%Newcastle United 54%, Bournemouth 46%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersNewcastle United 2 corners, Bournemouth 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls12 foulsNewcastle United 11 fouls, Bournemouth 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsNewcastle United 2 cards, Bournemouth 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Newcastle United
4Draws
1Bournemouth
Newcastle United — Bournemouth · FA Cup2–2
Bournemouth — Newcastle United · Premier League0–0
Newcastle United — Bournemouth · Premier League1–4
Bournemouth — Newcastle United · Premier League1–1
Newcastle United — Bournemouth · Premier League2–2

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 2 of 11 directional metrics · Bournemouth in 3 · 6 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United33 matchesBournemouth33 matches
1.39 goals/matchGoals scored33/33▲ 1.52 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed33/331.52 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 2.17 xG/match
13 shots/matchShots33/33▲ 13.7 shots/match
4.61 shots/matchShots on target33/334.67 shots/match
52.9% ●Possession33/3350.2%
6.33 corners/match ●Corners33/335.48 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCards29/302.4 cards/match
9.94 fouls/matchFouls33/3312 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples33 / 33home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Apr 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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