Premier League · 2025Sun, 17 May 2026, 16:30 UTCFull timeSt. James' ParkFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricNewcastleWest Ham
Shots15 shots/match15 shots/match
Shots on target7 shots/match8 shots/match
Expected goals1.7 xG/match0.88 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners9 corners/match1 corners/match
Fouls8 fouls/match11 fouls/match
Yellow cards1 cards/match3 cards/match

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: West Ham's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. A second useful context is: Newcastle's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

West Ham's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season1.16 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 for0.6 goals/match1.16 goals/match1.36 goals/match

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

Newcastle show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Newcastle's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.1 shots/matchShotsNewcastle · West Ham10.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNewcastleWest HamBaseline
Shots13.1 shots/match10.5 shots/match12.5 shots/match
Shots against12.1 shots/match14.9 shots/match12.4 shots/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Newcastle have recorded the higher season possession share.

52.5%PossessionNewcastle · West Ham42.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNewcastleWest HamBaseline
Possession52.5%42.5%50.2%

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0Newcastle
0Draws
1West Ham
West HamNewcastle · Premier League31

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Newcastle favored in 10 of 14 directional metrics · West Ham in 1 · 3 too close

1.43 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 37/371.16 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 37/371.76 goals/match
1.58 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 8/80.98 xG/match
1.7 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 8/81.41 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShotsseason · 37/3710.5 shots/match
12.1 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 37/3714.9 shots/match
4.68 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 37/373.59 shots/match
4.38 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 37/375.16 shots/match
52.5%Possessionseason · 37/3742.5%
6 corners/matchCornersseason · 37/374.86 corners/match
4.89 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 37/376.14 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCardsseason · 29/291.86 cards/match
9.92 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 37/3711.1 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
22%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 37/3716%
78%Scoring frequencyseason · 37/3765%

Style profile

How the teams compare

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

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Newcastle67.5
West Ham7.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Newcastle65.8
West Ham20.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Newcastle38.3
West Ham9.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Newcastle52.5
West Ham47.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Newcastle30
West Ham60
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 89%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Newcastle87.5
West Ham42.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Newcastle61.2
West Ham40
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/50.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
1.76 xG/matchExpected goals5/50.93 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots5/511.2 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target5/54.4 shots/match
50.2%Possession5/544.4%
3 corners/matchCorners5/53.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
10 fouls/matchFouls5/511.6 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.1 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.6 goals/match
1.58 xG/matchExpected goals8/80.98 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots10/1010.4 shots/match
4.8 shots/matchShots on target10/103.8 shots/match
51.2%Possession10/1042.6%
3.7 corners/matchCorners10/104.1 corners/match
Cards2/2
11 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

37 / 37 matches
1.43 goals/matchGoals scored37/371.16 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.76 goals/match
1.58 xG/matchExpected goals8/80.98 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots37/3710.5 shots/match
4.68 shots/matchShots on target37/373.59 shots/match
52.5%Possession37/3742.5%
6 corners/matchCorners37/374.86 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCards29/291.86 cards/match
9.92 fouls/matchFouls37/3711.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

19 / 19 matches
1.89 goals/matchGoals scored19/191 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.84 goals/match
1.9 xG/matchExpected goals4/40.79 xG/match
14.3 shots/matchShots19/1910.2 shots/match
5.47 shots/matchShots on target19/193.63 shots/match
51.9%Possession19/1943.3%
6.74 corners/matchCorners19/194.47 corners/match
1.73 cards/matchCards15/152 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls19/1911 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7.15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.04 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples37 / 37home / 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: Sun, 17 May 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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