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Newcastle vs Liverpool – Predictions

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Premier League · Regular Season - 14

Kick-off

Wed 4 Dec 2024

19:30

Venue

St. James' Park

Competition

Premier League

England

Status

FT

🧮 Model Insight

Behind the Numbers

The model rates Newcastle's attack at 0.78x the league average against Liverpool's defence at 0.88x — combine the two and it projects 1.07 expected goals for the hosts. Flip it around — Liverpool's attack (1.25x) against Newcastle's defence (0.83x) — and the away total comes out at 1.46.

These ratings are built from 51/51 games of current-season data — a full enough sample to trust.

Scoreline Breakdown

Of every possible scoreline, 1-1 carries the highest individual probability at 14.0% — still a long way from a near-certainty, which says something about how open this one is on paper. Close behind: 0-1 (10.0%), 0-0 (9.6%). Those top three scorelines alone account for 34% of the model's total probability mass — a relatively concentrated, predictable distribution for this fixture.

Most Likely Outcome

Liverpool Win

26%

Newcastle

3.92

31%

Draw

3.28

44%

Liverpool

2.27

Top 3 Most Likely Scorelines

1 – 1

12.4%

Draw

Most likely

0 – 1

11.6%

Away win

1 – 2

9.1%

Away win

Expected Goals & Win Odds

1.07

Newcastle xG

Total xG

2.53

1.46

Liverpool xG

26%
31%
44%
NewcastleDrawLiverpool

3.92

26%

Home win

3.28

31%

Draw

2.27

44%

Away win

Goals Markets

72%

Over 1.5

1.39

28%

Under 1.5

3.57

46%

Over 2.5

2.17

54%

Under 2.5

1.85

25%

Over 3.5

4.00

75%

Under 3.5

1.33

11%

Over 4.5

9.09

89%

Under 4.5

1.12

Match Markets

Both Teams to Score

53%

BTTS Yes

1.90

47%

BTTS No

2.11

Clean Sheet

23%

Newcastle

4.32

34%

Liverpool

2.92

Win to Nil

6%

Newcastle

16.93

15%

Liverpool

6.64

Score Probability Matrix (%)

H \ A 0 1 2 3 4 5
0 7.9 11.6 8.5 4.1 1.5 0.4
1 8.5 12.4 9.1 4.4 1.6 0.5
2 4.6 6.7 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.3
3 1.6 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.1
4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
5 0.1 0.1 0.1

Green = home win Β· Grey = draw Β· Amber = away win Β· White ring = most likely score

Model Internals
λ Home (xG) 1.071
λ Away (xG) 1.463
Total xG 2.534
League avg home goals 1.548
League avg away goals 1.405
Newcastle attack strength 0.784
Newcastle defence strength 0.835
Liverpool attack strength 1.247
Liverpool defence strength 0.882
Data phase CurrentSeason
Games used (H/A) 51 / 51

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most likely scoreline for Newcastle vs Liverpool?

Our Poisson model rates 1-1 as the single most likely exact scoreline, at 14.0%.

How many goals are Newcastle and Liverpool expected to score?

The model projects 1.07 expected goals for Newcastle and 1.46 for Liverpool, a combined total of 2.53.

How confident is the prediction model for Newcastle vs Liverpool?

Not very — the model's leading outcome sits at just 44%, meaning this is rated as a genuinely open contest with no dominant favourite.