Newcastle vs Leicester

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🕒 Sun, 03 Jan 2021 14:15 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 12 · Leicester 5
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.33
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 56%
Draws 22%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-9).
  • Leicester controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-5-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 33
Avg: 1.37 / 1.74

Points

23
Avg: 1.21

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4
Leicester (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20
Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.21
PPG
2.00
1.37
GF
1.79
1.74
GA
1.05
63%
O2.5
58%
74%
BTTS
68%
63%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th
Leicester rank5th
Newcastle points45
Leicester points66
Newcastle: #12 · 45 pts · GD -16
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Leicester: #5 · 66 pts · GD +18
8 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W L L W D
Points7/15
Weighted index49
Goals9-10
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Leicester last 5 away

L W D L W
Points7/15
Weighted index40
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Leicester trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home79%
Newcastle clean sheet at home11%
Leicester score away89%
Leicester clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first63%
Newcastle win after scoring first42%
Leicester score first53%
Leicester win after scoring first90%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Leicester 75%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 31.5' · Leicester 33.0'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.37 vs 1.35
Newcastle concede at home1.74 vs 1.34
Leicester score away1.79 vs 1.34
Leicester concede away1.05 vs 1.35
Newcastle score 1% above league average, while Leicester score 33% above league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Leicester are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS20%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
0-15 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
46-60 4

Leicester goal timing (away)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 14
61-75 8
16-30 6
46-60 6
31-45 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
3
Total Shots
8
9
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
10
11
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
372
492
Passes Accurate
262
396
Passes %
70%
80%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
1
55' ⚽
⚽
55' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Maddison
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Vardy
60'
60' Y. Tielemans
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ M. Almirón
1st substitution · For: J. Murphy
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ Joelinton
2nd substitution · For: J. Shelvey
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
Y. Tielemans
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Albrighton
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ D. Yedlin
3rd substitution · For: A. Carroll
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ J. Maddison
1st substitution · For: Ç. Söyüncü
80'
80' J. Justin
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
A. Carroll
Normal Goal

Newcastle vs Leicester 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leicester beat Newcastle 2-1 on Sunday, 03 January 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Robert Jones. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Leicester took the lead at 55' when J. Maddison scored, with the assist credited to J. Vardy, making the score 0-1. Y. Tielemans received a yellow card for Leicester at 60'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Almirón replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Joelinton replacing J. Shelvey. Leicester extended the lead at 72' when Y. Tielemans scored, with the assist credited to M. Albrighton, making the score 0-2. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 79', with D. Yedlin replacing A. Carroll. Leicester made their 1st substitution at 79', with J. Maddison replacing Ç. Söyüncü. J. Justin received a yellow card for Leicester at 80'. Newcastle reduced the deficit at 82' when A. Carroll scored, making the score 1-2.

Newcastle used 3 substitutions while Leicester used 1 substitution. Leicester got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-9).
  • Leicester controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals13 (72.2%)
BTTS5 (27.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Newcastle vs Leicester Head-to-Head History by Season