Newcastle vs Liverpool

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 12 · Liverpool 5
Referee Stats
4 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 75%
Home wins 25%
Draws 75%
Away wins 0%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (13-27).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-2-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 6
Avg: 1.50 / 1.50

Points

5
Avg: 1.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Liverpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-1-0

Goals For / Against

7 / 3
Avg: 1.75 / 0.75

Points

10
Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.25
PPG
2.50
1.50
GF
1.75
1.50
GA
0.75
75%
O2.5
50%
75%
BTTS
50%
25%
Score 1st
75%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th
Liverpool rank5th
Newcastle points8
Liverpool points12
Newcastle: #12 · 8 pts · GD -4
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Liverpool: #5 · 12 pts · GD +1
6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

L W D D
Points5/12
Weighted index40
Goals6-6
Record1-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Liverpool last 5 away

W W W D
Points10/12
Weighted index93
Goals7-3
Record3-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home75%
Newcastle clean sheet at home0%
Liverpool score away100%
Liverpool clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first25%
Newcastle win after scoring first100%
Liverpool score first75%
Liverpool win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 50% · Liverpool 0%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 3.0' · Liverpool 34.7'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.50 vs 1.61
Newcastle concede at home1.50 vs 1.29
Liverpool score away1.75 vs 1.29
Liverpool concede away0.75 vs 1.61
Newcastle score 7% below league average, while Liverpool score 36% above league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 17% above league average at home, and Liverpool are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 80% 2H scored: 20% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 2
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

Liverpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
0-15 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
7
Total Shots
13
27
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
4
16
Shots Inside Box
6
16
Shots Outside Box
7
11
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
16
15
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
5
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
296
445
Passes Accurate
224
375
Passes %
76%
84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins2
Draws6
Away Wins15
Over 2.5 Goals13 (56.5%)
BTTS14 (60.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS7 (58.3%)

Newcastle vs Liverpool Head-to-Head History by Season