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Newcastle vs Crystal Palace 2:0: Match Review & Stats

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Newcastle
Newcastle
Home · last 5 L W D W L
Kick-off
Sun 04 Jan · 15:00
2:0
Full-time
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
L D L D L Away · last 5
St. James' Park · Newcastle Referee John Brooks, England
Hit
Home Win
Home Win
AI 62% · book 1.73 ✓
Miss
Over 2.5
Over 2.5
AI 54% · book 1.86 ✗
Miss
BTTS Yes
BTTS Yes
AI 55% · book 1.78 ✗
Total goals
2
2 · 0
xG (open play)
1.88 – 0.70
Δ +1.18
Possession
59% – 41%
AI accuracy
8 / 17
picks cashed

Model verdict

Post-match · 90 sec read

AI picks Home Win at 1.73 — +7.7% better than the market.

Newcastle holds a clear edge at St. James' Park, backed by stronger overall quality and a solid home defensive record that should challenge Crystal Palace's attack. The home side's recent form shows resilience, while Palace struggles to maintain consistency on the road. Expect a tactical battle where Newcastle's compact block and pressing edge could limit Palace's chances.

  • Home momentum with better recent points per game
  • Defensive solidity vs. away offensive threat
  • Moderate pace suggested by balanced goal expectations

P Recap generated by AI · 6 markets graded
Pick of the night · settled · Home Win
Home Win @ 1.73 ✓ Cashed
AI 62% Implied 58% +0.73u
+73%
ROI on stake

Lineups

NEW 4-3-3 · CRY 3-4-2-1
Subs used · NEW
63' Barnes ↑ · Gordon ↓
63' Livramento ↑ · Hall ↓
63' Ramsey ↑ · Tonali ↓
78' Woltemade ↑ · Wissa ↓
88' Willock ↑ · Murphy ↓
Subs used · CRY
38' Canvot ↑ · Lerma ↓
52' Devenny ↑ · Clyne ↓
72' Uche ↑ · Johnson ↓
87' Esse ↑ · Pino ↓
87' Rodney ↑ · Wharton ↓
87' Drakes-Thomas ↑ · Mateta ↓

Statistics

NEW 2 – 0 CRY
59%
Possession (%)
41%
1.88
Expected Goals (xG) expected goals
0.70
12
Total Shots
11
7
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
11
Shots Inside Box
9
8
Corner Kicks
6
5
Offsides
2
5
Fouls
12
82%
Pass Accuracy (%)
70%
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Goalkeeper Saves
5

Match events

17 · 2 – 0
33'
▮
Brennan Johnson
Yellow Card
38'
⇄
J. Canvot ↓ · J. Lerma ↑
Substitution 1
Half-time · 0 – 0
49'
▮
Tyrick Mitchell
Yellow Card
52'
⇄
J. Devenny ↓ · N. Clyne ↑
Substitution 2
55'
▮
Marc Guéhi
Yellow Card
Anthony Gordon
Yellow Card
▮
62'
H. Barnes ↓ · A. Gordon ↑
Substitution 1
⇄
63'
V. Livramento ↓ · L. Hall ↑
Substitution 2
⇄
63'
J. Ramsey ↓ · S. Tonali ↑
Substitution 3
⇄
63'
Bruno Guimaraes
Assist · L. Miley · 1–0
⚽
71'
72'
⇄
C. Uche ↓ · B. Johnson ↑
Substitution 3
N. Woltemade ↓ · Y. Wissa ↑
Substitution 4
⇄
78'
M. Thiaw
2–0
⚽
78'
87'
⇄
R. Esse ↓ · Y. Pino ↑
Substitution 4
87'
⇄
K. Rodney ↓ · A. Wharton ↑
Substitution 5
87'
⇄
J. Drakes-Thomas ↓ · J. Mateta ↑
Substitution 6
J. Willock ↓ · J. Murphy ↑
Substitution 5
⇄
88'
Full-time · 2 – 0

Match recap

Newcastle beat Crystal Palace 2–0 at home. At half-time it was 0–0.

In possession, the hosts ran the game with 59% of the ball. For accuracy, the hosts completed 82% of their passes. On the balance of chances, the hosts held the expected-goals edge, 1.88 to 0.70. At the back, the visitors leaned on their goalkeeper for 5 saves. For discipline, the referee produced 4 yellow cards.

On the scoresheet: Bruno Guimaraes (71'), M. Thiaw (78').

Model audit for this match: of 17 graded markets, 8 landed and 9 missed, for a net -4.81 units (Brier 0.121).

Bet recap · markets settled

17 · 8 W · 9 L
Market Odds Closed AI Result P/L · 1u
Home Win 1.73 — 62% Cashed +0.73 Cashed
Over 2.5 1.86 — 54% Lost −1.00 Miss
BTTS Yes 1.78 — 55% Lost −1.00 Miss
Under 2.5 2.10 — 46% Cashed +1.10 Cashed
BTTS No 2.10 — 45% Cashed +1.10 Cashed
Double Chance X2 2.26 — 38% Lost −1.00 Miss
Double Chance 1X 1.21 — 85% Cashed +0.21 Cashed
Over 3.5 3.00 — 32% Lost −1.00 Miss
Under 3.5 1.42 — 68% Cashed +0.42 Cashed
AH Home 0 1.31 — 62% Cashed +0.31 Cashed
Over 1.5 1.27 — 78% Cashed +0.27 Cashed
Over 0.5 1.05 — 93% Cashed +0.05 Cashed
Under 1.5 4.30 — 22% Lost −1.00 Miss
Draw 4.10 — 23% Lost −1.00 Miss
Under 0.5 13.30 — 7% Lost −1.00 Miss
Away Win 5.23 — 15% Lost −1.00 Miss
AH Away 0 3.67 — 15% Lost −1.00 Miss
Total · 17 markets @ 1u each — — — 8 W · 9 L −4.81u −28% ROI
Value pick of the night · Home Win
NEW – CRY @ 1.73
+7.7%
Edge
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