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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 16:30 UTC The American Express Community Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at The American Express Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Probert
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Mike Dean

Head-to-Head

7
7
3
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Season Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Newcastle United FC
#3 Position #9
10 Points 8
5 Played 5
3 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 1
16 Scored 9
5 Conceded 9
+11 GD +0
2.00 PPG 1.60
60% Win % 40%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 3rd (10 pts). Newcastle United FC are 9th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Newcastle United FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Pascal Gross 3 G 3 A
Charalampos Kostoulas 2 G 1 A
Jack Hinshelwood 2 G
Malick Yalcouye 2 G
Maxim De Cuyper 1 G 2 A
Newcastle United FC
Joe Willock 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G
Yoane Wissa 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Brighton & Hove Albion FC host Newcastle United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Salomon Rondon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 11' The referee has no hesitation. Florin Andone is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Dale Stephens, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' The Spain Ayoze Perez breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-1!
  • 23' Newcastle United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Paul Dummett is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United FC's shape.
  • 33' Fresh legs for Newcastle United FC! Kenedy comes on to replace Ayoze Perez.
  • 38' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Fernandez made 342 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Matt Ritchie. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Solomon March on, Florin Andone off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' The Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Beram Kayal departs to be replaced by Yves Bissouma.
  • 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' Bernardo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brighton & Hove Albion FC so far.
  • 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 66' The whistle greets Jose Izquierdo as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Knockaert.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 73' The whistle greets Jonjo Shelvey as he departs to be replaced by Ki Sungyueng.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Pascal Gross has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Yves Bissouma. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Christian Atsu as he leaves the pitch. Yoshinori Muto steps in for Newcastle United FC.
  • 84' Yoshinori Muto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Newcastle United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC61% Draw20% Newcastle United FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Newcastle United FC
39%
Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Newcastle United FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Brighton & Hove Albion FC52% Draw34% Newcastle United FC14%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
3.8%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers Push Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 19% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 20% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.