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Newcastle United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2018-19
Newcastle United FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 5 Jan 2019 · 17:30 UTC St. James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Ritchie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — FA Cup at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Craig Pawson

Head-to-Head

2
1
Newcastle United FC 3 games · Avg 5.0 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
02 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–2 L
29 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Liverpool FC A 0–4 L
22 Dec Fulham FC H 0–0 D
15 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
29 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–3 L
26 Dec Leeds United FC A 2–3 L
22 Dec Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
15 Dec Birmingham City FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC
Harvey Barnes 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Newcastle United FC to score. At the same time, Blackburn Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. David Raya has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Bradley Dack has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' It’s high time Rafael Benitez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Newcastle United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' GOAL! Bradley Dack scores on 56. Assisted by Elliott Bennett
  • 57' Jonjo Shelvey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaac Hayden on 57 minute.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elliott Bennett made 382 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 70' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Adam Armstrong departs to be replaced by Harrison Reed.
  • 75' Christian Atsu is replacing Jacob Murphy for the Newcastle United FC side.
  • 79' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Graham departs to be replaced by Ben Brereton.
  • 80' Ayoze Perez is replacing Sean Longstaff for the Newcastle United FC side.
  • 84' Goal! Matt Ritchie scores his 12 goal in 339 matches.
  • 85' Derrick Williams is replacing Bradley Dack for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Newcastle United FC player. Matt Ritchie gets a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafael Benitez

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayoze Perez 1
Joselu 1
Cal Roberts 1
Samuel Szmodics 1
Anthony Gordon 1
Bradley Dack 1
Matt Ritchie 1
Darragh Lenihan 1

Head to Head

2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-01-02 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2018-12-29 Watford FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2018-12-26 Liverpool FC 4–0 Newcastle United FC L 2018-12-22 Newcastle United FC 0–0 Fulham FC D 2018-12-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2019-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-12-29 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-12-26 Leeds United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-12-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2018-12-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Birmingham City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Newcastle United FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC41% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
59%
Newcastle United FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC28% Draw51% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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