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Newcastle United FC vs Southampton FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Newcastle United FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Southampton FC
Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 16:30 UTC St. James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Southampton FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Friend
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
2
1
Newcastle United FC 12 games · Avg 3.0 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-20 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2018-10-27 Southampton FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Southampton FC H 3–1 W
12 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
06 Apr Crystal Palace FC H 0–1 L
01 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–2 L
16 Mar AFC Bournemouth A 2–2 D
09 Mar Everton FC H 3–2 W
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–3 L
13 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–1 W
05 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–3 L
30 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–0 W
09 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W
02 Mar Manchester United FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Newcastle United FC get us underway at St. James' Park.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ralph Hasenhuttl might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Ki Sungyueng has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 339 appearances.
  • 23' James Ward-Prowse catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
  • 27' GOAL! Ayoze Perez scores on 27. Assisted by Isaac Hayden
  • 31' The Spain Ayoze Perez breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 2-0!
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Southampton FC. Jack Stephens is replaced by Mario Lemina.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Newcastle United FC in their trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact .
  • 59' What composure from Mario Lemina! The Gabon international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Oriol Romeu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Miguel Almiron by Christian Atsu on 64 minute.
  • 69' Newcastle United FC make a change. Fabian Schar trudges off to be replaced by Federico Fernandez on 69 minutes.
  • 74' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Shane Long is replacing Danny Ings for the Southampton FC side.
  • 78' Mohamed Diame has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaac Hayden on 78 minute.
  • 83' Newcastle United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 86' Ayoze Perez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Newcastle United FC are in front.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Newcastle United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafael Benitez

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Wilson 4
Stuart Armstrong 4
Ayoze Perez 3
Bruno Guimaraes 3
Miguel Almiron 3
Joe Willock 2
Alexander Isak 2
Jan Bednarek 2

Head to Head

2019-04-20 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Southampton FC 2018-10-27 Southampton FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2019-04-20 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Southampton FC W 2019-04-12 Leicester City FC 0–1 Newcastle United FC W 2019-04-06 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2019-04-01 Arsenal FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2019-03-16 AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Newcastle United FC D 2019-03-09 Newcastle United FC 3–2 Everton FC W

Southampton FC Form

2019-04-20 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Southampton FC L 2019-04-13 Southampton FC 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2019-04-05 Southampton FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2019-03-30 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Southampton FC W 2019-03-09 Southampton FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2019-03-02 Manchester United FC 3–2 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Newcastle United FC51% Draw26% Southampton FC23%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Southampton FC
49%
Newcastle United FC or Southampton FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC35% Draw47% Southampton FC18%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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