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NEW 2-0 CRY
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Newcastle Utd vs Crystal Palace Preview: What the xG Data Says | xG Stat
Newcastle
2
-
0
2.52
-
1.29
C. Palace
Guimarães
70'
Thiaw
77'
Newcastle Utd
Newcastle
2
-
0
Crystal Palace
C. Palace
Guimarães
70'
Thiaw
77'
15
30
60
75
+5'
+5'
1-0
2-0
KEY
ALL
Match
Players
Tactics
Stats
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Preview
3 free passes
2.52
-
1.29
Premier League 2025/2026
GW20
04 Jan 15:00
J. Brooks
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Model verdict
High confidence
NEW
43%
Draw
28%
CRY
29%
NEW
Newcastle
1.5
Biggest mismatch
Neither side attacks one channel heavily enough, into a position the other concedes badly enough, to call it a mismatch.
Style ranks
Biggest differences first
Newcastle
C. Palace
Settled · 38 GW
Central play
Very wide
Possession-based
Fairly direct
Attacking zones and vulnerabilities
Where they attack
Left
Centre
Right
Left
Centre
Right
Low intensity
High intensity
Very scrappy
Technical
Deep block
Mid-block
Mixed response
Heavy counter-press
Measured risk
Takes risks
Fairly physical
Physically dominant
Predicted
60-70% confident
(n=2)
50% right
Predicted
70-80% confident
(n=1)
100% right
Predicted
Position vs Expected Position
NEW
12th → xPos 12th
CRY
15th → xPos 9th
table pos
xPosition
Form & Head-to-head
Newcastle United form
L
W
W
L
L
Crystal Palace form
W
L
W
D
W
Head-to-head · last 5
Goal involvements conceded per position
GI
xG
xT
NEW
LW
0.18
CF
0.53
RW
0.12
CAM
0.18
CDM
0.24
CM
0.12
LB
0.06
CB
0.29
RB
0.00
CRY
LW
0.18
CF
0.47
RW
0.24
CAM
0.24
CDM
0.12
CM
0.06
LB
0.06
CB
0.06
RB
0.06
CRY
C. Palace
1.2
Based on 76 matches played this season.
Most likely to score
Both squads ranked by each player's chance of scoring in this fixture, with assist chance, xGI/90 and projected minutes.
When the gameweek is set