Premier League Gameweek 13 Sat, Nov 29 · 17:30 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Newcastle were the stronger side on L90 Strength (78 vs 69). Everton had 4.9 days of rest, Newcastle 7 and had to travel 195 km.

Away travel195 kmRest days4.9 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Everton36%
Draw27%
Newcastle37%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.41
Everton37%
Draw27%
Newcastle36%
Expected goals 1.35 – 1.33
Everton37%
Draw27%
Newcastle37%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.39
Everton29%
Draw26%
Newcastle45%
Expected goals 1.25 – 1.58
Everton37%
Draw27%
Newcastle36%
Expected goals 1.36 – 1.35
Over 2.5 53% Both score 58% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Liverpool, Merseyside)

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RefereeCraig Pawson
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.22
  • Matches 131

Team strength

EvertonNewcastle
69 L90 StrengthIn forecast 78
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
61 AttackIn forecast 61
66 DefenceIn forecast 61
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Everton

Attack—
Defense risk—

Newcastle

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EvertonNewcastle
1.08 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.08
1.08 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.25
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.28
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.16
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
67% Scored inContext 75%
33% Clean sheetsContext 42%
10.42 ShotsContext 11.67
3.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.75
29% On target shareContext 32%
6.83 Shots in the boxContext 7.08
66% Box shareContext 59%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.50
14.08 Shots allowedContext 11.17
4.17 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
5.33 BlocksContext 3.90
2.92 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.33
70% Save rateContext 74%
44% PossessionIn forecast 50%
374 PassesContext 420
296 Accurate passesContext 342
79% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.90
10.58 FoulsContext 11.82
12.17 Fouls sufferedContext 12.42
2.17 Yellow cardsContext 1.17
0.08 Red cardsContext 0.08
This league season, per match · 12 and 12 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.20
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.79
1.27 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.26
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext +0.11
70% Scored inContext 100%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.70 ShotsContext 13.40
3.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
30% On target shareContext 41%
7.10 Shots in the boxContext 9.20
67% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 14%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
13.50 Shots allowedContext 12.90
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.30
4.90 BlocksContext 3.78
2.90 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.20
67% Save rateContext 79%
44% PossessionIn forecast 52%
372 PassesContext 445
296 Accurate passesContext 372
80% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.92
11.20 FoulsContext 11.75
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.90
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.10
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Everton
Rest4.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km99 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Newcastle
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel195 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Everton Newcastle
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.9Premier League 2025-2026, 24 Nov7Premier League 2025-2026, 22 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km195 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways99 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 31 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one3.13.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Everton Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1J. Pickford(G)
16V. Mykolenko 5M. Keane 6J. Tarkowski 15J. O'Brien
42T. Iroegbunam 37J. Garner
18J. Grealish 22K. Dewsbury-Hall 10I. Ndiaye
11T. Barry
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Newcastle Confirmed XI
4-3-3
32A. Ramsdale(G)
3L. Hall 33D. Burn 12M. Thiaw 21V. Livramento
7Joelinton 39Bruno Guimarães 67L. Miley
11H. Barnes 27N. Woltemade 20A. Elanga
+4 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Everton Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Newcastle Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Everton-0.3 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Newcastle+0.5 pp

Home / Away this season

Everton · Home 1.83points per game · 6 home games
W-D-L
3-2-1
Scored
1.17
Conceded
0.83
Newcastle · Away 0.50points per game · 6 away games
W-D-L
0-3-3
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 8 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

3 Everton wins2 draws5 Newcastle wins
Goals per game0.90 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored40% Clean sheets40% · 30%
  • 25 May 2025Newcastle0–1Everton
  • 5 Oct 2024Everton0–0Newcastle
  • 2 Apr 2024Newcastle1–1Everton
  • 7 Dec 2023Everton3–0Newcastle
  • 27 Apr 2023Everton1–4Newcastle
  • 19 Oct 2022Newcastle1–0Everton

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Craig Pawson 131 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.98league 3.74
Red cards0.11league 0.11
Cards 5+39%league 41%
Fouls22.8league 22.0
Penalties0.22league 0.20
Home wins43%league 53%
Everton14 with this referee
Record2-2-10 Cards · opp.2.1 · 2.1 Pens for · against0 · 3 Reds2
  • L26 Oct 25H · Tottenham0–32
  • D14 Dec 24A · Arsenal0–03
  • D5 Oct 24H · Newcastle0–01
  • L14 Sep 24A · Aston Villa2–34
  • L2 Mar 24H · West Ham1–31
Newcastle19 with this referee
Record6-8-5 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.1 Pens for · against5 · 0 Reds2
  • L18 Oct 25A · Brighton1–21
  • D16 Aug 25A · Aston Villa0–01
  • D4 May 25A · Brighton1–11
  • L25 Nov 24H · West Ham0–21
  • D5 Oct 24A · Everton0–02

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Everton12 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 1 0-15
3 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
3 3 76-90
Newcastle12 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
1 0-15
3 16-30
1 4 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 7 76-90
Everton10 games · scored 11 · conceded 12
2 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Newcastle10 games · scored 19 · conceded 12
3 0-15
3 16-30
2 3 31-45
2 4 46-60
4 1 61-75
5 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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