Premier League Gameweek 24 Sat, Feb 6 · 15:00 Goodison Park, Liverpool
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Away travel195 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d2 · 2
Real contextStrength only
Everton—%
Draw—%
Newcastle—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Liverpool)

Forecast from 22 Jan

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Everton and Newcastle. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

EvertonNewcastle
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
67 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
61 AttackIn forecast 61
66 DefenceIn forecast 61
50 Form indexContext 35
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
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.43
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.37 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.42 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.74
-0.23 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
71% Scored inContext 86%
43% Clean sheetsContext 14%
14.43 ShotsContext 12.29
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
35% On target shareContext 29%
10.83 Shots in the boxContext 7.57
68% Box shareContext 62%
8% ConversionContext 12%
2.29 OffsidesContext 2.71
13.71 Shots allowedContext 17.43
4.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.29
5.00 BlocksContext 7.57
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.29
70% Save rateContext 62%
47% PossessionIn forecast 52%
433 PassesContext 430
361 Accurate passesContext 359
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.98 Team ratingContext 6.75
7.43 FoulsContext 12.14
13.29 Fouls sufferedContext 11.29
1.71 Yellow cardsContext 2.71
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.40
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 1.19
1.44 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.60
-0.16 Goals minus xGContext +0.21
70% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
13.40 ShotsContext 12.40
4.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
34% On target shareContext 32%
9.89 Shots in the boxContext 7.30
70% Box shareContext 59%
8% ConversionContext 11%
2.25 OffsidesContext 2.44
14.40 Shots allowedContext 17.50
4.30 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.70
5.44 BlocksContext 6.90
3.11 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.90
70% Save rateContext 68%
47% PossessionIn forecast 53%
414 PassesContext 452
342 Accurate passesContext 380
83% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.80
9.70 FoulsContext 11.00
12.20 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.00 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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 50 · 6 pts vs 6.0 for an average club · -1.8 vs expected
  • L17 OctH · Chelsea0–21.5 xPts
  • D11 OctA · Hull City2–21.7 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Ipswich1–02.0 xPts
  • D12 SepA · Tottenham0–01.3 xPts
  • D6 SepH · Manchester United2–21.3 xPts
Newcastle
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel195 km796 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 35 · 4 pts vs 5.7 for an average club · -3.3 vs expected
  • L17 OctH · Aston Villa0–11.2 xPts
  • L12 OctA · Coventry1–41.5 xPts
  • W19 SepH · Hull City2–12.0 xPts
  • L14 SepA · Leeds1–41.1 xPts
  • D5 SepH · Bournemouth2–21.5 xPts

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 match7Premier League 2026-2027, 30 Jan7Premier League 2026-2027, 30 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km195 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km796 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one4.24.2

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Chelsea (H) 0–2, 17 Oct
1J. Pickford(G)
16V. Mykolenko 4J. Branthwaite 6J. Tarkowski 2A. Maitland-Niles
37J. Garner 45H. Armstrong
10J. Grealish 8K. Dewsbury-Hall 34M. Röhl
11T. Barry
Newcastle Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Aston Villa (H) 0–1, 17 Oct
21L. Horníček(G)
3L. Hall 4S. Botman 12M. Thiaw 67L. Miley
7Joelinton 6Nico González
11H. Barnes 28J. Willock 20M. Fernandez-Pardo
9Y. Wissa

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Newcastle Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Everton · Home 1.75points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
2-1-1
Scored
1.25
Conceded
1.00
Newcastle · Away 1.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.33
Conceded
2.67

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 3 this season

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

Head to head last 10 of 12 meetings

4 Everton wins2 draws4 Newcastle wins
Goals per game1.20 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets40% · 20%
  • 28 Feb 2026Newcastle2–3Everton
  • 29 Nov 2025Everton1–4Newcastle
  • 25 May 2025Newcastle0–1Everton
  • 5 Oct 2024Everton0–0Newcastle
  • 2 Apr 2024Newcastle1–1Everton
  • 7 Dec 2023Everton3–0Newcastle

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.

Goal timing

Everton7 games · scored 8 · conceded 7
1 0-15
16-30
1 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 2 76-90
Newcastle7 games · scored 10 · conceded 14
3 2 0-15
16-30
1 5 31-45
1 3 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 3 76-90
Everton10 games · scored 11 · conceded 13
2 0-15
16-30
2 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 5 76-90
Newcastle10 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
4 2 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 5 31-45
1 3 46-60
5 2 61-75
2 5 76-90

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.