Premier League Round 8 2026-10-25 · 14:00 UTC finished
Prediction
40% Crystal Palace (home)
27% Draw
34% Newcastle United (away)
Expected goals 1.5 — 1.39 Over 2.5 goals: 55% Both teams to score: 58%

Model: history/v2-w1460-r150. Probabilities are produced by our own model from public match data. They are not odds and not betting advice.

Why — recent form

"—" means the number is not available in our data; we never fill gaps with zeros. Recent form covers only matches with expected-goals data, which may be fewer than the team's actual recent fixtures.

Metric Crystal Palace Newcastle United
Recent xG (attack, per-match avg) 1.061.03
Recent xGA (defence, per-match avg) 1.81.5
Sample size (matches with xG data) 55
Rest days since last match 38
Season pressing (PPDA, lower = more intense) 15.8 9.6
Matches in the last 7 days 32
Matches in the next 7 days 32
Travel to this match (km) 0411

What the data says

Match data Moderate evidence

Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United: what the data says

Home last five: 1.40 points, 1.46 xG for, 2.40 against per game. Away: 0.80 / 1.22 / 1.77.

Crystal PalaceNewcastle United
3.0 Big chances created per match 1.5
1.40 Points per game 0.80
2.40 xGA per match 1.77

What is worth noting before kickoff?

What could go against this prediction

The model's top probability for this match is below 50% (backtest hit rate for this band is 39.0%%).

Injuries & suspensions

Latest pre-match snapshot from our data source; availability varies by league.

Crystal Palace

  • injured Chadi Riad return: Late June 2027
  • injured Dean Henderson return: doubtful
  • injured Jørgen Strand Larsen return: doubtful
  • injured Quinten Timber return: doubtful
  • injured Takehiro Tomiyasu return: Late November 2026

Newcastle United

  • injured Ewen Jaouen return: Early December 2026
  • injured Valentino Livramento return: Early November 2026

Head to head

All-time (per our source): Crystal Palace 6 · 9 9 draws · 11 Newcastle United

DateHome ScoreAway
2026-04-12Crystal Palace 2 - 1Newcastle United
2026-01-04Newcastle United 2 - 0Crystal Palace
2025-04-16Newcastle United 5 - 0Crystal Palace
2024-11-30Crystal Palace 1 - 1Newcastle United
2024-04-24Crystal Palace 2 - 0Newcastle United
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Data coverage

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