Newcastle United vs Burnley: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Newcastle United played against Burnley in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 6, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Newcastle United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Burnley has 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Newcastle United scores 1.36 goals per game and allows 1.29. Burnley scores 1.07 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.81 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 64% of Newcastle United's games and 50% of Burnley's. The Over 2.5 rates are 64% and 50%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Newcastle United has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 0.99 per game. Newcastle United takes 12.3 shots per game, while Burnley takes 8.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Newcastle United leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.79 goals per game after halftime. Burnley leads at halftime in 7% and scores 0.64 after halftime.

When the teams score

Newcastle United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Burnley, it is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.81 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

70Possession (%)30
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
17Shots9
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
7Shots on target3
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
2.04xG1.01
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
9Corners9
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
66Dangerous attacks31
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
9Fouls11
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
2Cards4
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1.36Goals scored / game1.07
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1.29Goals allowed / game2
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
50%Average possession41%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
4.29Shots on target / game3.07
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.29Shots per game8.21
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
4.29Shots on target3.07
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
11%Shot conversion13%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
50%Possession41%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1.5xG for0.99
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1.35xG against1.83
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Shooting quality

Newcastle United: BalancedBurnley: Counter-attacking
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Newcastle United
LLWWD
Season result split
36% W29% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-5
1.36 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.43Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Burnley
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
21% W7% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-10
0.71 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-6
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Newcastle United is 27% better for: goals scored per game.

1.36 goals / game - Newcastle United · 1.07 goals / game - Burnley

Newcastle United is 55% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.29 goals / game - Newcastle United · 2 goals / game - Burnley

Newcastle United scoring profile: very strong

Newcastle United scores in 79% of games (11 of 14 meczów), while Burnley keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 meczów).

Burnley scoring profile: strong

Burnley scores in 64% of games (9 of 14 meczów), while Newcastle United keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)15
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
18Goals conceded (season)28
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
2.64Average goals per game3.07
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
10Goals scored (last 5)3
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
10Goals conceded (last 5)11
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal64%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
43%2 goals36%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
7%3 goals7%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
7%4 goals0%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal86%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
43%2 goals64%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
21%3 goals36%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0%4 goals7%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time29%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
14%Scored in both halves21%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

BTTS and goal count

64%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
100%BTTS - last 540%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Newcastle United is 111% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Newcastle United · 0.71 pts / game - Burnley

Newcastle United - half-time state
36% leading43% draw21% trailing
Burnley - half-time state
7% leading50% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)0.71
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.29
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
79%Clean sheet before half-time29%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
57%No goal before half-time64%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

After half-time (2nd half)

1.07Points per game (2nd half)1
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
1.79Average goals (2nd half)1.79
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
36%Clean sheet after half-time43%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley
50%No goal after half-time50%
Newcastle UnitedBurnley

Newcastle United - second-half results

14% W64% D21% L
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 36%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Burnley - second-half results

21% W36% D43% L
10
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding300%

Leads at halftime in 7% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Newcastle United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.41.6
Average goals per game1.42.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5
Burnley - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.40
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game1.01.2
Average goals per game1.21.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-4-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Newcastle United
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
4
0
16-30
2
4
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Burnley
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
2
6
31-45
2
2
46-60
2
4
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.86
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Newcastle United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Burnley

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.84
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.71
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier League).

Teams vs league

Newcastle UnitedLigaBurnley
Average goals per game 2.642.81 3.07
Both teams scored 64%53% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 64%56% 50%
Clean sheets 36%26% 14%
Goal before half-time 57%73% 79%
Goal after half-time 71%82% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.81
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.59
Home goals / game
1.22
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. BurnleyYellow cardKyle Andrew Walker
  2. BurnleyRed cardLucas Pires Silva
  3. Newcastle UnitedGoalAnthony Michael Gordon
  4. BurnleySubstitutionOn: Joseph Adrian WorrallOff: Lyle Foster
  5. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardValentino Livramento
  6. BurnleySubstitutionOn: Josh LaurentOff: Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís
  7. BurnleyYellow cardJosh Laurent
  8. BurnleySubstitutionOn: Marcus EdwardsOff: Hjalmar Ekdal
  9. Newcastle UnitedSubstitutionOn: Sandro TonaliOff: Jacob Matthew Ramsey
  10. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardJacob Matthew Ramsey
  11. BurnleyGoalZian Flemming

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Stuart AttwellMatches officiated: 25
4.88Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 236%Home wins36%Draws28%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Newcastle United vs Burnley?

The Premier League match finished Newcastle United 2:1 Burnley. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Newcastle United vs Burnley?

Newcastle United score 1.36 goals per game on average and Burnley 1.07. The Premier League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Newcastle United's matches and 50% of Burnley's.

What form are Newcastle United and Burnley in?

Over the last 5 games Newcastle United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Burnley 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Newcastle United vs Burnley?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Newcastle United vs Burnley: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.