Newcastle United vs Chelsea: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Newcastle United played against Chelsea in Premier League (England). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

Newcastle United has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Chelsea has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Newcastle United scores 1.31 goals per game and allows 1.25. Chelsea scores 1.69 and allows 0.94. Games in this league average 2.86 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Newcastle United's games and 50% of Chelsea's. The Over 2.5 rates are 63% and 56%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Chelsea has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.49 per game. Newcastle United takes 12.2 shots per game, while Chelsea takes 14.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Newcastle United leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.69 goals per game after halftime. Chelsea leads at halftime in 44% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Newcastle United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Chelsea, it is minutes 46-60 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premier League games average 2.86 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 57% 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 : 2
Second half

Game stats

47Possession (%)53
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
11Shots13
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
5Shots on target4
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1.39xG1.41
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
6Corners4
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
47Dangerous attacks42
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
13Fouls14
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
3Cards6
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

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 UnitedChelsea
1.31Goals scored / game1.69
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1.25Goals allowed / game0.94
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
51%Average possession59%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
4.31Shots on target / game5.13
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.19Shots per game14.13
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
4.31Shots on target5.13
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
10.8%Shot conversion11.9%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
51%Possession59%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1.49xG for1.64
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1.3xG against1.15
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

Shooting quality

Newcastle United: BalancedChelsea: Dominant
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
Accuracy (shots on target)35%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.33

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 is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Newcastle United · 1.6 pts / game - Chelsea

Newcastle United
WWDWL
Season result split
38% W25% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-6
1.38 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-2
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Chelsea
WDLDW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-4
1.75 pts / game · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Chelsea is 29% better for: goals scored per game.

1.31 goals / game - Newcastle United · 1.69 goals / game - Chelsea

Chelsea is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.25 goals / game - Newcastle United · 0.94 goals / game - Chelsea

Newcastle United scoring profile: strong

Newcastle United scores in 75% of games (12 of 16 meczów), while Chelsea keeps a clean sheet in 50% (8 of 16 meczów).

Chelsea scoring profile: very strong

Chelsea scores in 88% of games (14 of 16 meczów), while Newcastle United keeps a clean sheet in 31% (5 of 16 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)27
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
20Goals conceded (season)15
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
2.56Average goals per game2.63
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
10Goals scored (last 5)6
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal88%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
44%2 goals50%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
6%3 goals19%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
6%4 goals6%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

How often they concede at least...

69%1 goal50%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
38%2 goals31%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
19%3 goals13%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0%4 goals0%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

* 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.

63%
Newcastle United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 16 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

6%BTTS at half-time13%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
13%Scored in both halves25%
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BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
80%BTTS - last 540%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

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

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

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.

Chelsea is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.56 pts / game - Newcastle United · 1.69 pts / game - Chelsea

Newcastle United - half-time state
38% leading44% draw19% trailing
Chelsea - half-time state
44% leading38% draw19% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.56Points per game (1st half)1.69
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.69
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0.88Average goals (1st half)1.13
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
81%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
56%No goal before half-time50%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

After half-time (2nd half)

0.94Points per game (2nd half)1.75
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)1
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
31%Clean sheet after half-time63%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea
56%No goal after half-time38%
Newcastle UnitedChelsea

Newcastle United - second-half results

13% W56% D31% L
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.56
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Chelsea - second-half results

44% W44% D13% L
27
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding114%

Leads at halftime in 44% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Newcastle United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.01.2
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+5-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Chelsea - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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
4
4
31-45
3
4
46-60
3
2
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.

Chelsea
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
5
3
31-45
8
1
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
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.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Chelsea

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
58%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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 UnitedLigaChelsea
Average goals per game 2.562.86 2.63
Both teams scored 63%53% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 63%57% 56%
Clean sheets 31%26% 50%
Goal before half-time 56%73% 69%
Goal after half-time 75%83% 75%

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

2.86
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.62
Home goals / game
1.24
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
8%
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. Newcastle UnitedGoalNick Woltemade
  2. ChelseaYellow cardRobert Lynch Sánchez
  3. Newcastle UnitedGoalNick WoltemadeAssist: Anthony Michael Gordon
  4. ChelseaYellow cardAlejandro Garnacho Ferreyra
  5. ChelseaYellow cardMalo Gusto
  6. ChelseaGoalReece James
  7. ChelseaSubstitutionOn: Enzo Jeremías FernándezOff: Malo Gusto
  8. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardFabian Lukas Schär
  9. Newcastle UnitedSubstitutionOn: Harvey Lewis BarnesOff: Anthony Michael Gordon
  10. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardYoane Wissa
  11. Newcastle UnitedYellow cardLewis Hall
  12. Newcastle UnitedSubstitutionOn: Joseph George WillockOff: Jacob Matthew Ramsey

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.

Andrew MadleyMatches officiated: 21
3.71Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins19%Draws48%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Newcastle United vs Chelsea?

The Premier League match finished Newcastle United 2:2 Chelsea. 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 Chelsea?

Newcastle United score 1.31 goals per game on average and Chelsea 1.69. The Premier League average is 2.86 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Newcastle United's matches and 50% of Chelsea's.

What form are Newcastle United and Chelsea in?

Over the last 5 games Newcastle United have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Chelsea 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Newcastle United vs Chelsea — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.