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Premier League · Matchday 5

Newcastle United vs Hull City

· St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne· Referee Tony Harrington

Full time2 – 1

BCCFC prediction was Newcastle United to win

Bblended with market oddsCorrect

Predicted score 1 – 0

8% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
Newcastle UnitedDrawHull City

Why this pick: Newcastle United vs Hull City

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Newcastle United 10, Hull City 5). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Newcastle UnitedHull City
1.35 xG per 90 1.14
1.35 npxG per 90 1.14
12.0 PPDA 18.3
7.8 Deep completions per 90 2.2
1.17 xPTS per 90 1.08

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Newcastle United vs Hull City: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceNewcastle UnitedDrawHull City
Model29%32%39%
Market59%22%18%
Published52%25%24%
Edge-31%+10%+21%
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Edge = model probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Newcastle United vs Hull City odds movement

Median bookmaker price on Newcastle United, 27 snapshots since 2026-09-06.

Opened 1.40Now 1.61 +0.21
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Newcastle United1.401.61+0.21
Draw5.004.33-0.67
Hull City7.505.20-2.30

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Newcastle United and Hull City expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

1.01Newcastle United
1.28Hull City
Total expected goals
2.29
Attack rating (Newcastle United / Hull City)
1.00 / 0.82
Defence rating (Newcastle United / Hull City)
1.26 / 0.66

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Newcastle United vs Hull City score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 11.6% 10.3% 7.9% 3.3% 1.4% 1 8.3% 15.0% 8.4% 3.6% 1.5% 2 5.4% 7.0% 4.4% 1.9% 0.8% 3 1.9% 2.5% 1.6% 0.7% 0.3% 4+ 0.6% 0.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1%

Rows: Newcastle United goals. Columns: Hull City goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Newcastle United vs Hull City goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 88%
Over 1.5 70%
Over 2.5 42%
Over 3.5 21%
Both teams to score
49%
No goals (0–0)
12%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Newcastle United vs Hull City

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Newcastle United52%1.93
Draw25%4.08
Hull City24%4.23
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.542%2.41
Under 2.558%1.71
Both teams to scoreYes49%2.03
No51%1.97
Double chance1X (Newcastle United or draw)76%1.31
12 (either side)75%1.32
X2 (draw or Hull City)48%2.08
Handicap -1Newcastle United win by 2+12%8.42
Push (exactly one goal)17%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Newcastle United and Hull City recent form

Newcastle United 3W 2D 1L
Hull City 2W 3D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Newcastle United at home

Record (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Win rate
0%
Goals for / match
2.00
Goals against / match
2.00
Clean sheets
0 of 2

Hull City away

Record (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Win rate
50%
Goals for / match
1.50
Goals against / match
1.00
Clean sheets
1 of 2

League matches this season before kick-off: Newcastle United at home only, Hull City away only.

Injuries & availability

Newcastle United absences

  • A. Dedic injury
  • A. Elanga knee injury
  • D. Burn ankle injury
  • E. Jaouen ankle injury
  • J. Ramsey injury
  • Joelinton thigh injury
  • Nico injury
  • W. Osula injury

Hull City absences

  • C. Hughes groin injury
  • D. Gyabi groin injury
  • E. Matazo knee injury
  • H. Morita calf injury
  • I. Ansah back injury
  • J. Butland arm injury
  • M. Targett ankle injury
  • N. Mendy injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Newcastle United lineup · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21 L. Horníček
  2. 3 L. Hall
  3. 4 S. Botman
  4. 12 M. Thiaw
  5. 23 J. Murphy
  6. 67 L. Miley
  7. 14 Sean Steur
  8. 20 M. Fernandez-Pardo
  9. 28 J. Willock
  10. 11 H. Barnes
  11. 9 Y. Wissa

Bench: N. Pope, F. Schär, A. Bamba, B. Touré, K. Thompson, Miodrag Pivaš, V. Salia, M. Miley, M. Mills

Hull City lineup · 5-4-1

  1. 19 K. Tzolakis
  2. 3 R. Giles
  3. 22 L. Herrington
  4. 15 J. Egan
  5. 6 S. Ajayi
  6. 2 L. Coyle
  7. 7 S. Thomas
  8. 27 R. Slater
  9. 25 M. Crooks
  10. 10 M. Belloumi
  11. 9 O. McBurnie

Bench: J. Gelhardt, D. Phillips, J. Hjertø-Dahl, P. McNair, E. Stroud, L. Gourna-Douath, T. Iroegbunam, R. Vaz, M. Cho

Newcastle United vs Hull City head-to-head

Last 6 meetings: Newcastle United 3 · draws 2 · Hull City 1.

Newcastle UnitedDrawsHull City
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2024-07-27Hull City0-2Newcastle UnitedFriendlies Clubs
2016-11-29Hull City1-1Newcastle UnitedLeague Cup
2015-01-31Hull City0-3Newcastle UnitedPremier League
2014-09-20Newcastle United2-2Hull CityPremier League
2014-03-01Hull City1-4Newcastle UnitedPremier League
2013-09-21Newcastle United2-3Hull CityPremier League

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