Coventry vs Newcastle: result 4-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 6Kick-off on October 12, 2026 at 07:00 PM (UTC)The Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, West Midlands
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What was the result of Coventry vs Newcastle?
Coventry won 4-1 on October 12, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 6′J. RudoniCoventry (pen.)
- 48′S. CherifCoventry
- 70′S. BotmanNewcastle
- 81′E. SimmsCoventry
- 86′S. MfuniCoventry
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Newcastle win at 45%: prediction missed. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 4-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Coventry vs Newcastle
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Coventry
4-2-3-1- 49S. Cherif
- 10E. Mason-Clark
- 5J. Rudoni
- 23B. Thomas-Asante
- 6M. Grimes
- 8Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi
- 3J. Dasilva
- 4B. Thomas
- 2E. Pinnock
- 27M. van Ewijk
- 19C. Rushworth
Newcastle
4-2-3-1- 20M. Fernandez-Pardo
- 11H. Barnes
- 9Y. Wissa
- 23J. Murphy
- 28J. Willock
- 6Nico González
- 3L. Hall
- 4S. Botman
- 12M. Thiaw
- 67L. Miley
- 21L. Horníček
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Coventry have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Newcastle have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-3 | League Cup |
| Sep 13, 2026 | Brighton(home) | 0-5 | Premier League |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Manchester City(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Hull City(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Hull City(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Leeds(away) | 1-4 | Premier League |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Millwall(away) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Bournemouth(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Tottenham(away) | 2-0 | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Coventry score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Newcastle score 1.5 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Newcastle | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Coventry sit 14th in Premier League (6 points from 6 matches) and Newcastle sit 11th (8 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Newcastle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | Coventry | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy