Newcastle vs Cheltenham: result 2-0 and analysis
League Cup2nd RoundKick-off on August 23, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
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What was the result of Newcastle vs Cheltenham?
Newcastle won 2-0 on August 23, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 45′Ayoze PérezNewcastle
- 47′Ayoze PérezNewcastle
Official lineup for Newcastle vs Cheltenham
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Newcastle
- 17Ayoze Pérez
- 45A. Mitrović
- 4J. Colback
- 12J. Shelvey
- 15M. Diamé
- 16R. Aarons
- 5G. Hanley
- 6J. Lascelles
- 27Jesús Gámez Duarte
- 42J. Sterry
- 26K. Darlow
Cheltenham
- 8B. Waters
- 9D. Wright
- 7H. Pell
- 14A. Hall
- 18James Rowe
- 21James Francis Dayton
- 6Danny Parslow
- 17J. Cranston
- 24D. O'Shaughnessy
- 26Easah Suliman
- 1Russell John Griffiths
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newcastle have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Cheltenham have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Bristol City(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Reading(home) | 4-1 | Championship |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Fulham(away) | 0-1 | Championship |
| May 15, 2016 | Tottenham(home) | 5-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Doncaster(home) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Aug 16, 2016 | Carlisle(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Mansfield Town(away) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 9, 2016 | Charlton(home) | 1-0 | League Cup |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Leyton Orient(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Newcastle score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Cheltenham score 1.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Cheltenham | 1.7 | 0.7 | 5 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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