UEFA Champions League·Round of 32Full time
VenueSt James' Park
RefereeDavide Massa, Italy
Kickoff
Cortex Pick
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Match winnerWith confidence ring & reasoning
Player propsUp to 6 prop edges, scored
Period markets1H/2H goals, 75′+ goal
Risk AlertLines the AI thinks are traps
Reads fixture + h2h + form + injuries + odds + standings
Match timeline
Newcastle0′—90′Match timelineQarabag
4'
6'
51'
52'
57'
Home goalAway goalYellowRed
- 87'
- 80'Pedro BicalhoYellow
- 79'
- 79'
- 79'
- 73'
- 69'
- 62'
- 57'E. Cafarquliyevassist M. Jankovic
- 54'
- 53'
- 53'
- 52'S. Botmanassist K. Trippier
- 51'C. Duranassist J. Montiel
- 6'
- 4'
Match statistics
Match statistics
17 stats65%
Possession
Newcastle65|35Qarabag
Shots on goal
8goals
Newcastle
6goals
Qarabag
Total shots
19shots
Newcastle
13shots
Qarabag
- 19Total shots13
- 8Shots on goal6
- 4Shots off goal5
- 14Shots inside box8
- 604Total passes327
- 89%Pass accuracy80%
- 9Corners6
- 10Fouls4
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 0Offsides2
- 7Blocked shots2
- 5Shots outside box5
- 4Goalkeeper saves5
- 538Passes accurate260
- 2.66Expected goals (xG)1.30
- 0.81Goals prevented0.81
Cortex Quick Read
Market & statistical baselineHeadline read
Combo Winner : Newcastle and +1.5 goals
Match outcome splitAPI model · implied %
Newcastle50%
Draw50%
Qarabag0%
Statistical comparisonfrom market & model
Form
73%
27%
Attack
68%
32%
Defense
77%
23%
Goals model
80%
20%
Head-to-head
100%
0%
Newcastle · league form
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Qarabag · league form
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Lineups
4-3-3 vs 3-4-2-1
Newcastle4-3-3Eddie Howe
vs
Qarabag3-4-2-1Qurban Qurbanov
Newcastle bench
10
Qarabag bench
10
A. RamazanovGoalkeeper89
F. BunticGoalkeeper97
E. AddaiForward11
Leandro AndradeMidfielder15
Kady BorgesMidfielder20
O. KashchukMidfielder21
M. QurbanlyForward22
T. BayramovDefender27
A. HuseynovDefender30- 32
Recent form
Last 5 matches
NewcastleL2-7
L1-2
L1-2
L1-2
L0-1
QarabagL1-2
W5-1
L1-2
L0-1
D0-0
Head-to-head
2 previous meetingsInjuries & suspensions
14 reportedNewcastle
7
Bruno GuimaraesMuscle InjuryOut
M. GillespieInactiveOut
E. KrafthKnee InjuryOut
V. LivramentoHamstring InjuryOut
L. MileyKnee InjuryOut
F. ScharAnkle InjuryOut
M. ThiawYellow CardsOut
Qarabag
7
ChrisoInactiveOut
J. GnaliInactiveOut
S. MahammadaliyevInjuryOut
S. MmaeeInactiveOut
B. MustafazadaInjuryOut
A. RzayevInactiveOut
R. SheydayevInactiveOut
Standings
UEFA Champions League 2025Champions League
| # | Team | P | W-D-L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Inter | 8 | 5-0-3 | +8 | 15 |
| 11 |  Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 4-2-2 | +10 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle | 8 | 4-2-2 | +10 | 14 |
| 13 |  Juventus | 8 | 3-4-1 | +4 | 13 |
| 14 |  Atletico Madrid | 8 | 4-1-3 | +2 | 13 |
| 15 |  Atalanta | 8 | 4-1-3 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3-3-2 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 3-2-3 | +2 | 11 |
| 18 |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 8 | 3-2-3 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 |  Club Brugge KV | 8 | 3-1-4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 |  Galatasaray | 8 | 3-1-4 | -2 | 10 |
| 21 |  Monaco | 8 | 2-4-2 | -6 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag | 8 | 3-1-4 | -8 | 10 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2-3-3 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3-0-5 | -2 | 9 |