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Newcastle U21 vs Sunderland U21

26 Oct 2026 · 20:00
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a slight model-market difference for a home win for Newcastle U21. The difference indicates only a limited disagreement with market expectations.

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. The exchange of attempts has been broadly balanced.

The visitors have experienced mixed results recently. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. Their shooting balance has been moderately positive, although a smaller share of attempts has reached the target in the more recent matches.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 2.90 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 3.03. At this price, a home win for Newcastle U21 does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME MODEL > MARKET
Newcastle U21
STOCHASTICBET 33.0%
PINNACLE 32.0% odd 2.90
DIFFERENCE +1.0 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 22.1%
PINNACLE 22.1% odd 4.20
DIFFERENCE +0.0 pp
AWAY
Sunderland U21
STOCHASTICBET 44.9%
PINNACLE 45.9% odd 2.02
DIFFERENCE -1.0 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 26 Oct 2026 · 18:11
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Attacking Edge: Sunderland U21

Recent attacking and defensive numbers do not show a clear overall edge.

Attack Recent attacking output
Newcastle U21 Sunderland U21
Shots 13.0 · On target 5.5 Shots 17.3 · On target 6.3

Recent attacking output favours Sunderland U21, combining shots and shots on target.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
Newcastle U21 Sunderland U21
Shots allowed 9.8 · On target allowed 3.5 Shots allowed 13.8 · On target allowed 7.3

Newcastle U21 has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
Newcastle U21 Sunderland U21

The combined recent performance profile is relatively balanced.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-26 19:33:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -3.00 pp -0.85 pp
DRAW -0.49 pp -0.43 pp
AWAY +3.49 pp +1.28 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -3.00 pp +0.18 pp
DRAW -0.49 pp -0.41 pp
AWAY +3.49 pp +0.23 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

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RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: England Premier League 2 · 85 matches with scores · 79 with shots · coverage 92.9%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

Newcastle U216 matches · 1 home / 5 away
WWLLLW
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
Sunderland U216 matches · 2 home / 4 away
DLDWWL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
−2.010.2 actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+4.617.2 actual
Newcastle U21: 10.2 · league average 12.2 · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 17.2 · league average 12.6 · 6 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
−3.910.0 actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+2.716.2 actual
Newcastle U21: 10.0 · league average 13.9 · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 16.2 · league average 13.5 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
−1.04.2 actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+1.06.5 actual
Newcastle U21: 4.2 · league average 5.2 · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 6.5 · league average 5.5 · 6 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
−2.14.2 actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+1.77.7 actual
Newcastle U21: 4.2 · league average 6.3 · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 7.7 · league average 6.0 · 6 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
+0.041.83 actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+0.312.17 actual
Newcastle U21: 1.83 · league average 1.79 · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 2.17 · league average 1.86 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
+3.7 pp18.0% actual
Sunderland U21Away team
−1.9 pp12.6% actual
Newcastle U21: 18.0% · league average 14.3% · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 12.6% · league average 14.5% · 6 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
Newcastle U21Home team
−0.2 pp15.0% actual
Sunderland U21Away team
+0.5 pp15.5% actual
Newcastle U21: 15.0% · league average 15.2% · 6 valid matchesSunderland U21: 15.5% · league average 15.0% · 6 valid matches

Individual match details

Newcastle U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
13/10/2026Away2–112 / 94 / 2
09/10/2026Home4–125 / 1012 / 5
06/10/2026Away1–29 / 114 / 3
22/09/2026Away1–26 / 92 / 4
19/09/2026Away0–24 / 90 / 5
15/09/2026Away3–15 / 123 / 6
Sunderland U21 · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
10/10/2026Away2–216 / 116 / 4
06/10/2026Away0–213 / 161 / 7
22/09/2026Away3–314 / 206 / 14
18/09/2026Home3–126 / 812 / 4
11/09/2026Home4–218 / 209 / 7
31/08/2026Away1–516 / 225 / 10

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.