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Coventry v Newcastle United

27%Coventry
29%Draw
44%Newcastle United

Newcastle United, just.

Tested

Newcastle United win about 44 times in 100. The other 56: a draw (29) or a Coventry win (27).

Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:27 CEST, before kickoff.

3 or more goals48%
Both teams score53%
Expected goals1.1 v 1.5
Most likely score1-114% chance

Likely line-ups

Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoff
Coventry5-3-24-2-4Newcastle United

Players to watch

Model estimate

Each player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).

Numbers to expect

Forecast by Vesta

What each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.

Shots10.114.9
Shots on target3.14.7
Corners4.25.5
Fouls13.310.3
Yellow cards1.61.7

What's at stake

Model estimate

The chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.

What Coventry v Newcastle United changes for both teams
Team and chanceNowCoventry winDrawNewcastle United win
Coventry
Bottom 344%35%46%51%
Newcastle United
Top 44%3%3%6%
Bottom 38%12%9%5%

Goals in the match

Tested
1 or more goals91%
2 or more goals74%
3 or more goals48%
4 or more goals26%
5 or more goals12%

Exactly

0 goals9%
1 goal17%
2 goals26%
3 goals21%
4 goals14%
5 goals7%
6 or more goals5%

Goals by team

Tested
Coventry: 1 or more68%
Coventry: 2 or more31%
Coventry: 3 or more10%
Newcastle United: 1 or more77%
Newcastle United: 2 or more43%
Newcastle United: 3 or more18%
Both teams score53%
At least one team does not score47%

Winning margin

Tested
Coventry by 3 or more3%
Coventry by 28%
Coventry by 116%
Draw29%
Newcastle United by 122%
Newcastle United by 213%
Newcastle United by 3 or more9%

Result combinations

Tested
Coventry win or draw56%
Either team wins (no draw)71%
Newcastle United win or draw72%

Clean sheets

Tested
Coventry keep a clean sheet23%
Newcastle United keep a clean sheet32%
Coventry win without conceding14%
Newcastle United win without conceding24%
No goals at all9%

The first goal

Model estimate
Coventry score first40%
Newcastle United score first52%
No goals9%

When it comes

Minutes 1-1530%
Minutes 16-3021%
Minutes 31-45+16%
Minutes 46-6011%
Minutes 61-757%
Minutes 76-90+6%

Every score

Tested

Chance of each score in percent: Coventry goals down, Newcastle United goals across.

Chance of each exact score
Home goals down, away goals across012345
08.79.87.93.91.40.4
17.213.89.04.41.60.5
24.66.85.32.50.90.3
31.72.61.91.00.30.1
40.50.70.50.30.1·
50.10.20.10.1··

Halves

Tested
A goal in the first half68%
A goal in the second half76%
Coventry ahead at half-time23%
Level at half-time44%
Newcastle United ahead at half-time33%
Coventry win the second half25%
Second half level38%
Newcastle United win the second half36%
More goals in the first half29%
More goals in the second half43%
Same goals in both halves28%

Half-time and full-time

Tested
Coventry ahead at half-time, Coventry win15%
Level at half-time, Coventry win11%
Newcastle United ahead at half-time, Coventry win2%
Coventry ahead at half-time, draw5%
Level at half-time, draw18%
Newcastle United ahead at half-time, draw5%
Coventry ahead at half-time, Newcastle United win2%
Level at half-time, Newcastle United win15%
Newcastle United ahead at half-time, Newcastle United win26%

When the goals come

Model estimate

Expected goals in each 15 minutes.

1-15'
16-30'
31-45+'
46-60'
61-75'
76-90+'
CoventryNewcastle United

Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

Every player's chances

Model estimate

Everyone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.

Coventry
Coventry: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Taiwo Awoniyi bench4723%3%7%28%1.3
Jack Rudoni6112%<1%7%18%1.0
Ellis Simms bench218%<1%2%10%0.5
Matt Grimes898%<1%6%14%1.0
Jay Dasilva897%<1%5%12%0.5
Ephron Mason-Clark486%<1%5%11%0.7
Frank Onyeka646%<1%8%13%0.6
Brandon Thomas-Asante bench456%<1%4%9%0.7
Caleb Yirenkyi545%<1%5%10%0.6
Loum Tchaouna bench435%<1%4%8%0.7
Bobby Thomas884%<1%6%10%1.1
Aurèle Amenda723%<1%2%4%0.4
Milan van Ewijk722%<1%3%6%0.3
Ethan Pinnock562%<1%2%3%0.3
Sidiki Chérif bench62%<1%<1%2%0.1
Victor Torp bench101%<1%2%3%0.1
Stephen Mfuni bench18<1%<1%<1%2%0.1
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto bench6<1%<1%<1%2%0.1
Gustavo Hamer bench5<1%<1%<1%1%0.1
Carl Rushworth90<1%<1%4%4%0.0
Newcastle United
Newcastle United: each player's chances
PlayerMinScore2+AssistGoal or assistShots
Yoane Wissa8926%4%10%33%1.7
Harvey Barnes9024%3%12%33%2.1
Malick Thiaw9011%<1%2%13%0.7
Matias Fernandez-Pardo bench3210%<1%6%15%0.8
Joe Willock589%<1%9%17%1.1
Lewis Miley817%<1%11%17%0.7
William Osula bench116%<1%1%7%0.3
Anthony Elanga486%<1%6%12%0.6
Jacob Murphy bench365%<1%7%12%0.7
Lewis Hall905%<1%9%14%0.9
Sven Botman905%<1%4%9%0.6
Sean Steur465%<1%5%10%0.5
Amar Dedic663%<1%6%9%0.5
Nico González bench342%<1%2%4%0.3
Bazoumana Touré bench92%<1%2%4%0.2
Jacob Ramsey bench132%<1%2%3%0.2
Valentino Livramento bench6<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0
Lukás Hornícek90<1%<1%<1%<1%0.0