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🕒 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Glenn Nyberg 🔁 League Stage - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 1
League Stage Table
Newcastle 11 · Barcelona 5
Referee Stats
Glenn Nyberg
6 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.67
Over 4.5 cards 17%
Home wins 33%
Draws 33%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (10-19).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (64%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 4-1-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 5
Avg: 2.17 / 0.83

Points

13
Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
Barcelona (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 3-2-1

Goals For / Against

12 / 11
Avg: 2.00 / 1.83

Points

11
Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
1.83
2.17
GF
2.00
0.83
GA
1.83
75%
O2.5
100%
25%
BTTS
75%
75%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Newcastle rank11th
Barcelona rank5th
Newcastle points14
Barcelona points16
Newcastle: #11 · 14 pts · GD +10
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Barcelona: #5 · 16 pts · GD +8
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W W L
Points9/12
Weighted index90
Goals9-2
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Barcelona last 5 away

W L D W
Points7/12
Weighted index57
Goals9-9
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Barcelona trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home100%
Newcastle clean sheet at home75%
Barcelona score away75%
Barcelona clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first75%
Newcastle win after scoring first100%
Barcelona score first50%
Barcelona win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 0% · Barcelona 100%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 17.0' · Barcelona 42.5'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home2.17 vs 1.93
Newcastle concede at home0.83 vs 1.45
Barcelona score away2.00 vs 1.45
Barcelona concede away1.83 vs 1.93
Newcastle score 12% above league average, while Barcelona score 38% above league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 43% below league average at home, and Barcelona are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals4.67
BTTS100%
Over 2.567%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
76-90+ 0

Barcelona goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
31-45 3
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
46-60 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
5
Total Shots
10
19
Shots off Goal
1
8
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
7
14
Shots Outside Box
3
5
Ball Possession
36%
64%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
282
539
Passes Accurate
205
462
Passes %
73%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
28'
28' Joelinton
45'
45' Gerard Martín
45+2'
45+2' D. Burn
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Koundé
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ F. Schär
1st substitution · For: M. Thiaw
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ Joelinton
2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ H. Barnes
3rd substitution · For: N. Woltemade
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ A. Elanga
4th substitution · For: J. Willock
67' ⚽
⚽
67' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
M. Rashford
Normal Goal
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ R. Lewandowski
1st substitution · For: Ferran Torres
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ Pau Cubarsí Paredes
2nd substitution · For: A. Christensen
75'
75' Fermín
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ K. Trippier
5th substitution · For: S. Botman
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ M. Rashford
3rd substitution · For: Dani Olmo
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Gerard Martín
4th substitution · For: Eric García
82'
82' F. de Jong
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
A. Gordon
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Murphy
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ Fermín
5th substitution · For: Marc Casadó
90+7'
90+7' Marc Casadó

Newcastle vs Barcelona 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Barcelona beat Newcastle 2-1 on Thursday, 18 September 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Glenn Nyberg. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 28'. Gerard Martín received a yellow card for Barcelona at 45'. D. Burn received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45+2'.

Second half: Barcelona took the lead at 58' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to J. Koundé, making the score 0-1. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 63', with F. Schär replacing M. Thiaw. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Joelinton replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 63', with H. Barnes replacing N. Woltemade. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 63', with A. Elanga replacing J. Willock. Barcelona extended the lead at 67' when M. Rashford scored, making the score 0-2. Barcelona made their 1st substitution at 69', with R. Lewandowski replacing Ferran Torres. Barcelona made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Pau Cubarsí Paredes replacing A. Christensen. Fermín received a yellow card for Barcelona at 75'. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 76', with K. Trippier replacing S. Botman. Barcelona made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Rashford replacing Dani Olmo. Barcelona made their 4th substitution at 81', with Gerard Martín replacing Eric García. F. de Jong received a yellow card for Barcelona at 82'. Newcastle scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when A. Gordon scored, with the assist credited to J. Murphy, making the score 1-2. Barcelona made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Fermín replacing Marc Casadó. Marc Casadó received a yellow card for Barcelona at 90+7'.

Newcastle used 5 substitutions while Barcelona used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 2 yellow cards, while Barcelona got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Barcelona outshot their opponent (10-19).
  • Barcelona controlled possession (64%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Newcastle vs Barcelona Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
18 Mar 2026 Barcelona vs Newcastle 7 - 2 10 Mar 2026 Newcastle vs Barcelona 1 - 1 18 Sep 2025 Newcastle vs Barcelona 1 - 2