Qarabag vs Newcastle

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🕒 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu 🧑‍⚖️ Espen Eskas 🔁 Round of 32 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 32
Champions League Table
Qarabag 5 · Newcastle 12
Referee Stats
8 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.13
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 13%
Home wins 50%
Draws 25%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (8-22).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (58%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (2-14 shots on target).

Team Overview

Qarabag (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 4-1-3

Goals For / Against

18 / 18
Avg: 2.25 / 2.25

Points

13
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 2-2-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 13
Avg: 2.67 / 2.17

Points

8
Avg: 1.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
1.33
2.25
GF
2.67
2.25
GA
2.17
75%
O2.5
83%
75%
BTTS
83%
38%
Score 1st
67%

League-position context

Qarabag rank5th
Newcastle rank12th
Qarabag points25
Newcastle points21
Qarabag: #5 · 25 pts · GD -4
10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #12 · 21 pts · GD +11
14 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Qarabag last 5 home

L W L D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals10-14
Record2-1-2
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 last 5 away

L W D D L
Points5/15
Weighted index38
Goals12-13
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Qarabag trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 50%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.583%
BTTS83%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Qarabag score at home100%
Qarabag clean sheet at home25%
Newcastle score away100%
Newcastle clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Qarabag score first38%
Qarabag win after scoring first67%
Newcastle score first67%
Newcastle win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Qarabag 60% · Newcastle 50%
Avg first goal minute: Qarabag 14.0' · Newcastle 9.8'

Vs league average

Qarabag score at home2.25 vs 1.85
Qarabag concede at home2.25 vs 1.30
Newcastle score away2.67 vs 1.30
Newcastle concede away2.17 vs 1.85
Qarabag score 22% above league average, while Newcastle score 105% above league average.
Defensive side: Qarabag are 73% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals6.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 7.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Qarabag goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
46-60 2
61-75 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 3
61-75 2
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
14
Total Shots
8
22
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
4
18
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
8
6
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
8
1
Total Passes
350
484
Passes Accurate
294
431
Passes %
84%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
3' ⚽
⚽
3' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
A. Gordon
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burn
8' ⚽
⚽
8' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
M. Thiaw
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Trippier
22' ↑↓
↑↓
22' ⇄ B. Mustafazadə
1st substitution · For: Dani Bolt
30' ⚽
⚽
30' ⚽ VAR
H. Barnes
Penalty confirmed
32' ⚽
⚽
32' ⚽ Goal · 0-3
A. Gordon
Penalty
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 0-4
A. Gordon
Normal Goal
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 0-5
A. Gordon
Penalty
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Leandro Andrade
2nd substitution · For: B. Hüseynov
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-5
E. Cəfərquliyev
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Almeyda
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ VAR
E. Cəfərquliyev
Goal confirmed
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ A. Gordon
1st substitution · For: W. Osula
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Willock
2nd substitution · For: J. Ramsey
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ A. Elanga
3rd substitution · For: J. Murphy
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 2-6
J. Murphy
Normal Goal
76'
76' M. Thiaw
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ K. Trippier
4th substitution · For: Joelinton
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ R. Almeyda
3rd substitution · For: E. Addai
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ Joni Montiel
4th substitution · For: Kady
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ H. Barnes
5th substitution · For: S. Neave
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ C. Durán
5th substitution · For: M. Qurbanlı

Qarabag vs Newcastle 1-6: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Qarabag 6-1 on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Espen Eskas. It was played at Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu.

First half: Newcastle took an early lead at 3' when A. Gordon scored, with the assist credited to D. Burn, making the score 0-1. Newcastle extended the lead at 8' when M. Thiaw scored, with the assist credited to K. Trippier, making the score 0-2. Qarabag made their 1st substitution at 22', with B. Mustafazadə replacing Dani Bolt. VAR intervened at 30' for Newcastle (Penalty confirmed). Newcastle extended the lead at 32' when A. Gordon scored (Penalty), making the score 0-3. Newcastle extended the lead at 33' when A. Gordon scored, making the score 0-4. Newcastle extended the lead at 45' when A. Gordon scored (Penalty), making the score 0-5.

Second half: Qarabag made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Leandro Andrade replacing B. Hüseynov. Qarabag reduced the deficit at 54' when E. Cəfərquliyev scored, with the assist credited to R. Almeyda, making the score 1-5. VAR intervened at 56' for Qarabag (Goal confirmed). Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 68', with A. Gordon replacing W. Osula. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Willock replacing J. Ramsey. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle extended the lead at 72' when J. Murphy scored, making the score 2-6. M. Thiaw received a yellow card for Newcastle at 76'. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 77', with K. Trippier replacing Joelinton. Qarabag made their 3rd substitution at 85', with R. Almeyda replacing E. Addai. Qarabag made their 4th substitution at 85', with Joni Montiel replacing Kady. Newcastle made their 5th substitution at 87', with H. Barnes replacing S. Neave. Qarabag made their 5th substitution at 88', with C. Durán replacing M. Qurbanlı.

Qarabag used 5 substitutions while Newcastle used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (8-22).
  • Newcastle controlled possession (58%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (2-14 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Qarabag vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season