Premier League | Gameweek 17
Jan 3, 2021 at 2.15pm UK
St James' Park
Newcastle1 - 2Leicester
The Match
Match Report
Tielemans struck 18 minutes from time to add to James Maddison's 55th-minute opener.
Team News
The Magpies squad has been hit by a Covid-19 outbreak.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Leicester City win with a probability of 62.37%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Newcastle United had a probability of 16.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 0-1 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.5%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.24%), while for a Newcastle United win it was 1-0 (5.34%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Newcastle United | Draw | Leicester City |
| 16.08% | 21.54% | 62.37% |
| Both teams to score 48.98% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
