Newcastle United betting statistics 2024/25

Newcastle enjoyed a superb season as they secured a Champions League finish and won their first piece of domestic silverware in 70 years, in a memorable campaign at St. James’ Park. The return to European football will again test the Magpies, who struggled in their last foray in top-tier competition.

Even so, Newcastle fans have every reason to revel in what has been a wonderful 12 months. They may have limped over the finish line, losing their final two games of the season, but the return to the Champions League combined with the EFL Cup triumph means the club head into the summer with the wind in their sails.

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Goals scored, shots and xG

While Newcastle couldn’t mix it with champions Liverpool for total goals scored - you check out Liverpool's full 2024/25 statistics here - they still managed to hit the back of the net 68 times, which was the fourth most in the Premier League last season. Eddie Howe has a settled 4-3-3 system, and with – on the whole – one game per week, the players at his disposal maximised the additional rest.

Leading the charge for the Magpies was star striker Alexander Isak, who maintained his rise to superstardom with another standout campaign. The Swede, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal (check out Arsenal's 2024/25 stats) and Liverpool, established himself as one of the Premier League’s elite frontmen as he scored 23 league goals; only behind Mohamed Salah (29).

The high goal return for both player and club came about even as Newcastle ranked eighth for shots (13.8) and 10th for shots on target per game (4.6) in the Premier League last season. Howe’s side weren’t the most consistent creators in the division – 10.6 key passes per game was the seventh most – but they made their chances count as Newcastle finished the season with the third best conversion rate (12.6%).

Meanwhile, of the 142 players to manage at least 25 shots, Isak’s conversion rate of 23.2% was the fifth highest in the division. Crucially, too, was that only Mohamed Salah (20) scored more non-penalty goals than Isak (19) in the division, while the latter’s non-penalty xG return of 18.23 ranked fourth in the division, highlighting how effective the Newcastle man was without the need to boost his return from the spot. 

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Chance creation, through balls and times fouled

As alluded to, Newcastle weren’t the most regular shooters of Premier League teams last season, but they made the chances presented to them count. Top for key passes for the Magpies was central midfielder Bruno Guimaraes (52), that in itself fifth of central midfielders in the Premier League last season. Ranking joint-third for key passes for Newcastle was Jacob Murphy, who was one of the surprise stars for Howe’s side in 2024/25.

Only Mohamed Salah (18) registered more assists than Murphy (12) in the Premier League last season. Of those 12, seven were for Isak, marking the best assist-to-goalscorer combination in the 2024/25 Premier League campaign. The partnership between the pair was a key reason behind Newcastle’s top-five finish as the duo developed quite the understanding on the frontline.

To his credit, Murphy did rank joint-sixth for big chances created (16) but Newcastle as a whole finished the season eighth for clear-cut goalscoring opportunities (81) to reinforce the winger’s unheralded performances down the right. Howe’s side did look to maximise the right flank as frequently as possible as a means of hurting opponents, with 38% of their attacks coming down this side of the pitch, the fifth such highest return.

Key to Murphy’s involvement was the ability to thread a ball through the eye of a needle that granted the 30-year-old the time and space to pick his pass, nominally for Isak. While Newcastle did rank sixth for accurate through balls (35) in the Premier League last season, they did rely on individual quality to bring Howe’s gameplan to life.

Only two players made more accurate through balls than Bruno Guimaraes (12) in the Premier League last season as the Brazilian again shone for Newcastle. Teams were fully aware of Guimaraes’ quality on the ball that they sought to go to great lengths in order to stifle the 27-year-old, who was fouled more times (108) than any other Premier League player last season, a metric Anthony Gordon (71) ranked second for.

On the whole, Newcastle became one of the masters of drawing fouls from opponents. While they didn’t always maximise their set-pieces to get on the scoresheet – just 12 goals came from set-piece situations – this also proved an effective way of easing pressure on the goal and give the team a chance to settle after a potentially testing period, disrupting the rhythm of opponents in the process. On the whole, Newcastle were fouled the third most times per game (11.8) in the division.

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Shots conceded, crosses blocked and possession won

Newcastle weren’t exactly steadfast at the back, and in fact conceded an average of 12.4 shots per game, the 11th most, while 3.1 saves per game ranked seventh. 47 goals conceded was actually more than 13th-placed Everton (44) yet the Magpies worked hard to ensure as little as possible got through the midfield.

Only Bournemouth (799) won possession in the midfield third more times than Newcastle (786) in the Premier League last season, while 1910 ball recoveries was the sixth most overall. As such, opponents would often force the ball wide in order to hurt Newcastle, which shouldn’t come as a surprise when you’d be up against Sandro Tonali, Guimaraes and Joelinton, three energetic midfielders that wouldn’t give you a moment’s rest.

Even so, Newcastle had planned for this, as the full-backs worked hard to limit any balls into the box. Indeed, the Magpies finished the season top for crosses blocked per game (2.1), while only James Justin (26) pipped Lewis Hall (24) to top spot for this metric of players, this despite the left-back’s season being cut short in February. Tino Livramento (14) placed among the top 10 players in the division to reinforce the importance of the full-backs in Howe’s 4-3-3 setup.

The system clearly works well for Newcastle. There may be an overreliance on key players in crucial areas, but Howe’s 4-3-3 setup is tough to combat and keep in check, especially once they do win the ball back in the middle of the park. Key to building on this season’s success will be to retain Isak’s services, which’ll prove easier said than done, but Champions League football and silverware gives them plenty of hope that Howe will keep the band together.

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