EFL Cup

EFL Cup | Third Round

Sep 23, 2020 at 7.45pm UK

Globe Arena

Morecambe
0 - 7
Newcastle

FT(HT: 0-5)

Joelinton (5', 31'), Almiron (20'), Murphy (27'), Hayden (45+2'), Lascelles (51'), Lavelle (90+1' og.)

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The Match

Match Report

Steve Bruce's side scored five in the first half.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's EFL Cup third round tie between Morecambe and Newcastle United, including team news and injury news.

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 Newcastle United win with a probability of 44.92%. A win for Morecambe had a probability of 30.09% and a draw had a probability of 25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.18%) and 0-2 (7.48%). The likeliest Morecambe win was 1-0 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.

Result
Morecambe	Draw	Newcastle United
30.09%	24.99%	44.92%

Both teams to score 55.77%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.64%

47.36%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.42%

69.58%

Morecambe Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.7%

29.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.74%

65.26%

Newcastle United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.88%

21.12%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.05%

53.95%

Score Analysis

Morecambe 30.09%

Newcastle United 44.92%

Draw 24.99%

Morecambe	Draw	Newcastle United
1-0 @ 7.59% 2-1 @ 7.25% 2-0 @ 4.66% 3-1 @ 2.97% 3-2 @ 2.31% 3-0 @ 1.91% 4-1 @ 0.91% Other @ 2.49% Total : 30.09%	1-1 @ 11.81% 0-0 @ 6.19% 2-2 @ 5.64% 3-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.99%	0-1 @ 9.62% 1-2 @ 9.18% 0-2 @ 7.48% 1-3 @ 4.76% 0-3 @ 3.88% 2-3 @ 2.92% 1-4 @ 1.85% 0-4 @ 1.51% 2-4 @ 1.14% Other @ 2.58% Total : 44.92%