OM-Newcastle: Pre-match statistics

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OM and Newcastle have only faced each other twice. That was 21 years ago in the semi-finals of the 2003-04 UEFA Cup. OM were unbeaten against the English club, with a 0-0 draw at St James' Park and a 2-0 win in the return leg at the Orange Vélodrome.

1

Newcastle have won only one of their eight European away games against French teams (3 draws and 4 defeats). That was at Sochaux in the UEFA Cup in November 2004 (4-0).

0

OM have not won any of their last 12 European matches against English teams (three draws and nine defeats, scoring five goals in the process). OM's last victory against an English team in European competition was in December 2010 against Chelsea (1-0 in the Champions League).

3

Roberto De Zerbi and his Magpies counterpart Eddie Howe have faced each other three times in all competitions, with one win each and one draw. Eleven goals have been scored (6 for Newcastle and 5 for Brighton) in these matches, an average of 3.7 goals per game.

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In the UEFA Champions League, Newcastle are on a run of three consecutive wins without conceding a goal: 4-0 against Union SG, 3-0 against Benfica and 2-0 against Bilbao. This is the Magpies' longest run of clean sheets in the competition.

2

OM have lost two matches this season in the UEFA Champions League after opening the scoring: 2-1 against Real Madrid and 2-1 against Sporting CP.

10

Newcastle have scored 10 goals in four UEFA Champions League matches in 2025-26. That's already four more than in their previous Champions League campaign (6 goals in as many games in 2023-24). With 10 goals from 50 shots attempted, the Magpies have converted 20% of their shots into goals.