Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Newcastle United
Ranking: #27 overall, #13 in England

85.5 → 81.6 (-3.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
2-2 05 Sep Bournemouth (H) 83.1 -0.6
4-1 14 Sep Leeds Utd (A) 82.5 -0.6
2-1 19 Sep Hull City (H) 81.7 -0.8
4-1 12 Oct Coventry (A) 81.6 -0.1
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #4 in England

84.7 → 85.8 (+1.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-3 30 Aug Chelsea (A) 85.6 -0.7
1-1 05 Sep Leeds Utd (H) 85.1 -0.5
0-5 13 Sep Coventry (A) 85.5 +0.4
3-0 19 Sep Arsenal (H) 85.5 0.0
0-2 10 Oct Sunderland (A) 85.8 +0.3

Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

There are 17 places between these two in our European rankings, with Brighton and Hove Albion the higher, and 9 places between them in England.

Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.1 rating points over their last 10 matches against Newcastle United's -3.9.

Last time these teams played, on 2 May 2026, Newcastle United gained 0.7 rating points.

Newcastle United first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.2 on 25 October 2025.

Brighton and Hove Albion first climbed to #4 in our European rankings on 14 May 2023.