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


Newcastle United
Ranking: #20 overall, #10 in England

85.8 → 83.7 (-2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Nottm Forest (A) 85.8 +0.3
3-1 17 May West Ham (H) 85.9 +0.1
2-0 24 May Fulham (A) 84.9 -1.0
2-2 23 Aug Liverpool (H) 84.0 -0.9
0-2 29 Aug Tottenham (A) 83.7 -0.3
Brighton and Hove Albion
Ranking: #10 overall, #5 in England

83.6 → 86.3 (+2.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 02 May Newcastle (A) 84.7 -0.7
3-0 09 May Wolves (H) 84.9 +0.2
1-0 17 May Leeds Utd (A) 86.3 +1.4
0-3 24 May Man United (H) 85.5 -0.8
4-0 23 Aug Aston Villa (H) 86.3 +0.8

Newcastle United vs Brighton and Hove Albion: by the numbers

There are 10 places between these two in our European rankings, with Brighton and Hove Albion the higher, and 5 places between them in England.

Brighton and Hove Albion arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.7 rating points over their last 10 matches against Newcastle United's -2.1.

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 Oct 2025.

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