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UEFA Champions League 25/26

Qarabağ FK v Newcastle

How the SharpXI model rated this UEFA Champions League fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.

Qarabağ FK1 – 6 Newcastle 18 Feb 2026
12/14
of the model's most-confident calls landed. Every one was published before kick-off and priced the same way as every other fixture. A single game is noise, not a verdict — the season-long record is on the track record.

Before Qarabağ FK lost to Newcastle 1–6, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 12 landed — the strongest being Harvey Barnes for 1+ shots total (97%, had 6). Its clearest miss: William Osula for 1+ fouls committed (85%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.

Match officials-25% cards vs the league average
Espen Eskas refereed this match 2.94cards a gameleague 3.94 18games
Espen Eskas's card record
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Player markets — the model's calls

Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.

PlayerMarketLineModel ActualResult
Harvey Barnes shots total 1+ 97% 6 ✓
William Osula shots total 1+ 96% 1 ✓
Anthony Gordon shots total 1+ 96% 6 ✓
Jacob Murphy shots total 1+ 93% 1 ✓
Nick Woltemade shots total 1+ 93% 1 ✓
Sandro Tonali shots total 1+ 86% 1 ✓
Joe Willock tackles 1+ 86% 3 ✓
William Osula fouls committed 1+ 85% 0 ✗
Joe Willock fouls committed 1+ 85% 1 ✓
Lewis Hall tackles 1+ 84% 4 ✓
Anthony Elanga shots total 1+ 83% 1 ✓
Joe Willock shots total 1+ 83% 1 ✓
Jacob Ramsey shots total 1+ 83% 0 ✗
Dan Burn fouls committed 1+ 80% 1 ✓

How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls committed

Team & match markets

MarketLineModel ActualResult
Match goals O2.5 72% 7 goals ✓
BTTS Yes 54% Yes ✓
Match cards O4.5 7% 1 cards ✗

How these are modelled: Match goals Match cards

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Frequently asked

How did the SharpXI model do on Qarabağ FK v Newcastle?

12 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.

What did the model get wrong on Qarabağ FK v Newcastle?

The most confident call it got wrong was William Osula at 85% for fouls committed — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.

Are these probabilities hindsight?

No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.

Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the UEFA Champions League?

No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.

SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.