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FK Qarabag v Newcastle United : Champions League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Feb, 17:45 BST, Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)), Baku

FK Qarabag are in Champions League action on Wednesday evening, as Qurban Qurbanov attempts to outsmart Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United side at the Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)). We have predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head stats across every major market, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Champions League clash.


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Best Tip: Newcastle to win

Claiming a victory away from home the Champions League is always cause for celebration, and we predict Eddie Howe and his Newcastle charges will end the game jubilant at Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu (Bakı (Baku)) on Wednesday evening. The statistics below, including historical head-to-head (H2H) records, suggest they have a great chance of delivering, and the bookies odds do too. You can get best odds of 1.40 on Newcastle to win. We think it's well worth backing.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 68% chance of Newcastle coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Qarabag
13%
7.007.00
Draw
19%
4.754.80
Newcastle
68%
1.401.44
Newcastle 2-0
11%
7.007.00
Newcastle 1-0
10%
7.507.00
Newcastle 2-1
10%
8.508.00
Draw 1-1
9%
9.008.50
Newcastle 3-0
8%
9.509.00
Newcastle 3-1
7%
11.0010.00
Draw 0-0
5%
15.0013.00
Newcastle 4-0
5%
17.0015.00
Draw 2-2
4%
19.0017.00
Qarabag 1-0
4%
19.0015.00
Newcastle 4-1
4%
21.0017.00
Qarabag 2-1
4%
21.0017.00
Newcastle 3-2
3%
23.0021.00
Newcastle 5-0
2%
34.0026.00
Newcastle 5-1
2%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
1.671.65
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
2.202.15
Home 1st Goal
38%
3.103.40
Away 1st Goal
59%
1.401.36
No 1st Goal
3%
15.0012.00
BTTS - Yes
51%
1.951.91
BTTS - No
49%
1.801.80
BTTS - Home Win
7%
12.0011.00
BTTS - Draw
14%
6.005.75
BTTS - Away Win
30%
3.103.00
Home/draw
32%
2.752.80
Away/draw
87%
1.101.10
Home/away
81%
1.181.18
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1.221.20
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
4.334.20
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
2.752.60
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1.441.44
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
5.004.60
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1.171.17
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10.008.50
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1.061.06
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.031.02
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
15.0012.00
Home DNB
26%
5.505.00
Away DNB
81%
1.141.14
Qarabag win to nil
6%
13.00-
Newcastle win to nil
38%
2.25-
Qarabag / Qarabag
7%
13.009.50
Qarabag / Newcastle
4%
21.0017.00
Qarabag / Draw
5%
19.0015.00
Draw / Qarabag
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Newcastle
19%
4.004.33
Draw / Draw
12%
7.006.50
Newcastle / Qarabag
2%
41.0034.00
Newcastle / Newcastle
40%
2.052.00
Newcastle / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
Win / draw / win Champions League table

Qarabag have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league. Qarabag are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 1 and won zero. Qarabag have conceded 8 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 1 match and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Qarabag have played 7 games at home, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Newcastle lay in 12th place on 14 points in the Champions League league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 15 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Newcastle have conceded 4 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Newcastle have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Qarabag
Newcastle
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal88001924 
-
-
-
-
2
Bayern87011421 
-
-
-
-
3
Liverpool86021218 
-
-
-
-
4
Spurs85211017 
-
-
-
-
5
Barcelona8512816 
-
-
-
-
6
Chelsea8512716 
-
-
-
-
7
S. Lisbon8512616 
-
-
-
-
8
Man City8512616 
-
-
-
-
9
Real Madrid8503915 
-
-
-
-
10
Inter8503815 
-
-
-
-
11
PSG84221014 
-
-
-
-
12
Newcastle84221014 
Feb 18
Feb 24
-
-
13
Juventus8341413 
-
-
-
-
14
A.Madrid8413213 
-
-
-
-
15
Atalanta8413013 
-
-
-
-
16
Leverkusen8332-112 
-
-
-
-
17
Dortmund8323211 
-
-
-
-
18
Olympiakos8323-411 
-
-
-
-
19
Brugge8314-210 
-
-
-
-
20
Galatasaray8314-210 
-
-
-
-
21
Monaco8242-610 
-
-
-
-
22
Qarabag8314-810 
-
-
Feb 24
Feb 18
23
Bodø8233-19 
-
-
-
-
24
Benfica8305-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Marseille8305-39 
-
-
-
-
26
Paphos8233-39 
-
-
-
-
27
Union SG8305-99 
-
-
-
-
28
PSV822408 
-
-
-
-
29
A.Bilbao8224-58 
-
-
-
-
30
Napoli8224-68 
-
-
-
-
31
Kobenhavn8224-98 
-
-
-
-
32
Ajax8206-136 
-
-
-
-
33
E.Frankfurt8116-114 
-
-
-
-
34
Slavia8035-143 
-
-
-
-
35
Villarreal8017-131 
-
-
-
-
36
Kairat Almaty8017-151 
-
-
-
-
Next round
Play Off
Win / draw / win form
Qarabag 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
1
Lost
10
Newcastle 12TH
19 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
12 / 19
Conceded
10 / 19
Clean sheets
9 / 19
Failed to score
7 / 19
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

FK Qarabag have been awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 6 consecutive Champions League games. This run could continue, with Newcastle United's PG an impressive 2.2.

Qarabag 22nd Newcastle 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
2.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Qarabag scoring 1 goal or less
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 65% probability that Newcastle will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Qarabag’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Newcastle’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Champions League - 2025/2025 season
Qarabag
PG (predicted goals)
Newcastle
0.9
2.2
Attack rating
%
better
FKQ
NEW
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
FKQ
NEW
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

The line-ups for the Champions League match between Qarabag v Newcastle will show here when available.

Qarabag Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14634
M SilvaL AndradeA ZoubirM Silva
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Cafarquliyev DEF142
-
M Silva DEF1411
4
-
B Mustafazada DEF1411
-
P Bicalho MID141
1
-
A Zoubir FWD1423
-
L Andrade FWD1462
-
M Kochalski GLK13
1
-
K Medina  DEF131
4
-
E Addai FWD131
-
N Akhundzade FWD1222
2
-
M Jankovic MID1132
2
-
K Borges  MID1012
1
-
O Kashchuk FWD102
1
-
M Qurbanly FWD91
-
D Bolt DEF8
1
-
C. Durán Marquez FWD841
1
-
Chriso MID6
-
J Montiel MID3
-
S Mmaee DEF2
-
F Buntic GLK1
-
A Hüseynov  DEF1
-
H. Cəbrayılzadə MID1
-
Newcastle Champions League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7622
M ThiawA GordonA GordonM Thiaw
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Thiaw DEF8
2
-
H Barnes FWD851
-
N Woltemade FWD81
-
A Gordon FWD862
1
-
N Pope  GLK71
-
D Burn DEF711
2
-
S Tonali MID71
1
-
L Miley MID71
-
B Guimarães MID7
1
-
A Elanga FWD7
1
-
L Hall DEF6
-
S Botman DEF6
-
J Ramsey MID6
-
Joelinton MID611
2
-
K Trippier DEF51
-
J Willock MID51
1
-
J Murphy FWD52
-
T Livramento  DEF3
-
F Schär DEF3
-
Y Wissa FWD311
-
W Osula FWD21
-
A Ramsdale GLK1
1
-