Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Newcastle and Liverpool who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Liverpool head over to the St James’ Park this coming Monday to face title favourites Newcastle in a round 2 match in the Premier League.
A look at the Premier League standings shows that two points and four places currently separate the two teams.
Team form: Newcastle vs Liverpool
Newcastle Form
Newcastle only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 1-0 and 0-1 against Arsenal and Everton respectively. At least they managed a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. Newcastle showed little mercy in their past six matches at St James’ Park, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 16 times, while letting in three themselves.
Liverpool Form
Liverpool have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. This was followed by another draw with Crystal Palace, this time 2-2, before they outclassed Bournemouth by 4-2. Liverpool claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and ten scored.
Betting stats and facts for Newcastle and Liverpool
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newcastle and Liverpool. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 Newcastle home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newcastle have won 6 of the last 7 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Newcastle have won 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Premier League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Liverpool matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In the last 5 Liverpool away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Liverpool have won 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
Players in form: Newcastle vs Liverpool
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Alexander Isak, who is performing well for Newcastle. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Liverpool.The visitors will be looking to Mohamed Salah to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Liverpool in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Newcastle vs Liverpool
Full-time result
Newcastle claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Liverpool won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing three in this series of matches. Liverpool conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Liverpool have not lost to Newcastle in 17 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Newcastle scored first in six of their last ten home games. Liverpool scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Newcastle have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Liverpool games. Newcastle will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Monday, as Liverpool have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Liverpool have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Newcastle when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 0.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Liverpool played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.6 goals themselves during this run. Newcastle’s last 3 matches had less than three goals. Liverpool are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 35 matches.