Premier League: West Ham vs Newcastle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between West Ham and Newcastle who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Newcastle travel to London Stadium to face struggling West Ham in a round 10 game, which kicks-off on Sunday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Placed 19th in the table West Ham have amassed four points after nine matches. On 12 points, The Magpies rank 12th with nine matches played this season.

Team form: West Ham vs Newcastle

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham lost 2-0 against Arsenal, 0-2 against Brentford and 2-1 against Leeds. West Ham didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Premier League games at the London Stadium. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 15 and scored four goals.

Newcastle Form

In their last three matches, Newcastle first beat Benfica 3-0, then Fulham by 2-1 and finally Tottenham by 2-0. Newcastle didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Premier League matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded four and scored two goals themselves.

Betting stats for West Ham and Newcastle

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that West Ham and Newcastle played across all tournaments.

In-form players: West Ham vs Newcastle

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jarrod Bowen, who is performing well for The Irons. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Premier League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Newcastle.The visitors will be looking to Nick Woltemade to find the net once again, after managing four Premier League goals for Newcastle in recent matches.

Popular markets: West Ham vs Newcastle

Full-time result

West Ham won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing four. They lost five at London Stadium in this run of matches. Newcastle won one of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing four and losing five. Newcastle have not lost to West Ham in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, West Ham only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Newcastle scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Newcastle should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Sunday, as West Ham only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Newcastle claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Newcastle have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with West Ham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of West Ham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Newcastle, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves. West Ham conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.