Ace Football previews the Premier League round 22 match between Wolverhampton and Newcastle and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Wolverhampton enjoy home advantage, when visitors Newcastle swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Wolverhampton are placed 20th with seven points after 21 matches. Newcastle occupy a position as sixth in the league on 32 points.
Form: Wolverhampton vs Newcastle
Wolverhampton Form
In their last three matches, Wolverhampton won 3-0 against West Ham, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Everton. They were back on top last time out, defeating Shrewsbury 6-1. Wolverhampton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored six and conceded 12 goals.
Newcastle Form
Newcastle show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 4-3 win against Leeds. Then a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth followed before they lost against Manchester City with a 0-2 scoreline. Newcastle won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats for Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton and Newcastle played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Wolverhampton matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Wolverhampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wolverhampton have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Wolverhampton have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 Wolverhampton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Newcastle away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newcastle have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Newcastle have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Newcastle have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Newcastle away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Wolverhampton vs Newcastle
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Mateus Mane, who is performing well for Wolverhampton. 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 Bruno Guimaraes to find the net once again, after managing three Premier League goals for Newcastle in recent matches.
Popular markets: Wolverhampton vs Newcastle
Full-time result
Wolverhampton claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newcastle won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Newcastle have not lost to Wolverhampton in 8 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Wolverhampton 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 away from home. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wolverhampton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Newcastle kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Newcastle have scored in 12 consecutive meetings with Wolverhampton when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Wolverhampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Newcastle, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.
