Premier League: Newcastle vs West Ham – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 37 match between Newcastle and West Ham and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the Premier League season presents an interesting battle between Newcastle and West Ham. The match takes place this coming Sunday at St James’ Park.

Ranked as number 13 in the Premier League standings, Newcastle, have so far collected 46 points this season, while West Ham collected 36 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 36 rounds.

Team form: Newcastle vs West Ham

Newcastle Form

Newcastle collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-0 against Arsenal. They retaliated in a 3-1 win against Brighton, before drawing 1-1 with Nottingham Forest. Newcastle claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored 11 goals and conceded 12.

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham won 2-1 win against Everton, lost 3-0 against Brentford and lost 0-1 against Arsenal. In their last six away matches in the Premier League, West Ham won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and five scored.

Betting facts for Newcastle and West Ham

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newcastle and West Ham. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Newcastle vs West Ham

Konstantinos Mavropanos shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Newcastle, who are strong favourites this coming Sunday. Siding with William Osula also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Popular markets: Newcastle vs West Ham

Full-time result

Newcastle claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing six. West Ham won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Newcastle scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, West Ham scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Newcastle played. West Ham managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Newcastle were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. West Ham have scored in 7 consecutive meetings with Newcastle when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for West Ham, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Newcastle conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches.