Premier League: Leeds vs Newcastle – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 3 match between Leeds and Newcastle and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Leeds hope to live up to their early billing as the Premier League title favourites on Saturday when they welcome Newcastle over to the Elland Road for a round 3 match.

The two teams enter the match at Elland Road with two points separating them in the Premier League standings.

Form: Leeds vs Newcastle

Leeds Form

Leeds recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Everton 1-0. They were then defeated 5-0 against Arsenal, before drawing 1-1 against Sheffield Wednesday. Leeds just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Premier League matches at the Elland Road. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 18 goals.

Newcastle Form

In their past three games, Newcastle lost 0-1 against Everton, drew 0-0 with Aston Villa, and lost 2-3 against Liverpool. Newcastle won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Leeds and Newcastle

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Leeds and Newcastle. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Leeds vs Newcastle

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Jack Harrison will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Newcastle hope Bruno Guimaraes can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Betting markets: Leeds vs Newcastle

Full-time result

Leeds won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Newcastle won two games, drew three and lost five in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Newcastle have not lost to Leeds in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Leeds scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Curiously, Newcastle only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leeds managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Newcastle have scored in 9 consecutive meetings with Leeds when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Leeds saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Newcastle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.