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Premier League: Newcastle United vs Arsenal – Match preview

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Newcastle United take on visitors Arsenal at St James’ Park in a Premier League tie on Sunday.

Sitting second in the Premier League table, Arsenal claimed 78 points after 34 rounds, while Newcastle United have amassed 65 points. This ranks the latter as number 3 in the Premier League before the next round.

Team form: Newcastle United vs Arsenal

Newcastle United Form

Newcastle United are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 6-1 win against Tottenham. They went on to beat Everton by 1-4, before also getting the better of Southampton in a 3-1 victory. In their last six Premier League home matches, Newcastle United won four times. They’ve drawn once and lost once, scoring 14 and conceding six goals.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal claimed four points in their last three matches, starting with a 3-3 draw with Southampton. A 4-1 defeat against Manchester City was next up, before beating Chelsea by 3-1. The Gunners won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 while also conceding ten times.

Betting stats for Newcastle United and Arsenal

Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Newcastle United and Arsenal played across all competitions.

  • Newcastle have not lost 32 of the last 34 home matches
  • Newcastle have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • Newcastle have lost 7 of the last 9 matches and both teams scored at the same time
  • Newcastle have won 8 of the last 9 matches
  • Newcastle have scored in 16 of the last 18 home matches
  • In the last 11 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Arsenal have scored in the last 15 matches in a row
  • In 12 of the last 14 Arsenal matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 10 matches Arsenal played, both teams scored
  • Arsenal have not lost 11 of the last 13 matches

Players in form: Newcastle United vs Arsenal

Callum Wilson looks like value in the goal-scoring market with seven strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Gabriel Jesus adds to his five Premier League goals come on Sunday.

Full-time result

Newcastle United claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their last 10 home games across all tournaments. Arsenal won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. The Gunners conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Newcastle United scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Arsenal scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive Arsenal games. The two sides have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Newcastle United managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Arsenal kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

In their previous ten matches across all tournaments Newcastle United saw over 2.5 goals scored eight times, and they scored 2.6 goals on average during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in nine of Arsenal’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.5 goals in these matches. Newcastle United conceded a goal in their last 6 matches. Arsenal managed to score at least once in their previous 14 matches.

Betting prediction: Newcastle United vs Arsenal

The match between Newcastle United and Arsenal should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.

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