Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Newcastle and Bournemouth who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bookmakers favour The Magpies to win against Bournemouth in their next Premier League match. This takes place on Saturday with the hosts in decent form, and a win seems quite likely. Naturally, Bournemouth will put up a fight at the St James’ Park, though.
The Magpies approach the next Premier League round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 38 points this season so far. With 21 games behind them, Bournemouth amassed 34 points, placing them as number 8 before their next fixture.
Team form: Newcastle vs Bournemouth
Newcastle Form
Newcastle are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-2 win against Arsenal. They went on to beat Bromley by 3-1, before also getting the better of Wolverhampton in a 3-0 victory. Newcastle claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the St James’ Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 14 goals.
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 1-0 and 5-1 winners against Everton and West Bromwich, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Chelsea, as the match resulted in a 2-2 draw. Bournemouth managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored 15 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Betting facts for Newcastle and Bournemouth
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Newcastle and Bournemouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Newcastle have won the last 8 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Newcastle have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Newcastle have won the last 5 matches in a row in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Newcastle home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Bournemouth away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Bournemouth away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Bournemouth matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Bournemouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Newcastle vs Bournemouth
It has been a great season for Alexander Isak so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net nine times in his last six games, leaving The Magpies hoping he delivers against Bournemouth on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.
Popular markets: Newcastle vs Bournemouth
Full-time result
Newcastle won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Bournemouth won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost three in this run. Newcastle won their last six matches on the trot. Bournemouth have hit a nice vein of form with 9 matches now without losing. Bournemouth remained without defeat in 5 away games on the bounce. Newcastle have not lost to Bournemouth in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Newcastle scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Bournemouth got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Newcastle have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Bournemouth managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Newcastle have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Bournemouth.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bournemouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Newcastle were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.