Betting prediction and preview: Newcastle United fancied to be better team when visiting Leeds United

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Elland Road (39460 seats)

Leeds United got a 1-2 scoreline facing Manchester City in their previous week, a fixture to learn from. The next task is this strong Newcastle United side.

Insights:
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (69) in Premier League
  • Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premier League

This looks to be an absorbing match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!

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Leeds United form and stats

Leeds United, who have the most conceded goals (69) in Premier League, have played 17 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-6-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Leeds United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Manchester City (1-2). McKennie (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. McKennie hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AFC Bournemouth (1-4).

Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 10 most recent league games with this team has had three or more goals.

Leeds are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 31 goals have been conceded.

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Newcastle United form and stats

8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Newcastle United, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Newcastle United in their previous game as they lost hosting Arsenal, 0-2. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Botman was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Botman won 10 of 10 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Southampton.

Take note that 8 of this club's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

Newcastle are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Newcastle United as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Newcastle United - Leeds 0-0 was the story when these two teams last met, also in this season. Leeds United-Newcastle United H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Leeds United two wins, Newcastle United three wins, three draws. two of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
15 goals
Leeds UnitedR. Moreno Machado
R. Moreno Machado
12 goals
Newcastle UnitedM. Almirón Rejala
M. Almirón Rejala
11 goals

Leeds United missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Leeds United Newcastle United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 6 17 34
7 5 0 Won W 5 8 18
9 6 0 Drew D 1 6 11
19 6 4 Lost L 0 3 5
44 23 2 Scored S 19 29 61
69 31 12 Conceded C 5 16 29
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 76% 82%
74% 76% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 76% 74%
63% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 59% 47%
40% 41% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 26%
26% 24% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 24% 21%
66% 65% 50% BTTS BTTS 83% 59% 50%
14% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 29% 38%
29% 24% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 35% 29%
 
5.1 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 6.2 7.1
4.7 4.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.5 4.4
2.3 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.1 13.2 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 11.5 14.4
4 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.6 5.1
31% 31% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 37% 35%
 
13.8 13.1 15 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12.1 10.4
4.8 4.2 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4 3.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals (69) in Premier League
  • Leeds United have the most conceded goals in the second half (42) in Premier League
  • Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Premier League
  • Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in Premier League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 34 26 4 4 89 31 18 16 1 1 59 17 16 10 3 3 30 14 58 82
2 Arsenal 35 25 6 4 83 39 17 13 3 1 48 22 18 12 3 3 35 17 44 81
3 Newcastle United 34 18 11 5 61 29 17 10 5 2 32 13 17 8 6 3 29 16 32 65
4 Manchester United 34 19 6 9 49 41 16 12 3 1 28 8 18 7 3 8 21 33 8 63
5 Liverpool 35 18 8 9 67 42 18 13 4 1 45 16 17 5 4 8 22 26 25 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 35 17 6 12 64 57 18 12 1 5 36 22 17 5 5 7 28 35 7 57
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 32 16 7 9 62 40 16 9 3 4 32 14 16 7 4 5 30 26 22 55
8 Aston Villa 35 16 6 13 46 43 17 10 2 5 29 19 18 6 4 8 17 24 3 54
9 Brentford 35 12 14 9 52 45 17 8 7 2 32 18 18 4 7 7 20 27 7 50
10 Fulham 34 13 6 15 45 46 17 7 4 6 24 24 17 6 2 9 21 22 -1 45
11 Chelsea 34 11 9 14 34 39 17 6 5 6 17 16 17 5 4 8 17 23 -5 42
12 Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 35 46 17 6 6 5 18 22 18 4 4 10 17 24 -11 40
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 11 7 17 30 50 18 9 2 7 18 19 17 2 5 10 12 31 -20 40
14 AFC Bournemouth 35 11 6 18 37 67 18 6 4 8 20 27 17 5 2 10 17 40 -30 39
15 West Ham United 35 10 7 18 38 50 18 7 4 7 23 23 17 3 3 11 15 27 -12 37
16 Leicester City 34 8 6 20 46 59 17 4 4 9 21 23 17 4 2 11 25 36 -13 30
17 Leeds United 35 7 9 19 44 69 17 5 6 6 23 31 18 2 3 13 21 38 -25 30
18 Nottingham Forest 34 7 9 18 30 62 17 6 6 5 22 21 17 1 3 13 8 41 -32 30
19 Everton 34 6 11 17 27 52 17 5 3 9 15 24 17 1 8 8 12 28 -25 29
20 Southampton 34 6 6 22 28 60 17 2 4 11 15 31 17 4 2 11 13 29 -32 24

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.