Newcastle Utd U23 vs Sunderland U23: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Fri 14.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. James' Park (52338 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Newcastle Utd U23 are in the 8th position while the guesting Sunderland U23 worry at 12th.

Newcastle Utd U23 have less rest than Sunderland U23 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at West Bromwich Albion U23, so at least Newcastle Utd U23 are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Newcastle Utd U23 form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Newcastle Utd U23 have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 8 games.

Newcastle Utd U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at West Bromwich Albion U23's place. The match ended 1-0. In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Swansea City U23.

Newcastle Utd U23 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. James' Park with 13 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle Utd U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sunderland U23 form and stats

There's been little loot from Sunderland U23's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Sunderland U23, who have the most conceded goals (48) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sunderland U23, who have now gone 16 games without a victory. The Stoke City U23 game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. A depressing seven defeats in a row for Sunderland U23 in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Stoke City U23.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League 2 Divison Two home defeat versus West Ham United U23 with 2-4 on the scoreboard. The game before that, in the Premier League Cup, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Wigan U23.

As you can tell from the result, the match against West Ham United U23 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

Goals are few and far between in Sunderland U23's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. The Sunderland U23 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 26 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sunderland U23 - Newcastle Utd U23 0-2. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Newcastle Utd U23, one draw and zero wins for Sunderland U23. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Newcastle Utd U23R. Longelo-Mbule
R. Longelo-Mbule
4 goals
Newcastle Utd U23L. Charman
L. Charman
4 goals

Newcastle Utd U23 missing players

Sunderland U23 missing players

Newcastle Utd U23 Sunderland U23
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 8 16
6 3 2 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
9 4 1 Lost L 2 7 15
25 13 6 Scored S 0 4 10
32 14 3 Conceded C 5 26 48
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 88% 88%
81% 75% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 75%
50% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 62% 56%
25% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 44%
19% 12% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
31% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 62% 56%
 
5.2 5.9 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 3.4
3.9 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.5 6.6
1.4 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
187 97 38 Total Shots T S 12 55 116
76 37 16 Shots on Target S O 2 15 40
33% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 25%
Key stats in Premier League 2 Divison Two this season:
  • Newcastle Utd U23 have scored more than double the goals of Sunderland U23.
  • Newcastle Utd U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sunderland U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0)
  • Sunderland U23 has the fewest points (1) away
  • Sunderland U23 has the fewest scored goals (10)
  • Sunderland U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
  • Sunderland U23 has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
  • Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals (26) away
  • Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals (48)
  • Sunderland U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (29)
  • Sunderland U23 has the the worst goal difference (-22) away
  • Sunderland U23 has the the worst goal difference (-38)
  • Sunderland U23 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sunderland U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sunderland U23 have yet to win a game.
  • Sunderland U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sunderland U23 is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Ham United U23 16 13 3 0 52 19 7 7 0 0 22 2 9 6 3 0 30 17 33 42
2 Manchester United U23 16 13 1 2 42 15 8 7 1 0 18 5 8 6 0 2 24 10 27 40
3 West Bromwich Albion U23 15 10 1 4 37 22 7 6 0 1 21 10 8 4 1 3 16 12 15 31
4 Stoke City U23 16 8 2 6 28 22 8 2 2 4 10 12 8 6 0 2 18 10 6 26
5 Middlesbrough U23 16 7 2 7 33 41 8 4 0 4 14 17 8 3 2 3 19 24 -8 23
6 Aston Villa U23 15 6 4 5 26 23 8 5 2 1 19 9 7 1 2 4 7 14 3 22
7 Swansea City U23 16 6 3 7 22 31 8 3 1 4 15 19 8 3 2 3 7 12 -9 21
8 Newcastle Utd U23 16 6 1 9 25 32 8 3 1 4 13 14 8 3 0 5 12 18 -7 19
9 Reading U23 16 5 2 9 32 35 8 3 2 3 20 16 8 2 0 6 12 19 -3 17
10 Norwich City U23 16 5 2 9 23 31 9 2 1 6 12 19 7 3 1 3 11 12 -8 17
11 Fulham U23 16 4 2 10 21 32 8 2 2 4 17 19 8 2 0 6 4 13 -11 14
12 Sunderland U23 16 0 1 15 10 48 8 0 0 8 6 22 8 0 1 7 4 26 -38 1