Premier League: Newcastle United are 8 points behind Brighton & Hove Albion, but are set to go full force. Let's go!
- Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier League
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an active game!
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). Newcastle United has recorded two wins in a row here at St. James' Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Newcastle United, who won 2-0 against Brentford (placed 15th). The forward Fraser was declared "man of the match" for Newcastle with the rating of 8.43/10. Fraser served one assist, hit seven key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).
Before that, Newcastle United played out a draw 1-1 when visiting West Ham United.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newcastle United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won four, drawn six and lost one.
Newcastle has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brighton & Hove Albion form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Brighton & Hove Albion have produced an overall stat of 4-7-2 so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Brighton & Hove Albion as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Watford match.
The attacking players of Brighton & Hove Albion have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 278 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous game as they lost hosting Aston Villa, 0-2. Cucurella was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.01. The defender Cucurella hit one key pass and won 5 of 10 duels.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Burnley.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Brighton playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were four Brighton & Hove Albion wins, five draws and one defeat.
The visiting Brighton & Hove Albion have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. 14 goals have been conceded by Brighton & Hove Albion in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Brighton & Hove Albion - Newcastle 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Newcastle United one win, five draws and Brighton & Hove Albion four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maupay 8 goals |   C. Wilson 6 goals |  A. Saint-Maximin 5 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Brighton & Hove Albion missing players
| Newcastle United | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 28 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 25 |
| 45 | 24 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 88% |
| 88% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 85% | 81% |
| 44% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 23% | 23% |
| 36% | 46% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| 16% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| 64% | 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 62% | 50% |
| 16% | 15% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 23% | 27% |
| 20% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 23% | 35% |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 13 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.2 | 12 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 29% | 35% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 28% | 28% |
| 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4 |
- Brighton & Hove Albion have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Premier League
- Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 47 | 66 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 50 | 60 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 40 |
| 9 | Southampton | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -3 | 35 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 30 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 25 |
| 15 | Brentford | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 35 | -31 | 23 |
| 17 | Everton | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Burnley | 25 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | -22 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -40 | 17 |
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