With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Newcastle United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Southampton.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Newcastle United form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Newcastle United at their home stadium (St James' Park) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
Happy days for Newcastle United in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Sheffield United (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that, Newcastle United drew at home versus Manchester City.
Newcastle United goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka did an outstanding job against Sheffield United with 6 saves, so vital to securing the victory.
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 3 Drawn 3 Lost 5.
Newcastle United has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Newcastle United have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Southampton form and stats
Playing away, Southampton, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Premier League, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Southampton won their last game, 2-1 versus Norwich City played at home. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Watford.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Southampton playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 3 Southampton wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Southampton find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Southampton in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Newcastle United - Southampton 2-1. Newcastle United-Southampton H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Newcastle United 3 wins, Southampton 4 wins, 3 draws. 9 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
D. Ings
8 goals
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J. Shelvey
4 goals
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J. Ward-Prowse
4 goals
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 22 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 33 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 93% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 57% | 73% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 47% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 73% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 13% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 14% | 13% |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 7.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 143 | 80 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 69 | 87 | 179 |
| 49 | 24 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 25 | 35 | 64 |
| 31% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | 27% |
- Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Newcastle United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Southampton has the most conceded goals (33)
- Southampton 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 | Liverpool | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 35 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 22 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Burnley | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Everton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Southampton | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 9 |
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