Betting preview: Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers should be interesting

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. James' Park (52338 seats)

Newcastle United have some lost ground to recover from their 15th position, and they have a chance versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. Read more!

Insights:
  • Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League

Both contenders have had enough rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!

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Newcastle United form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Newcastle United at their home stadium (St. James' Park) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Newcastle United to get some points in this home game.

No payout for Newcastle United in their previous match, an away game at Tottenham Hotspur that ended in defeat 1-5. Defender Schär got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Schär scored one goal.

Prior to that, an away loss at Everton.

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 nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost one.

Newcastle are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 14 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle United defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

Playing away, Wolverhampton Wanderers have won 8 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.

Impressive finishing from Otto secured the home win 2-1 against Aston Villa in their previous game. Midfielder Otto was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Otto scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A loss against Leeds United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wolverhampton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, three draws and two defeats.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers - Newcastle 2-1 was the result in these squads' last head to head match, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Newcastle United wins - draws - Wolverhampton Wanderers wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
6 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersR. Jiménez Rodríguez
R. Jiménez Rodríguez
6 goals
NewcastleA. Saint-Maximin
A. Saint-Maximin
5 goals

Newcastle United missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newcastle United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 5 15 31
7 4 2 Won W 3 8 15
10 6 2 Drew D 2 2 4
13 4 0 Lost L 0 5 12
33 20 6 Scored S 6 15 33
54 25 4 Conceded C 2 11 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 90%
83% 86% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 47% 52%
47% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 20% 32%
33% 43% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 13%
17% 21% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
63% 71% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 27% 32%
13% 14% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 47% 35%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 42%
 
4.5 4.2 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.4 4.4
4.9 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.7 5.7
2.4 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12 12.7 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 10.8
3.7 3.9 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.8
30% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 30% 28%
 
14.5 15.5 15 Shots against (avg) S A 12.4 14.3 12.9
4.6 5.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.6 4.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Premier League
  • Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers have the fewest points from losing position (3) 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 30 23 4 3 70 18 14 11 1 2 40 10 16 12 3 1 30 8 52 73
2 Liverpool 30 22 6 2 77 20 15 12 3 0 39 7 15 10 3 2 38 13 57 72
3 Chelsea 29 17 8 4 58 23 14 7 5 2 29 14 15 10 3 2 29 9 35 59
4 Tottenham Hotspur 30 17 3 10 52 37 15 10 1 4 31 17 15 7 2 6 21 20 15 54
5 Arsenal 28 17 3 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 24 12 13 7 1 5 20 19 13 54
6 West Ham United 31 15 6 10 51 40 16 9 3 4 29 21 15 6 3 6 22 19 11 51
7 Manchester United 30 14 9 7 49 41 16 8 4 4 25 19 14 6 5 3 24 22 8 51
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 15 4 12 33 27 16 7 2 7 18 16 15 8 2 5 15 11 6 49
9 Leicester City 28 10 7 11 43 47 14 7 3 4 24 19 14 3 4 7 19 28 -4 37
10 Aston Villa 30 11 3 16 42 42 14 5 3 6 24 21 16 6 0 10 18 21 0 36
11 Southampton 30 8 12 10 37 46 15 5 7 3 20 14 15 3 5 7 17 32 -9 36
12 Crystal Palace 29 7 13 9 39 38 15 4 7 4 22 17 14 3 6 5 17 21 1 34
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 7 13 10 26 36 16 3 6 7 10 20 14 4 7 3 16 16 -10 34
14 Brentford 31 9 6 16 37 48 15 5 2 8 16 19 16 4 4 8 21 29 -11 33
15 Newcastle United 30 7 10 13 33 54 14 4 6 4 20 25 16 3 4 9 13 29 -21 31
16 Leeds United 31 7 9 15 35 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 15 3 4 8 17 38 -33 30
17 Everton 28 7 4 17 30 49 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 1 3 10 11 30 -19 25
18 Watford 30 6 4 20 29 57 14 2 1 11 14 34 16 4 3 9 15 23 -28 22
19 Burnley 28 3 12 13 22 40 14 2 6 6 10 18 14 1 6 7 12 22 -18 21
20 Norwich City 30 4 6 20 18 63 15 2 3 10 10 31 15 2 3 10 8 32 -45 18

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  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 30 23 4 3 70 18 14 11 1 2 40 10 16 12 3 1 30 8 52 73
2 Liverpool 30 22 6 2 77 20 15 12 3 0 39 7 15 10 3 2 38 13 57 72
3 Chelsea 29 17 8 4 58 23 14 7 5 2 29 14 15 10 3 2 29 9 35 59
4 Tottenham Hotspur 30 17 3 10 52 37 15 10 1 4 31 17 15 7 2 6 21 20 15 54
5 Arsenal 28 17 3 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 24 12 13 7 1 5 20 19 13 54
6 West Ham United 31 15 6 10 51 40 16 9 3 4 29 21 15 6 3 6 22 19 11 51
7 Manchester United 30 14 9 7 49 41 16 8 4 4 25 19 14 6 5 3 24 22 8 51
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 15 4 12 33 27 16 7 2 7 18 16 15 8 2 5 15 11 6 49
9 Leicester City 28 10 7 11 43 47 14 7 3 4 24 19 14 3 4 7 19 28 -4 37
10 Aston Villa 30 11 3 16 42 42 14 5 3 6 24 21 16 6 0 10 18 21 0 36
11 Southampton 30 8 12 10 37 46 15 5 7 3 20 14 15 3 5 7 17 32 -9 36
12 Crystal Palace 29 7 13 9 39 38 15 4 7 4 22 17 14 3 6 5 17 21 1 34
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 7 13 10 26 36 16 3 6 7 10 20 14 4 7 3 16 16 -10 34
14 Brentford 31 9 6 16 37 48 15 5 2 8 16 19 16 4 4 8 21 29 -11 33
15 Newcastle United 30 7 10 13 33 54 14 4 6 4 20 25 16 3 4 9 13 29 -21 31
16 Leeds United 31 7 9 15 35 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 15 3 4 8 17 38 -33 30
17 Everton 28 7 4 17 30 49 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 1 3 10 11 30 -19 25
18 Watford 30 6 4 20 29 57 14 2 1 11 14 34 16 4 3 9 15 23 -28 22
19 Burnley 28 3 12 13 22 40 14 2 6 6 10 18 14 1 6 7 12 22 -18 21
20 Norwich City 30 4 6 20 18 63 15 2 3 10 10 31 15 2 3 10 8 32 -45 18

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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.