Can Newcastle continue to stay up?
It’s a clash of opposites as Newcastle United battle for Champions League places and AFC Bournemouth are in the thick of the relegation battle. At the Vitality Stadium, the roles are clearly distributed, but in the first leg, the Cherries took a point in Newcastle. However, between Bournemouth and Newcastle, the bookmakers’ betting odds point to an away win.
AFC have taken twelve of their seventeen points at home this season. Therefore, the home games have a particularly great importance. However, their form in recent weeks has been disastrous, with Bournemouth securing just a single point from their last eight games. In the process, the hosts have failed to score six times of their own, so their chances are slim come Saturday.
Newcastle are one of the best away teams in the Premier League, picking up seventeen points in ten away games. The Magpies have lost only one game away from home and would jump to second place in the away table with a draw against the Cherries.
With a record of six matches in a row without defeat, the odds are rightly in favour of a win for the visitors between Bournemouth and Newcastle
The hosts are deep in a form crisis, while the visitors’ good run continues. Bournemouth field one of the weakest offences in the league, while Newcastle bring the best defence in the Premier League to the pitch.
For this reason, we recommend betting on a win for the visiting team between Bournemouth and Newcastle.
Bournemouth – Statistics & current form
Bournemouth are currently in 19th place in the top English league and are struggling to stay in the league. The team has already had a change of coach, but even under Gary O’Neil, successes have been few and far between. With seventeen points after 21 games, their chances of avoiding relegation are slim, but at the moment they are only one point away from safety. Nevertheless, the Cherries must be careful not to lose touch in the coming weeks. Because the opponents like Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool have it in them.
The younger Tavernier
James Tavernier should be a household name to most football fans, as the Glasgow Rangers Englishman is one of the most goal-scoring full-backs in Europe. In his career he scored 102 goals and set up 125 assists.
His younger brother Marcus Tavernier plays for Bournemouth and is currently the Cherries’ top scorer. He has six points and is a left-sided midfielder. He has not been on the field for six games and his return is still in the stars. This personnel would be very good for the visitors, especially in these difficult times.
The shooting gallery of the Premier League
AFC Bournemouth have by far the weakest defence in the English Premier League. The Cherries concede an average of 2.05 goals per game and are therefore not surprisingly in a relegation place. The hosts have only managed to finish four games with zero goals and therefore a Newcastle goal seems almost inevitable.
Moreover, the offensive is not able to relieve the pressure on their own backline. With only 19 goals, Gary O’Neil’s team also has one of the most harmless attacking lines in the league.
Predicted line-up of Bournemouth:
Neto – Zemura, Senesi, Mepham, Smith – Anthony, Lerma, Billing, Ouattara – Traore – Semenyo
Last matches played by Bournemouth:
Premier League
04/02/2023 – Brighton 1 – 0 Bournemouth
21/01/2023 – Bournemouth 1 – 1 Nottingham Forest
15/01/2023 – Brentford 2 – 0 Bournemouth
FA Cup
07/01/2023 – Bournemouth 2 – 4 Burnley
Premier League
04/01/2023 – Manchester United 3 – 0 Bournemouth
Newcastle – Statistics & current form
Newcastle United are in fourth place and would qualify for the Champions League. Eddie Howe’s side have taken 40 points from 21 games and have only lost once. The battle for the top flight is no longer a dream, but a reality. With Tottenham lurking in the rear-view mirror, a win against relegation-threatened Bournemouth is almost a must. Three points would also see the visitors keep the pressure on the two Manchester teams high.
Paraguay have a star – Miguel Almiron
The Newcastle midfielder is surprisingly having an outstanding season. In his first four years with the Magpies, things never really went smoothly for the South American and the criticism became louder and louder.
The supposed reason for the turnaround is almost absurd, because since Jack Grealish made some disparaging remarks about Almiron, he has been hard to stop. He has scored nine goals this season and set up another, making him the visitors’ top scorer. Grealish, meanwhile, has just five goals to his name – some would call it karma.
The best defence in the Premier League
Nick Pope has only had to clear the ball out of the net twelve times this season – lowest in the league. The Newcastle goalkeeper is having an outstanding season and is making all the saves he can. His front men support him well, because the well-rehearsed back four around Kieran Trippier is also doing a really strong job.
The visitors have already kept a clean sheet 17 times in 28 games this season. It is therefore no wonder that Newcastle are in the final of the EFL Cup and can already win their first title this season on 26.02.2023.
Predicted Newcastle line-up:
Pope – Burn, Botman, Schär, Trippier – Joelinton, Guimaraes, Willock – Saint-Maximin, Wilson, Almiron
Last matches played by Newcastle:
Premier League
05/02/2023 – Newcastle 1 – 1 West Ham
Carabao Cup
01/02/2023 – Newcastle 2 – 1 Southampton
25/01/2023 – Southampton 0 – 1 Newcastle
Premier League
22/01/2023 – Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Newcastle
15/01/2023 0 Newcastle 1 – 0 Fulham
Bournemouth – Newcastle Direct Comparison / H2H Record
The direct comparison between the two teams unsurprisingly goes to the visitors. Newcastle could win seven duels, while Bournemouth stands at only four victories. The last meeting ended with a 1-0 win for the Magpies in the EFL Cup. The Cherries’ last win came in 2017 and there were seven games between them. For this reason, our prediction between Bournemouth and Newcastle also goes in the direction of the visiting team. Even a point win for AFC would be a big success for the hosts and a small surprise.
Bournemouth – Newcastle Tip
We play the betting between Bournemouth and Newcastle on an away win for the Magpies combined with Under 3.5 goals. The visitors’ away record and recent form are impressive with the squad they have at their disposal. The story is somewhat reminiscent of Leicester City in 2016, plus Bournemouth are completely out of form and don’t have a particularly good home record either. You shouldn’t expect many goals in this encounter anyway, as the Cherries score little and the visitors hardly concede any.
Alternatively, between Bournemouth and Newcastle, the odds for “Both teams score: No” is very interesting. The Cherries have scored just three goals in their last eight games, two of which came in a 4-2 defeat at second division Burnley. In addition, the Magpies have conceded only two goals in their last six games. Therefore, this bet seems to have value.
