An incredible comeback last time out against West Ham spurred new life into Brighton’s European bid for next season, but their task now will be to overcome a contender for the UCL spots in the face of Newcastle. The Geordies will be confident ahead of their clash with Brighton as they are on course to secure a place in the Premier League’s top 5.
Brighton Team News
A 3-2 comeback against West Ham last time out has kept Brighton’s hopes of securing European football next season alive. In addition to showing incredible spirit, the Seagulls also ended a five-game winless streak in the Premier League. Brighton’s games have returned to what we expect of them, namely, lots of goals coming from Fabian Hürzeler’s team and their opponents. All of the team’s last 8 Premier League matches produced over 2.5 goals, with 7 of them also seeing Brighton both score and concede. Additionally, the Seagulls’ last 3 league fixtures produced over 3.5 goals while also featuring goals from both Brighton and their opponents.
Newcastle United Team News
Eddie Howe’s team will be heading south full of confidence that they can secure a top 5 spot and make their return to UCL football. Good form at the tail end of the season has put the Geordies in a good position to achieve just that. Newcastle has won 7 of its last 8 competitive fixtures, with the only loss coming away to Aston Villa. Much like Brighton’s games, Newcastle’s fixtures also tend to produce a healthy amount of goals, as all of their last 6 league matches produced over 2.5 goals. The difference with Brighton comes down to a better defensive display by the Geordies, as they have managed to keep 3 clean sheets out of those aforementioned 6 games.
Head-to-Head-Games
In a somewhat surprising twist, it is Brighton who have an advantage in the H2H encounters with Newcastle, as the Seagulls have won 3 of their last 5 competitive encounters with Newcastle. As host, Brighton’s last loss to Newcastle came in 2017.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 61 | WDWWW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Newcastle United FC | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 66 | WDWLL |
Brighton – Newcastle United Betting Prediction
For this game, I will be going with over 2.5 goals and both teams to score. Both Brighton and Newcastle’s recent games tend to produce a good amount of goals, with Brighton’s being especially goal-rich. In both teams’ cases, they often fail to keep clean sheets as well, although this stands true to a lesser extent for Newcastle. Nevertheless, given their recent results as well as a fairly encouraging H2H statistics in terms of goals, I believe that going for over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring here is a good decision.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 1.71
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