It is not the season both Newcastle and Sheffield would have wanted, but it is what it is. The former have now realised that 6th place is the absolute maximum they can hope for, despite aiming for much higher before the start of this campaign. The latter are almost certainly one of the teams that will face relegation to the Championship.
Newcastle United Team News
Eddie Howe’s men must accept that 6th place this season is the maximum they could achieve. The Champions League campaign was far from ideal for Newcastle and the team failed to win other silverware. All left is to fight for Ceonference League participation next season. At home, Newcastle has shown consistent form in recent weeks with 3 of their last 5 home games seeing them win. Generally, those games saw a fair amount of goals too, with 3 featuring over 3.5 goals and 4 over 2.5 goals. Newcastle themselves have managed to score at least 3 goals on 3 out 5 occasions.
Sheffield United Team News
A woeful campaign is drawing to a close for Sheffield, but there is still some chance of survival, albeit falling in the wishful thinking category. Away from home, the team has failed to win any of their latest 5 fixtures, losing 4 of them in the process. Somewhat worrying for Sheffield is the fact that they have conceded at least 2 goals in all of their last 4 away games, but have at least managed to score in 3 of them. But Sheffield’s relegation can be signed, sealed and delivered right here at St. James’ Park should they fail to win here and Nottingham manage to scrape something off Manchester City on the following day.
Head-to-Head-Games
Newcastle have a clear advantage in the head-to-head games with Sheffield with 4 wins in their last 5 games with them. What’s even more, Sheffield has also lost to nil in their last 3 fixtures against Newcastle. At St. James’ Park, Eddie Howe’s men have managed to win their last 2 games with Sheffield.
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Newcastle United FC | 35 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 56 | WWLWW |
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Sheffield United | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | -65 | 16 | LLLLL |
Newcastle United – Sheffield United Betting Prediction
I believe Newcastle will continue their good home form and look for a result at home against arguably the worst Premier League team this season. At St. James’ Park Eddie Howe’s team seems more confident in front of goal as evidenced by the goal tallies in recent weeks. Newcastle will also have to focus and win here if they aim to take the 6th place from Manchester United as well. Looking at how much Newcastle seem to be scoring at home, my pick would be for them to score over 2.5 goals in this fixture.
Betting Tip: Newcastle United Over 2.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.67
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