Blackburn vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th February 2024

Newcastle go up against Blackburn on Tuesday for a FA Cup meeting at Ewood Park.

Both Blackburn and Newcastle aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Tuesday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

Blackburn show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored two goals on average per match. That makes a total of 20 goals, whilst they allowed 14 goals against, for an average of 1.4 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Magpies are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 16 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.6 goals per game. They conceded 12 goals for an average of 1.2 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Tuesday?

Blackburn vs Newcastle Prediction

Blackburn Form

Blackburn have three draws to show from their last three games, as Preston held on to a 2-2 draw. Against Cardiff, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Norwich. Blackburn only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent FA Cup matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle have been inconsistent in their last three matches, which brought home four points. They claimed a 2-3 win against Nottingham Forest, before drawing 2-2 with Bournemouth. This little streak came to an end, when Arsenal proved too strong in a 4-1 defeat for Newcastle. Newcastle claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as no draw but two defeats. They also banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding eight.

Newcastle are favoured by the bookmakers, and while we are certain, Blackburn is going to put up a fight, we believe the visitors will prevail in the end.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Squads

Blackburn Squad

John Eustace will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Newcastle from the following players:

Aynsley Pears, Joe Hilton, Leopold Wahlstedt, Benjamin Chrisene, Billy Koumetio, Callum Brittain, Connor O'Riordan, Dominic Hyam, Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Kyle McFadzean, Patrick Gamble, Scott Wharton, Andrew Moran, Jake Garrett, Joe Rankin-Costello, John Buckley, John Fleck, Sammie Szmodics, Sondre Tronstad, Tyrhys Dolan, Yasin Ayari, Arnor Sigurdsson, Dilan Markanday, Harry Leonard, Ryan Hedges, Sam Gallagher, Semir Telalovic.

Newcastle Squad

Below is the full team squad of Newcastle. The manager Howe will pick his starting XI against Blackburn from these players:

Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon, Bruno Guimaraes, Callum Wilson, Daniel Burn, Elliot Anderson, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schaer, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton, Joseph Willock, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Hall, Lewis Miley, Loris Karius, Mark Gillespie, Martin Dubravka, Matt Ritchie, Matt Targett, Miguel Almiron, Nick Pope, Paul Dummett, Sandro Tonali, Sean Longstaff, Sven Botman, Valentino Livramento.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Team News

At the time of writing, Blackburn have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Newcastle on Tuesday. For their upcoming match in round 5, Blackburn are unable to call upon Scott Wharton, who is suspended.

Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter and John Buckley are missing from the squad, Blackburn will field against Newcastlethis coming Tuesday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Newcastle, who are looking at seven players nursing various problems. For instance, Newcastle won't be able to field Sandro Tonali as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Joelinton, Nick Pope, Joseph Willock, Matt Targett and Elliot Anderson most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Blackburn.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Lineups

Blackburn vs Newcastle H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Tuesday? Blackburn go into their upcoming match against Newcastle with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-1-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Results

In the last three matches between Blackburn and Newcastle, both teams to score came up three times.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Betting Tips

It is a great season for Sammie Szmodics, who currently has 18 league goals to his name during this season. Blackburn will rely on his services to gun down Newcastle.

Blackburn claimed four wins, drew three and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Newcastle won four, drew one and lost five of their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Blackburn managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the games at Ewood Park, Newcastle kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

In the last three encounters between Blackburn and Newcastle over 2.5 goals came out two times, as Blackburn averaged 1.33 goals a game. Newcastle scored an average of 2.33 goals in these, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Blackburn’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in nine of the last 10 matches Newcastle played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.3 goals themselves during this run.