Newcastle United vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th November 2023

The Premier League tie at St James' Park this coming Saturday sees home team Newcastle United up against Arsenal.

Newcastle United rank sixth with 17 points to their name from ten matches, while visitors Arsenal rank second in the table on 24 points.

Newcastle United aim to spring a surprise when clashing with Arsenal this coming Saturday after a series of matches without defeat. Three points could ignite a real spark in the squad before their upcoming Premier League fixtures.

Newcastle United arrive at their next Premier League match, averaging a fabulous 2.6 goals per game in their last ten matches in which, they scored a delicious total of 26, while also conceding 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

The Gunners show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded eight, an average of 0.8 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in five of these.

It finished with a 0-2 win for Arsenal in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again on Saturday at St James' Park, or will The Magpies manage to assert some revenge?

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Prediction

Newcastle United Form

Newcastle United have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 0-1 against B. Dortmund, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Wolverhampton. Their latest match brought a 0-3 win in their encounter with Manchester United. Newcastle United won four of their previous six Premier League games at the St James' Park. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded three and scored 13 goals.

Arsenal Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Arsenal. They first took out Sevilla by 1-2 before downing Sheffield United by 5-0. The winning streak came to an end against West Ham, who ran out 3-1 winners. Arsenal claimed 13 points in their last six Premier League matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded three and scored ten goals themselves.

For whatever reason, Arsenal and Newcastle United usually find goals tough to come by, when facing each other, and history makes under 2.5 goals our call here.

Arsenal scored six goals and conceded three in their last six games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. This earned them two wins and seven points. Newcastle United are looking at a record of five wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal enjoy a record of seven wins, three draws and zero defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Squads

Newcastle United Squad

The 45-year-old Howe will select the starting eleven against Arsenal from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/0), Nick Pope (0/10), Daniel Burn (1/10), Emil Krafth (0/0), Fabian Schaer (0/10), Jamaal Lascelles (0/5), Javier Manquillo (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/10), Matt Targett (0/3), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (1/5), Valentino Livramento (0/4), Bruno Guimaraes (1/10), Elliot Anderson (0/9), Harvey Barnes (1/6), Jacob Murphy (1/4), Joelinton (0/7), Joseph Willock (0/1), Lewis Hall (0/1), Matt Ritchie (0/0), Miguel Almiron (2/10), Sandro Tonali (1/8), Sean Longstaff (2/10), Alexander Isak (6/8), Anthony Gordon (3/9), Callum Wilson (7/9), Lewis Miley (0/0).

Arsenal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Arsenal players that the manager Mikel Arteta will choose from for the upcoming game:

Aaron Ramsdale (0/4), David Raya (0/6), James Hillson (0/0), Karl Hein (0/0), Ben White (1/10), Cedric Soares (0/0), Gabriel (0/8), Jakub Kiwior (0/3), Jurrien Timber (0/1), Lino Sousa (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/9), Takehiro Tomiyasu (1/8), William Saliba (0/10), Declan Rice (2/10), Emile Smith Rowe (0/4), Fabio Vieira (1/6), Jorginho (0/7), Kai Havertz (1/10), Martin Oedegaard (3/9), Mohamed Elneny (0/1), Thomas Partey (0/4), Bukayo Saka (4/9), Edward Nketiah (5/10), Gabriel Jesus (1/7), Gabriel Martinelli (1/8), Leandro Trossard (2/6), Reiss Nelson (0/4).

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Team News

Newcastle United could have as many as seven players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Arsenal on Saturday. Sandro Tonali gets a day off from the Newcastle United squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Elliot Anderson, Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Lewis Miley, Sven Botman, Joelinton and Javier Manquillo are all absent from the Newcastle United squad that faces Arsenal at St James' Park.

Going to Newcastle United, Arsenal have four players out of action for the match on Saturday.

Arsenal need to do without Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber, who are not fit enough to travel to St James' Park.

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Lineups

Newcastle United vs Arsenal H2H

The most recent meeting between the two sides ended in a 0-2 triumph for Arsenal, who are looking to stay on top on Saturday at St James' Park. No doubt, Newcastle are planning a comeback, though. The Gunners generally enjoy playing Newcastle United against whom, they won eight of the last ten encounters. However, the latter did well to secure a 2-0 win the last time the pair faced off. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 3/2.

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Results

Over 2.5 goals happened only three times in the last ten matches Newcastle United took on Arsenal. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 17/20 with the bookies.

Newcastle United vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Newcastle United against Arsenal is also a battle between Callum Wilson and Edward Nketiah with both in decent form. The former scored five while the latter has three Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

Newcastle United claimed eight wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing zero and losing two. Arsenal won five of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost three of these matches. Newcastle United have seen six of their previous 10 matches at St James' Park offer over 2.5 goals. In six of the last 10 league games away for Arsenal the match had over 2.5 goals.

In the past ten encounters between Newcastle United and Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out three times, with Newcastle United scoring an average of 0.3 goals per game. Arsenal averaged 1.8 goals, while both teams scored one time. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Newcastle United saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Arsenal, who managed to hit the net 2.3 times on average in these games.