Newcastle vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd November 2024

When Arsenal come to St James' Park for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Newcastle will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Newcastle are number 12 in the table on 12 points after nine matches. Arsenal rank as number 3 with 18 points after nine matches played.

Newcastle are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Arsenal. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment this coming Saturday.

The Magpies go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Arsenal scored 19 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Newcastle lost to 4-1 Arsenal in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 1-0 win, which Newcastle dished out the match before that.

Newcastle vs Arsenal Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Brighton in a 0-1 defeat. Chelsea also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Newcastle were able to strike back last time out in a 2-0 win against Chelsea. Newcastle won three of their previous six matches at St James' Park in the Premier League. They drew two and suffered one defeats, scoring ten goals to five against.

Arsenal Form

In their last three matches, Arsenal beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0, drew 2-2 with Liverpool and beat Preston by 0-3. Arsenal came through their last six away games in the Premier League with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored nine and conceded six.

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

Newcastle fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last three games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in four goals. Newcastle have a record of three wins, three draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of five wins, three draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Arsenal Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Arsenal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/0), Nick Pope (0/9), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/9), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (1/7), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/5), Lewis Hall (0/9), Lloyd Kelly (0/6), Matt Targett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/0), Valentino Livramento (0/9), Bruno Guimaraes (0/9), Jacob Murphy (0/9), Joelinton (1/9), Joseph Willock (0/7), Lewis Miley (0/0), Miguel Almiron (0/5), Sandro Tonali (0/7), Sean Longstaff (0/8), Alexander Isak (2/7), Anthony Gordon (2/8), Callum Wilson (0/0), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (3/9), William Osula (0/3).

Arsenal Squad

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

David Raya (0/9), Neto (0/2), Ben White (0/7), Gabriel (2/9), Jakub Kiwior (0/4), Jurrien Timber (0/7), Kieran Tierney (0/0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/2), Riccardo Calafiori (1/6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (0/1), William Saliba (0/8), Declan Rice (0/8), Ethan Nwaneri (0/4), Jorginho (0/2), Martin Oedegaard (0/3), Mikel Merino (1/3), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/2), Thomas Partey (1/9), Bukayo Saka (3/8), Gabriel Jesus (0/7), Gabriel Martinelli (2/9), Kai Havertz (4/9), Leandro Trossard (2/9), Raheem Sterling (0/4).

Newcastle vs Arsenal Team News

Newcastle have an almost full squad available against Arsenal at St James' Park with only one player possibly missing.

Newcastle are unable to field Sven Botman on Saturday against Arsenal, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Arsenal just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Newcastle at the St James' Park. Leandro Trossard is ineligible for selection in the Arsenal squad, as he is suspended.

Newcastle vs Arsenal Lineups

Newcastle vs Arsenal H2H

Newcastle were defeated by 4-1 in their last encounter with Arsenal, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though. In total, they have played six matches in past seasons with The Gunners running away with most of the points. They won three encounters, with Newcastle stealing all 3 points in two matches. Naturally, the last one game ended all square. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 19/20.

Newcastle vs Arsenal Results

A high scoring match is a fairly rare occurrence when Newcastle face Arsenal as under 2.5 goals happened in seven times in the last ten matches. Under 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/1 with the bookies.

Newcastle vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Look no further than Harvey Barnes, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Newcastle in the Premier League, while Kai Havertz managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for The Gunners in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Newcastle won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St James' Park. They drew three and lost one as well, while Arsenal won six of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost two. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Saturday. Newcastle managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games at home. Arsenal have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Newcastle managed an average of 0.4 goals, with Arsenal averaging 1.8 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.2 times goals per game.