Newcastle vs Bournemouth Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th January 2025

Bournemouth could close the current gap on the top four, when they face off against The Magpies this coming Saturday. Their current position in the Premier League standings naturally favours The Magpies, but Bournemouth won't be short on motivation.

Placed fourth in the table Newcastle have amassed 38 points after 21 matches. On 34 points, Bournemouth rank eightth with 21 matches played this season.

Bournemouth will not be short on motivation for their clash with the match favourites Newcastle. Although the odds are against them, a narrow win this coming Saturday will see them move ahead of their upcoming opponents in the table.

Newcastle scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded 11 goals, an average of 1.1 and pulled off five clean sheets.

Bournemouth travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping ten goals against. An average of one goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Newcastle played Bournemouth. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Prediction

Newcastle Form

In their last three outings, Newcastle won 0-2 against Arsenal, beat Bromley by 3-1 and hammered Wolverhampton 3-0. Newcastle won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored 14 goals.

Bournemouth Form

Bournemouth recorded a draw and two wins, as the won by 1-0 and 5-1 against Everton and West Bromwich, respectively. Last time out, Chelsea ended their streak as the match finished even 2-2. Bournemouth won three of a possible six away matches in the Premier League, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 15 while also conceding ten times.

Newcastle have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Bournemouth are capable of getting in the way of the home side at St James' Park, as we aim for the home win.

Newcastle have taken 12 points from their last nine games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won three of these matches with a scoreline of 16 goals to 15. Bournemouth won two of their last ten matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 13 and conceding 15 goals. They collected 11 points from these. Newcastle have a record of 11 wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Bournemouth are looking at nine wins, seven draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Bournemouth 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 (0/6), Nick Pope (0/15), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Alex Murphy (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/20), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (2/17), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/12), Lloyd Kelly (0/9), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/2), Valentino Livramento (0/20), Bruno Guimaraes (1/21), Jacob Murphy (3/18), Joelinton (4/20), Joseph Willock (0/18), Lewis Hall (0/21), Lewis Miley (0/3), Miguel Almiron (0/8), Sandro Tonali (0/19), Sean Longstaff (0/17), Alexander Isak (15/19), Anthony Gordon (6/20), Callum Wilson (0/4), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/20), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/7).

Bournemouth Squad

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

Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/14), Mark Travers (0/5), Will Dennis (0/0), Adam Smith (0/17), Dean Huijsen (2/15), Illia Zabarnyi (0/21), James Hill (0/5), Julian Araujo (0/8), Julio Soler (0/0), Marcos Senesi (0/11), Matai Akinmboni (0/0), Milos Kerkez (1/21), Alex Scott (0/8), Ben Winterburn (0/1), Dango Ouattara (3/18), David Brooks (2/14), Lewis Cook (1/20), Marcus Tavernier (1/15), Tyler Adams (0/11), Antoine Semenyo (6/20), Daniel Jebbison (0/3), Enes Unal (2/17), Evanilson (5/19), Justin Kluivert (7/20), Luis Sinisterra (1/8), Michael DaCosta (0/0), Remy Rees-Dottin (0/0), Ryan Christie (1/20).

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Team News

Newcastle seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are missing from the squad, Newcastle will field against Bournemouththis coming Saturday.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Lineups

Newcastle vs Bournemouth H2H

Newcastle and Bournemouth had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 16/5. Newcastle enter the match against Bournemouth with a 3-6-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 30%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Results

In the last ten matches between Newcastle and Bournemouth over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth Betting Tips

Justin Kluivert shows decent form right now for Bournemouth, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Newcastle, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Alexander Isak also look a nice prospect as he scored nine goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Newcastle claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bournemouth won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing three in this series of matches. Bournemouth have been generous visitors, since they pulled only once clean sheet in their previous 10 away games. Newcastle managedfive clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Newcastle managed an average of 1.7 goals, with Bournemouth averaging 1.4 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet nine times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Newcastle, who scored an average of 2.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Bournemouth, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.