Newcastle vs Southampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th August 2024

Newcastle are the massive favourites on Sunday in a Premier League round 1 match against The Saints at St James' Park this coming Saturday.

Newcastle came away with three points from the latest encounter with Southampton. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other this coming Saturday.

Newcastle 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 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

The Saints scored 13 goals, conceded 27 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Newcastle won the last two meetings against The Saints, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-1 score.

Newcastle vs Southampton Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Brighton brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Manchester United. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Brentford by 2-4. Newcastle won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded six times.

Newcastle enter the season as candidates for a top three finish, but more than a third place would in the end would be a rather big surprise.

Southampton Form

In their last three matches, Southampton drew 0-0 with West Bromwich, beat West Bromwich by 3-1 and beat Leeds by 0-1. Southampton came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to eight.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Newcastle look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

Anything but a home win for Newcastle will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Southampton could be in for a hammering.

Newcastle vs Southampton Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Southampton 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 (0/0), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Alex Murphy (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/0), Emil Krafth (0/0), Fabian Schaer (0/0), Harrison Ashby (0/0), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Jamal Lewis (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/0), Lewis Hall (0/0), Lloyd Kelly (0/0), Matt Targett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/0), Valentino Livramento (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (0/0), Isaac Hayden (0/0), Jacob Murphy (0/0), Joe White (0/0), Joelinton (0/0), Joseph Willock (0/0), Lewis Miley (0/0), Miguel Almiron (0/0), Ryan Fraser (0/0), Sandro Tonali (0/0), Sean Longstaff (0/0), Alexander Isak (0/0), Anthony Gordon (0/0), Callum Wilson (0/0), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (0/0), William Osula (0/0).

Southampton Squad

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

Alex McCarthy (0/0), Gavin Bazunu (0/0), Joe Lumley (0/0), Mateusz Lis (0/0), Armel Bella-Kotchap (0/0), Charlie Taylor (0/0), Jack Stephens (0/0), James Bree (0/0), Jan Bednarek (0/0), Juan Larios (0/0), Kyle Walker-Peters (0/0), Nathan Wood (0/0), Ronnie Edwards (0/0), Ryan Manning (0/0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (0/0), Yukinari Sugawara (0/0), Adam Lallana (0/0), Carlos Alcaraz (0/0), Flynn Downes (0/0), Joe Aribo (0/0), Shea Charles (0/0), William Smallbone (0/0), Adam Armstrong (0/0), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/0), Kamaldeen Sulemana (0/0), Paul Onuachu (0/0), Ross Stewart (0/0), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (0/0), Samuel Edozie (0/0), Sekou Mara (0/0).

Newcastle vs Southampton Team News

Newcastle could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Southampton.

Harrison Ashby, Joelinton, Nick Pope and Matt Targett nurses various injuries and won't take part for Newcastle against Southampton at St James' Park.

At the time of writing, Southampton just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Saturday.

Southampton need to do without Ross Stewart and Juan Larios, who are not fit enough to travel to St James' Park.

Newcastle vs Southampton Lineups

Newcastle vs Southampton H2H

Newcastle had a good reading on Southampton in their last two meetings, which they won by 4-1 and 3-1, respectively. The Magpies will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against Southampton. They are enjoying a good 7-2-1 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/3.

Newcastle vs Southampton Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between Newcastle and Southampton. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies on Saturday.

Newcastle vs Southampton Betting Tips

It is the beginning of a new Premier League campaign, and both Newcastle and Southampton will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Newcastle won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew four and lost none. Southampton won six games, drew one and lost three in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Goals are flowing freely for Newcastle on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Southampton''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Newcastle managed an average of two goals, while Southampton averaged 1.1 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Southampton's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.