Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th January 2025

Newcastle take on Wolves on Wednesday at St James' Park with both fighting to improve on their current position at either end of the Premier League standings.

The Magpies approach the next Premier League round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 35 points this season so far. With 20 games behind them, Wolves amassed 16 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.

Newcastle took down Wolverhampton in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario on Wednesday.

The Magpies are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.4 goals on average per match, or 24 goals in total, while allowing 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Wolverhampton scored 17 goals, conceded 18 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Newcastle had a good reading on Wolverhampton in their last two meetings, which they won by 3-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Prediction

Newcastle Form

In their last three outings, Newcastle won 1-2 against Tottenham, beat Arsenal by 0-2 and hammered Bromley 3-1. Newcastle won three of their previous six matches at St James' Park in the Premier League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to six against.

Wolverhampton Form

Wolverhampton got a mix of results in their last three matches. An encounter with Tottenham brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat Bristol City by a 1-2 scoreline. Wolverhampton claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 11 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Newcastle not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face Wolverhampton.

Newcastle took 23 points from their last 11 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to seven wins after scoring 20 times and conceding ten. Wolverhampton claimed zero wins and one points in their last seven games against teams from the top six. They scored six times in these matches, but also conceded 18 goals. Newcastle claimed ten wins, five draws as well as five defeats in the Premier League this season. Wolverhampton enjoy a record of four wins, four draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Wolverhampton 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 (0/5), Nick Pope (0/15), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Alex Murphy (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/19), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (2/17), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/11), Lloyd Kelly (0/9), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/1), Valentino Livramento (0/19), Bruno Guimaraes (1/20), Jacob Murphy (3/17), Joelinton (4/19), Joseph Willock (0/17), Lewis Hall (0/20), Lewis Miley (0/2), Miguel Almiron (0/7), Sandro Tonali (0/18), Sean Longstaff (0/17), Alexander Isak (13/18), Anthony Gordon (5/19), Callum Wilson (0/4), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/20), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/6).

Wolverhampton Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolverhampton. The 56 year-old Vitor Pereira will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Bentley (0/0), Jose Sa (0/13), Sam Johnstone (0/7), Tom King (0/0), Bastien Meupiyou (0/0), Craig Dawson (0/15), Emmanuel Agbadou (0/0), Matt Doherty (1/13), Nelson Semedo (0/16), Pedro Lima (0/1), Rayan Ait Nouri (3/19), Santiago Bueno (0/13), Toti Gomes (0/16), Wesley Okoduwa (0/0), Yerson Mosquera (0/5), Andre (0/15), Boubacar Traore (0/0), Joao Gomes (2/19), Luke Cundle (0/0), Mario Lemina (1/17), Thomas Doyle (0/16), Carlos Forbs (0/9), Enso Gonzalez (0/0), Goncalo Guedes (2/17), Hee-Chan Hwang (2/14), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (1/18), Joergen Strand Larsen (7/20), Leon Chiwome (0/0), Matheus Cunha (10/19), Pablo Sarabia (1/6), Rodrigo Gomes (1/13), Sasa Kalajdzic (0/0).

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Team News

Newcastle could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment on Wednesday.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman nurses various injuries and won't take part for Newcastle against Wolverhampton at St James' Park.

Wolverhampton face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Wednesday against Newcastle. Matheus Cunha is suspended from the Wolverhampton squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Yerson Mosquera, Boubacar Traore and Sasa Kalajdzic all face a spell on the sidelines for Wolverhampton due to various injuries.

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Lineups

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton H2H

Newcastle go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Wolves. Newcastle enter the match against Wolverhampton with a 4-5-1 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Results

In the last ten matches between Newcastle and Wolverhampton over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Betting Tips

Alexander Isak has eight strikes in six Premier League matches for Newcastle, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Wolverhampton. The visitors are looking to Matheus Cunha, who has provided his team with three Premier League goals.

Newcastle won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Wolverhampton won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Newcastle should feel good about scoring this coming Wednesday, since Wolverhampton managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Newcastle and Wolverhampton, with the latter scoring one goal on average in these. Newcastle managed an average of 1.5 goals as both teams scored eight times in this run. Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Wolverhampton. They performed an average of 1.7 goals in these.