Sunderland vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th January 2024

The match this coming Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Sunderland and Newcastle look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Sunderland scored nine times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.9 goals a game. They conceded 12 and managed zero clean sheets.

The Magpies managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

This will be the inaugural meeting between Sunderland and Newcastle in the FA Cup in this century, thus providing a completely unprecedented situation for both teams.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Prediction

Sunderland Form

Sunderland look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Hull by 0-1, before drawing 1-1 with Rotherham. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Preston 2-0. Sunderland are without a win in their last six FA Cup matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored three goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Luton, before Nottingham Forest ran out 1-3 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Liverpool, who came out 4-2 winners. Newcastle won three of a possible six away matches in the FA Cup, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 12 while also conceding 11 times.

Value hunters might think Sunderland is worth a shot, but in our view Newcastle are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Stadium of Light.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Squads

Sunderland Squad

The 43-year-old Beale will select the starting eleven against Newcastle from these players:

Anthony Patterson, Matthew Young, Nathan Bishop, Ajibola Alese, Daniel Ballard, Dennis Cirkin, Jenson Seelt, Nectarios Triantis, Pierre Ekwah, Timothee Pembele, Trai Hume, Adil Aouchiche, Alex Pritchard, Bradley Dack, Chris Rigg, Corry Evans, Daniel Neil, Ellis Taylor, Jay Matete, Jobe Bellingham, Luke O'Nien, Patrick Roberts, Abdoullah Ba, Eliezer Mayenda, Jack Clarke, Jack Diamond, Jewison Bennette, Luis Semedo, Mason Burstow, Nazariy Rusyn, Niall Huggins.

Newcastle Squad

Here is the full team squad of Newcastle. The 46 year-old Eddie Howe will select his starting lineup from the following players:

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

Sunderland vs Newcastle Team News

Sunderland could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Newcastle on Saturday.

Sunderland-players Bradley Dack, Niall Huggins, Dennis Cirkin, Daniel Ballard, Jay Matete and Corry Evans won't be playing in the upcoming match against Newcastle at Stadium of Light due to nursing various injuries.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Newcastle, who are looking at 11 players nursing various problems. Newcastle are without Sandro Tonali due to a suspension incurred from accumulating too many cards.

Callum Wilson, Kieran Trippier, Javier Manquillo, Nick Pope, Joseph Willock, Jacob Murphy, Matt Targett, Elliot Anderson, Harvey Barnes, Joelinton and Javier Manquillo all face a spell on the sidelines for Newcastle due to various injuries.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Lineups

Sunderland vs Newcastle H2H

Having never met before in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is a first for both Sunderland and Newcastle. Any eventual head-to-head stats come from playing each other in the cup or friendlies. Sunderland picked up six wins in their previous ten matches against Newcastle, while the latter claimed one win in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 31/10.

Sunderland vs Newcastle Results

Sunderland vs Newcastle Betting Tips

Jack Clarke is the most prolific FA Cup marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Newcastle look to Miguel Almiron, hoping he can add to his current total of two FA Cup goals in his latest games.

Stadium of Light witnessed Sunderland winning six times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing zero and losing four as well. Newcastle claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Sunderland have a justified hope of getting on the scoresheet at Stadium of Light, since Newcastle only managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent away matches. The hosts claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches on home soil.

In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Sunderland saw three of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Newcastle, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.