Newcastle United vs Leicester Betting Tips & Match Predictions

Newcastle United vs Leicester Intro

The end of the season draws ever closer as Newcastle United welcome Leicester to the St James’ Park. Newcastle United sit in the bottom half of the table and will be looking for the victory to move further away from the dreaded drop zone. Leicester have enjoyed a decent campaign but will be looking to move up the Premier League standings with a win here. The game is set for Sunday April 17, 2022 at 1:15 PM.

Entering matchweek 33, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United side sit in the 15th place on the table with 34 points from 32 games played while Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester squad are currently on 40 points sitting in the 9th place. We’re deep into this Premier League campaign and Newcastle United and Leicester are separated in the table by 6 points and 6 places.

Newcastle United vs Leicester Form

In the last five games, Newcastle United have picked up 6 points and beaten Wolverhampton Wanderers along the way. Meanwhile, Leicester beat Crystal Palace last time out and have continued to play well, picking up 10 points from a possible 15. Newcastle United have had an almost perfect record at home, with four wins and a draw in last five matches. Leicester needs to start winning a few games away from home as they have only picked up 4 points in 5 guesting matches.

Newcastle United vs Leicester H2H

Although Leicester is playing away from home today, it has a much better track record in this fixture. It has won 12 of the 24 meetings, with Newcastle United only managing to take the spoils on 8 occasions. Leicester continue to dominate this fixture. They have 4 more wins than Newcastle United in the last six games alone.

Newcastle United vs Leicester Analysis

Newcastle United won their last game. Eddie Howe’s squad faced Wolverhampton Wanderers. Th match ended with a score of 1-0. Now Eddie Howe’s men focus on their next opponents, Leicester. Against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle United had a ball possession of 42%. Many punters rely on shots on goal data for a given team. In their last game, Newcastle United had 12 shots in attack and 5 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Leicester won their last match. Brendan Rodgers’s men were up against Crystal Palace. At the final wistle, the score board showed 2-1. Against Crystal Palace, Leicester had a ball possession of 50%. If we look at shots on goal, Leicester had a total of 12 shots while they conceded 11 shots.

Newcastle United vs Leicester Odds

Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Newcastle United and Leicester is Newcastle United.