Newcastle United are on a strong run of form in the Premier League, with back-to-back wins.
Will our algorithm predict a win for Newcastle United against Brighton this weekend?
🎙️ Eddie Howe speaks to the media ahead of our final home game of the 2023/24 season:"We are competing for something; we are in the mix. We have three games in a massive week for us, it will go down to the wire. We back ourselves, we are in a good place." pic.twitter.com/pfaariYTU1— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) May 10, 2024
🎙️ Eddie Howe speaks to the media ahead of our final home game of the 2023/24 season:"We are competing for something; we are in the mix. We have three games in a massive week for us, it will go down to the wire. We back ourselves, we are in a good place." pic.twitter.com/pfaariYTU1
Brighton will travel to St. James’ Park on Saturday where they will face off with Newcastle United. Newcastle are sixth in the league and four points off the top five.
The Magpies cannot qualify for the Champions League but can still finish in the Europa League qualification place. With Tottenham on a terrible run of form, Eddie Howe could lead Newcastle to European qualification once more.
Brighton aren’t likely to qualify for Europe this season. They are nine points off sixth place with three games to play. Not only would Brighton need to win their remaining three matches, but they would need the teams ahead of them to drop points.
The Seagulls took five points from the last six matches in the league. The goals have dried up for Roberto De Zerbi’s team. They scored just two goals across the last six matches. The defence conceded 11 times to their last six opponents.
Newcastle picked up 13 points from their last six games. The Magpies’ attack is in fine form, as it scored 15 times in those six games.
Newcastle United’s defence was their cornerstone last season. It was Newcastle’s defence that struggled in the first half of the campaign. However, the defence is now playing well. Only five goals were conceded across the last six fixtures.
Brighton won the reverse fixture versus Newcastle United 3-1. The Seagulls dominated the match at the Amex Stadium, with Evan Ferguson opening the scoring in the 27th minute. Ferguson added two more goals in the 65th and 70th minutes.
Newcastle’s lone goal of the match came a little too late. Callum Wilson scored in second-half stoppage-time.
Striker Alexander Isak leads Newcastle in goals with 20. He is third in the Premier League scoring stats. Isak has scored three goals in his last two matches.
Isak has scored just over a quarter of Newcastle’s goals this season. The striker is five goals behind Man City’s Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot.
Brighton striker Joao Pedro has nine goals this season. Pedro scored in Brighton’s 1-0 win over Aston Villa last weekend. Can he lead Brighton to a second straight win over Newcastle United?
Our algorithm predicts over 2.5 goals in a thrilling game. However, this time, Newcastle United should win 2-1 against Brighton at St. James’ Park.