Newcastle vs Leicester Prediction & Betting Tips

Newcastle vs Leicester Intro

A tale of two clubs as top of the table Newcastle welcome struggling Leicester to the St James’ Park. Newcastle have been in astounding form in the Premier League this season, while Leicester are deep in the pits of the bottom of the league. Both need the win, for contrasting reasons. Let’s see who comes out on top on Monday May 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM. Entering matchweek 37, Eddie Howe’s Newcastle side sit in the third place on the table with 69 points from 36 games played while Dean Smith’s Leicester squad are currently on 30 points sitting in the 19th place. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a massive difference in fortunes between Newcastle and Leicester in the Premier League table. The two teams are divided by 39 points and 16 places.

Newcastle vs Leicester Form

Newcastle won against Brighton and have picked up 10 points in the last five games. At the same time, Leicester have earned a total of 5 points won in the last five games and were beaten by Liverpool. The hosts have a very impressive home form – Newcastle has taken 12 points from the last five home games. Leicester have seen little success away from home recently, winning just 2 points in their last five matches as visitors.

Newcastle vs Leicester H2H

Visitors Leicester have the slight advantage between the clubs, with a total of 12 wins over the 27 meetings. The hosts Newcastle have 11 victories. There have been 4 draws between the teams. Newcastle has pulled away from Leicester in this fixture in recent seasons. It now has a 2-game winning margin in the last six attempts.

Newcastle vs Leicester Analysis

Newcastle won its previous game. Eddie Howe’s men were facing Brighton in that game. At the end of the game, the final result was 4-1. On Monday May 22, 2023, they will face Leicester. In their match against Brighton, Newcastle had the following ball possession : 34%. Many punters rely on shots on goal data for a given team. In their last game, Newcastle had 22 shots in attack and 7 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Leicester lost its previous game. Dean Smith’s team played Liverpool. The fulltime scoreline for that match was 0-3. During their latest meetup with Liverpool, Leicester took 32% possession. If we look at shots on goal, Leicester had a total of 4 shots while they conceded 15 shots.

Newcastle vs Leicester Odds

If we take a look at the odds for this match between Newcastle and Leicester we see that the bookmakers have Newcastle as favourites to get the win.