Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United prediction and betting tips on January 4, 2025
Game Prediction
Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will play in the 20th round of the English Premier League on January 4, 2025. Ambitious but unstable teams will try to succeed in a head-to-head match, which will strengthen their chances of finishing in the European tournament zone.
Our prediction for the match Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
“The Spurs”, taking 66 points, improved their performance last season. Still, that was 2 points less than Aston Villa, which reached 4th place and a ticket to the Champions League. Incidentally, “the Magpies” finally played, for the first time after a long break, in that fall of 2023. They were the last in the group of giants, in the company of Milan, Borussia and PSG. Speaking about the Premier League, the team fell back to 7th place. As a result, the team failed to qualify for the European competition at all.
Perhaps that is why Howe was left virtually without reinforcements in the summer. One way or another, “the Black and Whites” were able to make it to the semi-finals of the League Cup. And, having won a couple of times before Christmas, the team is among the contenders for the European competition. The club, having dealt with both Aston Villa and Manchester United, extended the streak later. “The Spurs” will soon play in the semi-finals of the cup, and their results in the Europa League are pretty good. Still, the epidemic of injuries is taking its toll in the Premier League, and there have been more defeats than victories. For instance, the club lost to Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in the previous rounds, and there was only a draw in the struggle with Wolverhampton.
Postecoglou’s wards score 2.16 goals per round, but they also concede one and a half in return – the problems in defence, especially Vicario’s injury, have an effect. Howe traditionally emphasizes defence. As a result, his footballers score only 1.68, but concede just over 1.1 goals per meeting.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United: key statistics and trends
- Tottenham Hotspur has won 2 of 10 previous matches.
- 58% of Tottenham Hotspur games have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per game is 3.63.
- Newcastle United has won 5 times in a row.
- 53% of Newcastle United matches have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per confrontation is 2.79
Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United: possible starting line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur (possible line-up): Forster – Spence, Gray, Drăguşin, Porro – Bissouma, Sarr, Son Heung-min, Maddison, Kulusevski – Solanke.
Newcastle United (possible line-up): Dubravka – Hall, Burn, Schar, Livramento – Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali – Gordon, Murphy, Isak.
Previous head-to-head matches: Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
“The Magpies” won 4 of 5 previous official head-to-head matches, including both last ones.
Free prediction for the match Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United
“The Spurs” should still come to life, but they are in much worse shape than “the Magpies”. We bet on the guests to win with “a 0 goal handicap” (odd: 1.69).