Watch Newcastle United vs Leicester City Prediction and Betting Tips – 17th April 2022

The Premier League returns to the fold with another round of matches this weekend as Newcastle United lock horns with Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City at St. James’ Park on Sunday.

In that game, Newcastle United managed 41% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Newcastle United was Chris Wood (72′). For their opponents, Wolverhampton Wanderers got 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

It has not been often in recent games that Newcastle United have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Newcastle United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 9 goals during that time. Such a trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.

Watch Newcastle United vs Leicester City Prediction and Betting Tips – 17th April 2022

Ahead of this meeting, Newcastle United are unbeaten in their previous 6 home league matches.

Newcastle United vs Leicester City Prediction

Even though Leicester City has largely failed to meet expectations so far this season and will need to prove a point in this fixture. The Foxes can be lethal on their day and will need to step up in this match.

Leicester City goes into this encounter after a 1-2 Conference League win as they beat PSV Eindhoven in their last game.

For Leicester City, the goals were scored by James Maddison (77′) and Ricardo Pereira (88′). Eran Zahavi (27′) was the scorer for PSV Eindhoven.

The stats tell the story, and Leicester City has been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in total. At the back, Leicester City seems to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

Leading up to this clash, Leicester City:

• remain undefeated by Newcastle United when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. A very good record, indeed you would say.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head clashes going back to 28/08/2019 shows that Newcastle United have won 1 of these & Leicester City 4, with the number of draws standing at 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 in all at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.

Team News: Newcastle United

Newcastle United have pulled off an admirable turnaround this year and will look to move up the league table. Both teams are on an even footing this season and could play out a draw this weekend.

Callum Wilson (Calf Injury), Joe Willock (Knee Injury) and Kieran Trippier (Metatarsal Fracture) aren’t available for Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe.

Team News: Leicester City

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has to choose a team with limited availability. Jamie Vardy (Knee Injury), Danny Ward (Knee Surgery) and Wilfred Ndidi (Knee Injury) can’t be considered.

⚡ Prediction

Leicester City will need things to go their way to put one past this Newcastle United lineup who we think might well gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore seeing a hard-fought 1-0 advantage for Newcastle United when the referee blows for full-time.

Hopefully, it’s a good one.

What are the top odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, backing Newcastle United can be had for 2.27, a bet on a draw is 3.4 & putting your money on victory for Leicester City will get you 3.54. Those are the most competitive bets being offered as of now.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

While we have made these predictions for Newcastle United v Leicester City for this match preview with the best of intentions, no profits are guaranteed. Always gamble responsibly, and with what you can afford to lose. Best of luck.

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Andre Moura writes freelance football articles. He covers global competitions and particularly enjoys writing about the UEFA Champions League.  In his spare time, Andre enjoys swimming and keeping fit. He is also part of two 5-a-side football teams.

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