Under 3.5 Goals 1/2
Goals have been in short supply for both sides lately. Tottenham Hotspur have cleared 3.5 in just 20 per cent of their last 10, Newcastle United in 40 per cent, and between them they have kept 5 clean sheets across that stretch. Under 3.5 fits the shape of this fixture more often than 1/2 suggests.
The numbers behind this pick
Tottenham Hotspur over 3.5 % (last 10)20%
Tottenham Hotspur goals per game1.8
Newcastle United over 3.5 % (last 10)40%
Newcastle United goals per game1.5
Form is each side’s recent competitive matches, the count shown per stat (reaches into last season before a ball is kicked). Source: our own match data.
Both teams to score 4/7
Both attacks are ticking and neither defence is watertight. BTTS has landed in 50 per cent of Tottenham Hotspur’s recent matches and 80 per cent of Newcastle United’s; Tottenham Hotspur have kept just 4 clean sheets in that run and Newcastle United have been held scoreless only once. Both teams to score looks bigger than 4/7 given that pattern.
The numbers behind this pick
Tottenham Hotspur BTTS % (last 10)50%
Newcastle United BTTS % (last 10)80%
Tottenham Hotspur clean sheets (last 10)4
Newcastle United failed to score (last 10)1
Form is each side’s recent competitive matches, the count shown per stat (reaches into last season before a ball is kicked). Source: our own match data.
Newcastle United to win 2/1
Tottenham Hotspur are the stronger side on the season’s overall run, 6 wins from their last 10 and just 1 defeat, but this fixture reads differently. Newcastle United have won 3 of the last 5 meetings and Tottenham Hotspur have not beaten them once in that sequence. Newcastle United’s away form is patchier, 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats on the road, yet the freshest form point belongs to them: West Bromwich Albion beaten 3-2 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. At 2/1, this pick leans on the head-to-head pattern and that recent momentum, not the wider league form.
The numbers behind this pick
Tottenham Hotspur last 10 (W-D-L)6-3-1
Tottenham Hotspur at home4-3-0
Newcastle United last 10 (W-D-L)3-3-4
Newcastle United away1-1-2
Tottenham Hotspur wins in last 5 H2H0
Form is each side’s recent competitive matches, the count shown per stat (reaches into last season before a ball is kicked). Source: our own match data.