Newcastle vs Huddersfield: Preview and Prediction

Saturday 23rd February 2019

England Premier League
Saturday 23rd February 2019
Kick off at 3pm GMT
Venue: St. James' Park

Match Preview:

Newcastle are going through a decent patch which includes wins over Manchester City and Cardiff and last Monday they went to Wolves and came away with a draw. However while they are in 16^th place they are just a point above the bottom three and all of their efforts this season could mean very little. Everyone was surprised by The Magpies win over City but had they lost that game as expected they would now be in the bottom three, that’s the fine line that separates staying up.

Even though Rafa Benitez’s team have lost 8 games at home this season they have also won their last two games in a row here, scoring 5 goals in the process.

Huddersfield are still in the Premier League but in theory they are down. Not only are the club bottom but they are 14 points from safety with just 36 points left on the board and their form does not suggest a miracle is about to happen.

They were defeated 2-1 by Arsenal in their last league game and they have lost 4 matches in a row coming into this one. Away from home they have earned 1 point from their last 15.

Team News:

Newcastle: Robert Elliot will be assessed after not reaching match fitness levels in the teams last match. Jonjo Shelvey could return to the team after his thigh problem and should be assessed

Huddersfield: There are no new injuries for the club coming into this game

Newcastle vs Huddersfield Head to Head:

Last season Newcastle won this fixture 1-0.

The last 3 meetings have a 100% success rate to see under 1.5 goals.

The last 3 meetings have seen the correct score at half time as 0-0.

Newcastle vs Huddersfield Prediction:

This is Newcastle’s huge chance to try and feel a little safer and surely they will not mess this opportunity up at home against Huddersfield? But Benitez has to convince his team to play this match as a must win game with a high energy just like his team did against Manchester City. We believe that the team will have come together early for this match, put in the training and done their home work. Newcastle will only survive this season if they take every game seriously, which in the past and this season hasn’t always been the case. As for Huddersfield it’s difficult to see them performing away from home in the light of their position.

Newcastle vs Huddersfield Betting Tips:

Newcastle to beat Huddersfield at 1.80

Anytime goalscorer: Joselu at 2.50