Newcastle United and Manchester United will face off at St. James' Park in the 21st round of the English Premier League Fixture. Manchester United won at home by 3-2 in the last time they faced each other in the English Premiere League, on 10-10-2018. However, in the last match they both played at St. James Park on 11-02-2018 , Newcastle United managed to win by 1-0. The Goal Scorer of the match was M. Ritchie. For tonights game, the visitors are considered the favorite because they have managed to record 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 lost in their last four matches versus the magpies.

NEWCASTLE UNITED

The Magpies are only 3 points clear of the relegation table at the turn of the year and now they sit at 15th position with only 18 points in 20 matches so far. They have recorded 4 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses in their previous matches. There has been a slight increase from Newcastle in general over the past few months, winning four and losing three of their last 11 matches, but Benitez need to improve their scores and home appearances significantly by 2019 if they want to avoid danger. However, they have not been good defensively having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games. So for today's match Newcastle will expect a perfect start against the in form Manchester United side who have been scoring freely of recent. Newcastle will likely be without Federico Fernandez because of a hip injury. Ciaran Clark is also unlikely to recover from an ankle injury in time to replace the Argentine.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Manchester United has grown rapidly since the arrival of their new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, winning three consecutive matches in their last three matches played both Home and Away, and its only two weeks ago Solskjaer was appointed as Manchester United temporary coach until the end of the season, which they already looked like a completely different team. Paul Pogba was in the spotlight after scoring four times in their last two matches. The Red Devils After 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, are now currently sitting on 6th position, with 35 points. For tonights game One player is definitely certain of not featuring is defender Eric Bailly, who was suspended after being sent off against Bournemouth for a careless challenge to Ryan Fraser.

PRE-MATCH FACTS

  • Man Utd are undefeated in 29 of their last 32 matches against Newcastle in all competitions.
  • Man Utd have scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 matches in the Premier League.
  • Man Utd have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 3 matches in the Premier League.

PREDICTION

This match will probably be Solskjaer's toughest test so far, but Newcastle have not been in their best position in front of their own fans this season. So I'm on the Under bets market here because the both teams won't be seeing much of goal scoring chances. I don't see the both teams playing much of an offensive football today, so I'm going for the Under 2.5 bet here.

MY PICKS

Total Goals Under 2.5 @ Odd 2.00 Scorumbet