Newcastle vs West Ham prediction, odds & betting tips – 30/03/2024

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Newcastle - West Ham

England Premier League - St James' Park

We're bringing you our Premier League predictions for Saturday's early kick-off between Newcastle and West Ham. We're expecting an entertaining game with goals at both ends of the pitch between two sides with ambitions of European qualification this season.

Check out our Newcastle first goalscorer odds to see which players we believe are best placed to score against West Ham this weekend.

Newcastle vs West Ham predictions: Goals expected at St James' Park

Key Stats

• Each of the last six league meetings between these two clubs have ended with both teams scoring, while four of Newcastle's and four of West Ham's last six outings have also seen both teams score.
• Newcastle have won three of their last seven Premier League matches against West Ham, only losing once during that period. West Ham haven't conceded more than two goals in any of their last six matches and both teams have only managed to keep one clean sheet each in their last six attempts.
• Alexander Isak is Newcastle's leading scorer in the Premier League this season with 12 goals and the Swedish forward has scored three goals in his last five league games.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Magpies backed by the bookmakers

• HOME: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.4%
• DRAW: 16/5 (4.20) – 23.8%
• AWAY: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%

*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change

Newcastle are the expected winners of this game with a probability of 52.4%, but we are still expecting a close game between these two European hopefuls.

Newcastle's form hasn;t been great in recent weeks but the Magpies did manage to win their last home game 3-0 against Wolves, while West Ham lost their last away game but have since claimed two home draws.

For more football betting tips on the game, check out the Under/Over 2.5 Goals market. If you want to back under 2.5 goals to be scored in this game the odds stand at 13/8 (2.63) with a probability of 38.1%, but a bet on over 2.5 goals is priced at 1/2 (1.50) which has a probability of 66.7%.

Last five H2Hs: Newcastle in front

England Premier League 08/10/23

West Ham

2

Newcastle

2

England Premier League 05/04/23

West Ham

1

Newcastle

5

England Premier League 04/02/23

Newcastle

1

West Ham

1

England Premier League 11/09/22

West Ham

0

Newcastle

0

England Premier League 19/02/22

West Ham

1

Newcastle

1

Newcastle have won 47, drawn 29 and lost 36 of their previous 112 meetings with the Hammers and haven't lost any of the pair's last four encounters in the Premier League.

Team news and form guide

Newcastle: Strongest at home

Sven Botman is going to miss the rest of the season and possibly half of next season after undergoing knee surgery, while Lewis Miley, Callum Wilson, Joelinton, Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier and Harvey Barnes are also expected to miss the West Ham game due to injury.

Predicted lineup: Dúbravka (GK), Schär, Burn, Lascelles, Livramento, Almirón, Willock, Guimarães, Longstaff, Isak & Gordon 

England Premier League 01/09/24

W

Tottenham

1

Newcastle

2

England EFL Cup 28/08/24

W

Nottm Forest

1 (3)

Newcastle

1 (4)

England Premier League 25/08/24

D

Bournemouth

1

Newcastle

1

England Premier League 17/08/24

W

Southampton

0

Newcastle

1

Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24

W

Brest

0

Newcastle

1

West Ham: Drawn last two

Edson Alvarez isn't available for the Hammers this weekend after he picked up another yellow card in West Ham's 1-1 draw with Aston Villa but Maxwel Cornet and Mohammed Kudus are expected to be available following brief injuries.

Predicted lineup: Areola (GK), Coufal, Zouma, Emerson, Mavropanos, Souček, Paquetá, Ward-Prowse, Kudus, Antonio & Bowen

England Premier League 31/08/24

L

Man City

3

West Ham

1

England EFL Cup 28/08/24

W

Bournemouth

0

West Ham

1

England Premier League 24/08/24

W

Crystal Palace

0

West Ham

2

England Premier League 17/08/24

L

Aston Villa

2

West Ham

1

Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24

W

Celta Vigo

2 (5)

West Ham

2 (6)

Player to watch – Anthony Gordon

Anthony Gordon is now an England international and we're expecting the young scouser to be full of confidence heading into the West Ham game because of it.

Gordon has been one of Newcastle's best players so far this season, chipping in with nine league goals and five assists with only Alexander Isak scoring more times and Kieran Trippier providing more assists.

Bound to be buoyed following his international debut

Newcastle tend to perform much better at home and we're expecting that to be the case against West Ham on Saturday with Gordon being one of the stars of the show.