Sheffield United v Newcastle free betting tips - 12.Jan.2021 18:00
Bottom club, Sheffield United, host fellow strugglers, Newcastle, hoping to build on Saturday’s F.A Cup success. Can they win their first Premier League match in six months?
“This is a tough match to call but given the Blades have lost 18 of their last 20 in the Premier League, odds of 1.57 on X2 looks like our preferred bet.”
Sheffield United Form
After a run of 21 games, over a period just a couple of days shy of six months, Sheffield United have finally won again – beating League One’s Bristol Rovers in the third round of the F.A Cup – and the relief for the manager was tangible afterwards.
“The consequences of not getting a result today would have really impacted on the group. The players have taken a lot. Everybody in the country would have sniffed this. Every expert, pundit and supporter wouldn’t have been surprised if we had been turned over today. But there was a good attitude.
“It was always going to be a tough cup tie, away from home and not being in form at all. It was against a team with nothing to lose and we had everything to lose today.”
Saturday’s 3-2 victory at, was their manager, Chris Wilder’s 100th in charge and the Blades social media team have waited quite some time to tweet this one out!
They may have finally won but they’ve conceded in 22 games in-a-row and with confidence so low, it’s hard to see Saturday’s win heralding some sort of miraculous turnaround.
Newcastle Form
Sheffield United maybe struggling but languishing in 15th place in the Premier League and out of both cups, Newcastle have plenty of woes of their their own. Steve Bruce’s men were hit hard by the coronavirus at the start of December and they’re only just getting over the episode.
The Magpies trip to Aston Villa on December 4 was postponed due to the number of playing staff affected and although they won their next game, 2-1 at home to West Brom, they’ve lost every game since but it’s hardly surprising with key players still ailing. Club captain, Jamaal Lascelles, and influential winger, Allan Saint-Maximin, both suffered from the long-term effects of COVID-19 and they’ve only just returned to training for the first time since November.
In the two Premier League games that followed the West Brom win, Newcastle were thumped 5-2 by Leeds, before they drew 1-1 at home to relegation candidates, Fulham, and then they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Championship side, Brentford, 1-0.
The Magpies have had some tough fixtures since getting beat by the Bees. They’ve lost 2-0 at Manchester City, drawn 0-0 at home to Liverpool and Leicester beat them 2-1 at St James’ last weekend. In fairness, they’ve not been thrashed by anyone and they were arguably a bit unfortunate to get knocked out of the F.A Cup by the in-form holders, Arsenal, on Saturday.
Sheffield United v Newcastle betting tip
If we look at the stats, it’s quite clear why Under is trading at odds-on in the Over/Under 2.5 Goals market. Only two of Sheffield United’s eight home games this season have seen more than two goals scored and six of Newcastle’s seven away games have produced exactly two goals.
This is a tough match to call but given the Blades have lost 18 of their last 20 in the Premier League, odds of 1.57 on X2 looks like a safer bet.
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ODD: 1.57
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