Newcastle vs West Ham. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (August 15, 2021).

Newcastle United

England

Premier League

15 August 09:00

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West Ham United

England

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On August 15, Newcastle welcome West Ham to St James's Park in the first round of the English Premier League. We made predictions for this fixture, which you can find below.

Command Analysis

Newcastle United

The four-time Premier League champion and six-time FA Cup winner, Newcastle had a solid season, but they didn't make it into the Top 10. In 38 rounds, the Geordies won 12 times and drew in nine games. They finished in the 12th line with 45 points.

The Magpies conceded the most goals among the top twelve teams. In the last four rounds, they lost one game and celebrated three victories: over Leicester (4:2), Sheffield United (1:0), and Fulham (2:0).

Central defender Joe Willock has signed for Newcastle (29.4 mln).

Anderson, Dummett, Dúbravka, and Darlow are injured and have been ruled out of this fixture.

West Ham United

Last season, West Ham showed some beautiful football and achieved very decent results. They won 19 games and drew in 8, which brought the Hammers 65 points. West Ham finished sixth, only two points behind the fourth Chelsea. We also must mention, that the Hammers are in third place in terms of scored goals.

At the end of the season, West Ham drew with Brighton (1:1), followed by victories over West Bromwich (3:1) and Southampton (3:0).

The club welcomed the new goalkeeper from PSG, Alphonse Areola (2 mln), and defender Craig Dawson from Watford (2 mln).

Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuakuwill not feature in this match.

Tip and bets

TipHandicap (0) to Newcastle

2.44

Newcastle and West Ham are approximately equal teams. Newcastle lead in the head-to-head, but West Ham have a strong lineup and they are in good form. This will be a close game, with maybe one mistake deciding the fate of the match. We suggest betting on the Magpies, who have the home advantage.

Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) to Newcastle.

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TipTotal under 2.5 goals

1.98

Usually, the games between these teams have many goals, but we think that at the start of the season neither club would risk opening up too much. The opponents will try to be careful in defense because these first three points mean too much to them.

Second bet - total under 2.5 goals.

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