Birmingham vs Newcastle: FA Cup match forecast

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Birmingham City

England

FA Cup

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8 February 09:45 UTC

Newcastle United

England

In the 1/16 finals of the FA Cup on February 8, Birmingham will play Newcastle on their own field. The hosts are in good playing condition, they won three matches in a row, while the Magpies defeated Arsenal in the second semi-final match of the League Cup the day before and made it to the final. From our forecast, you can find out whether the representative of the Premier League will be able to achieve victory in the class today and which optimal bets to choose for the game

Birmingham City vs Newcastle United Prediction and Betting Tips (08.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Birmingham City

England

Current form

Birmingham is betting on a return to the Championship this season. So far, everything is going as well as possible, the team is leading in the First League with a four-point lead over the nearest pursuer and there are still two games left. Taking into account all the tournaments, the Birmingham team has not lost since November 23 last year and is now in good playing condition. In the FA Cup, on the way to the 1/16 finals, the team has already gone through three rounds, beating Sutton (1-0), Blackpool (2-1) and Lincoln (2-1) in turn. Now the most difficult test lies ahead – a match against a representative of the Premier League.

Disqualifications and injuries

Due to injuries, Willumsson, Son Ho, Buchanan and Hansson will not be able to play today.

Interesting betting trends

In three of Birmingham's last five matches, there has been no goal exchange.
No more than two goals have been scored in four of the last five games of the hosts.

Provisional squad: Allsop; Clarer, Davis, Cochrane; Laird, Dowell, Iwata, Gardner-Hickman, Anderson; Dykes, Stansfield.

Newcastle United

England

Current form

The Newcastle players are in a great mood for the upcoming game. The day before, they managed to beat Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, and now the final against Liverpool is ahead. Undoubtedly, Eddie Howe's team will strive to build on their success in another national cup tournament, where they confidently defeated the modest Bromley 3-1 at the previous stage. In the Premier League, the Magpies are fighting for the top 4, after 24 rounds they are in sixth place in the table, two points behind Chelsea, who are fourth. In the last round of the Premier League, they failed to score points in the confrontation with Fulham - a 1-2 home defeat.

Disqualifications and injuries

Newcastle have Joelinton and Barnes on the injured list.

Interesting betting trends

At least three goals have been scored in four of Newcastle's last five matches.
Newcastle had won in the first half in four of the previous five matches.

Approximate composition: Dubravka; Trippier, Cher, Botman, Bern, Targett; Murphy, Miley, Longstaff, Willock; Wilson.

Trends

The Newcastlebetwill score in the first half

In the last five matches, Newcastle have scored goals in the opening 45 minutes.

1.68

1st halfbet: total less than 1.5 goals

The bet played in three previous Birmingham matches

1.57

The bet is an exact score of 1:1

There has been a draw in three of Birmingham's last ten matches.

8.00

Tip and bets

1.9Birmingham with a head start (+1)

We do not expect the guests to achieve an easy victory today, given that they currently have a very busy schedule. In addition, Birmingham is a fairly organized team, it does not allow itself outright declines, and the win-win streak has been going on since November last year. Perhaps Newcastle will achieve victory in the class, but it is unlikely with an advantage of more than one goal.

Our prediction is that Birmingham will win with an Asian handicap (+1) for a coefficient of 1.90

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1.68Both will score

Bet on the total

Newcastle's defense has been faltering a lot lately, with the Magpies conceding in three of the previous five matches. It is likely that the Birmingham players will find their moment and use it. At the same time, it is unlikely that the hosts will be able to win back to zero against an opponent superior in class.

The second bet is that both will score with a coefficient of 1.68

The first half bet

It is impossible not to pay attention to the fact that Newcastle confidently conducts the opening segments and won in the first half in four of the last five matches. Obviously, the guests today will try to create a reserve in the opening of the game.

The forecast is a win for Newcastle in the first half with a coefficient of 2.04

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