Newcastle v West Ham Bet Builder tips
Both Teams to Score? No
Alexander Isak to Score Anytime
Kieran Trippier to Attempt 70 or More Passes
Under 1.5 West Ham Cards
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Newcastle v West Ham, Saturday 5:30pm
TV: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports football
Both teams to score? No
Newcastle boast by far the best defensive record in the Premier League, conceding just 11 goals in 20 league games. Eddie Howe’s side have not conceded a league goal since the World Cup break and have kept six consecutive league clean sheets.
West Ham, on the other hand, have only scored 17 goals in 20 league games, which is one of the worst records in the league.
Only Wolves, Everton, and Nottingham Forest have scored fewer goals than West Ham in the league this season and it’s difficult to see them breaching such a resolute Newcastle defence on Saturday evening.
Newcastle last conceded a home goal in the league in a 5-1 win over Brentford in early October and have kept clean sheets in seven of their ten home games to date.
West Ham boast the third-worst away record in the Premier League and have scored just six goals in 10 away games all season, the second-worst away goalscoring record in the division after Nottingham Forest.
There is no reason to suggest that Newcastle’s run of clean sheets will come to an end on Saturday.
Alexander Isak to score anytime
For all of Newcastle’s excellent defensive stats, their attacking exploits have left a lot to be desired in recent weeks. Howe’s side have scored just one goal in their last four league games and a series of 0-0 draws have seen them fall back towards the chasing pack in the race for Europe.
Their only goal in that four-game spell came via Alexander Isak’s scrappy late winner against Fulham in mid-January.
Isak’s return has provided Newcastle with a boost up top and his record of three goals from three Premier League starts suggests that he is more than capable of finding the net against West Ham on Saturday.
West Ham have not kept an away clean sheet all season, so Newcastle have a good chance of ending their poor form in front of goal in the league.
Isak may be the one to do it for them.
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Kieran Trippier to attempt 70 or more passes
Not only do West Ham boast one of the worst goalscoring records in the league, they also boast some of the worst possession stats in the division. Only Forest, Bournemouth, Brentford, and Southampton have recorded a lower possession average than West Ham this season.
David Moyes’s side average 44% this season, which is far below that of Newcastle’s 50.8% average.
Kieran Trippier boasts an average of 51 completed passes per game in the league this season, the highest of any Newcastle player. Trippier has been successful with roughly 75% of his passes, meaning he averages 68 pass attempts per game.
He is likely to better that average in a game where Newcastle will almost certainly enjoy the lion’s share of possession.
Under 1.5 West Ham cards
One table where West Ham do find themselves near the top is the Premier League’s disciplinary table. The Hammers boast the fourth-best disciplinary record in the league and have amassed just 26 cards in 20 games this season.
They have collected seven cards in their five league games since the World Cup, while they have amassed nine in seven games in all competitions.
Moyes’s side have also committed the fifth-fewest number of fouls in the Premier League this season, averaging just under ten per game.
It wouldn’t be surprising if their good disciplinary record continued.
Newcastle v West Ham Betting Tips
Both Teams to Score? No
Alexander Isak to Score Anytime
Kieran Trippier to Attempt 70 or More Passes
Under 1.5 West Ham Cards
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