Newcastle meets Manchester United on St. James Park on Tuesday. United have achieved a tremendous amount of draw games away this season
The Magpies are taking the 10th position in the table at the moment with 39 points from 32 matches. Their home record reads W5 D6 L5, scoring 36 goals in those games and conceding 23. Newcastle won 3 of the last 10 home games, losing 2 of the remaining and drawing 5. Their most recent game against Wolverhampton was a success with 4:1.
Manchester United is the current leader of the table, having 69 points in 32 matches. After Arsenal and Liverpool ended 1:1, the difference between the Gunners and United is now 6 points, and 8 points with the 3rd Chelsea. United’s away record reads W5 D8 L3, scoring 28 goals in those games, and conceding 23. What stands out here are the incredible amount of draw games that Manchester has recorded away from Old Trafford. With such a comfortable lead to the second and the third, the Red Devils can afford perhaps a couple of draws, but a loss will be crucial.
Newcastle is 6 points away from the 18th team that’s in the danger zone, but with a game less, the team has nothing to worry about. Since Andy Carroll took off for Liverpool, seems like the Magpies have had trouble winning as they have won only 4 games in 2011.
Against United on St. James Park the team has a record of W3 D4 L9. All three victories for Newcastle has been from 1996 to 2001. Since then 1 draw and 6 losses.
The last 5 games between both teams on St. James Park:
04/03/2009 Newcastle vs. Man Utd 1:2
23/02/2008 Newcastle vs. Man Utd 1:5
01/01/2007 Newcastle vs. Man Utd 2:2
28/08/2005 Newcastle vs. Man Utd 0:2
14/11/2004 Newcastle vs. Man Utd 1:3
Four victories and a draw for the Red Devils here, who will most likely go out with Wayne Rooney who was suspended for the past 2 games. After losing the semi-final to Manchester City for the FA Cup, after a ridiculous mistake in defense by Carrick and Van der sar and the two misses to score by Berbatov, the team will be eager to bounce back with a victory.
While Newcastle has 6 draw games at home, and United has 8 away from home, the draw in this game might not be a surprise after all. The odds are 3.60, but I am willing to back the away victory for United.
As the Champions League semi-finals close up and focus and efforts will be required in those games in late April and early May, Manchester would like to have as bigger lead as they can get from the preceding Premier League games like this one. My prediction United to win. Good luck betting.
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