After winning with 2:1 in London, Newcastle will meet West Ham this time at home.
The Magpies are currently 10th with 25 points in 20 games, holding a home record of W3 D3 L4, scoring 20 goals in those games and conceding 14. Newcastle won only two of the last 5 games at home, beating Liverpool and Sunderland. The team was able to hold off Chelsea and the match ended 1:1, which can also be counted as a successful game.
West Ham on the other hand had a lot of trouble and was in the last spot of the table, but not anymore. With 2 draws and 2 victories in the last 4 games, West Ham climbed up to the 16th spot with 20 points in 11 games, away record of W1 D4 L5 scoring 8 goals in those games and conceding 17.
The last game when West Ham was a host on October 23rd 2010, the Hammers scored from the only shot they had on target.
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Andy Carroll has scored in both of his appearances against West Ham in the Premier League. He is currently the top Newcastle scorer with 11 goals, and his odds for scoring in this game are 2.05. In return Carlton Cole, has scored 3 goals in his 6 appearances against Newcastle. His odds to score in this games are 3.40.
Both Newcastle and West Ham tend to end their games with Over 2.5 Goals, 60% for Newcastle, 52% for West Ham. Eight of the last 9 games on St James Park ended Over 2.5 Goals as well. The odds for Over 2.5 Goals bet are 1.90.
The bookmakers favor Newcastle to win this game, giving them odds of 1.83, but the Magpies have won only 2 of the last 9 games at home. Meanwhile West Ham has started rising and is unbeaten in 4 games already. However they haven’t won a game here in the last 8 matches on this stadium. Their record reads for those games W0 D4 L4. The draw for this games is priced 3.60.
I will personally go with the Over 2.5 Goals bet, because its odds are slightly better than the home win ones, and it feels safer as well.
Recommended Bet:
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90 (Bet365)
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