Newcastle v Leeds betting tips: Visitors may be short-handed

Newcastle v Leeds head-to-head

Newcastle were defeated in both league meetings with Leeds last season, having lost just one of their previous 11 against the Whites (W7 D3).

It is 4/6 for Newcastle to win or draw the game in the Double Chance market in the Newcastle v Leeds betting tips.

Bruce is starting to feel the pressure and, having won seven of his first nine games as a manager against Leeds (L2), he will hope for a change in fortune as he has won just one of his last nine against them in all competitions (D3 L5).

Newcastle have only failed to score in one of their last 15 league meetings with Leeds (W8 D3 L4), going down 2-0 at home in September 2002.

Given their penchant for conceding, despite having experienced internationals like Republic of Ireland centre-half Ciaran Clark (pictured above), the odds for the hosts to win but concede are 15/4.

Leeds are looking to win three consecutive league games against Newcastle for the first time since October 1967 while they haven’t won back-to-back away league games against the Magpies since April 1958.

It is worth noting Newcastle scored first in each of their two home games this season and are 23/20 to grab the first goal and it is 21/5 they lead at half-time and full-time.

Newcastle v Leeds key battles

Newcastle have not been defensively sound and keeping a clean sheet has been a problem.

Only Southampton (three) have kept fewer in the Premier League in 2021 than Newcastle’s four so Leeds striker Patrick Bamford will fancy his chances of getting on the scoresheet and is 6/4 to score at any time.

With the visitors short-handed at the back, livewire Allan Saint-Maximin could cause problems and is 11/5 to strike at any time in the Newcastle v Leeds betting tips.

No less than 10 of the last 15 meetings saw three goals or more – including the last three clashes – and it is 1/2 that both sides net this time and 8/13 there will be three or more goals in the game.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication