Opta Stats: Newcastle v Southampton

Dan Fitch
19 April 2019

Will Rafa Benitez inspire Newcastle when they host Southampton?

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Newcastle and Southampton have the chance to take a step closer to survival when they meet on Saturday. Opta presents the vital statistics.

"Only at home to Spurs (12), Everton (13) and Aston Villa (14) have Newcastle won more Premier League games at St. James’ Park than they have against Southampton (11)."

The Magpies are 2.568/5 to win.

Only at home to Spurs (12), Everton (13) and Aston Villa (14) have Newcastle won more Premier League games at St. James' Park than they have against Southampton (11). The Magpies are 2.568/5 to win.

Southampton have only lost one of their most recent nine Premier League games with Newcastle (W4 D4). A Southampton win is 3.259/4.

Newcastle have only lost one of their last 13 Premier League home games against Southampton (W9 D3), losing 1-2 in January 2015. The draw is 3.259/4.

Newcastle's defeat against Crystal Palace in their last home match ended a run of five consecutive victories at St James' Park. They last lost consecutive home league games in December (vs West Ham and Wolves). Southampton are 2.245/4 in the Draw No Bet market.

Southampton have won four of their last six Premier League games (L2), as many as they had in their previous 23 in the competition (W4 D8 L11). They are 1.635/8 to avoid defeat in the Double Chance market.

Southampton are looking to secure consecutive away wins in the Premier League for the first time since March 2017, having won at Brighton in their last game on the road. The draw half-time/Southampton full-time double result is 7.613/2.

70% of Newcastle's Premier League victories this season have been by a one-goal margin (7/10) - only Brighton have won a higher percentage of their Premier League games by one goal this term. A 1-0 Newcastle win is 8.07/1.

Southampton have won as many Premier League games in 18 matches manager Ralph Hasenhüttl (W8 D3 L7) as they had in 52 games under their last two permanent managers combined (Mark Hughes and Mauricio Pellegrino; W8 D21 L23). The Saints are 5.04/1 to win to nil.

Ayoze Pérez has been involved in five goals in his last six home league games for Newcastle, scoring four and assisting another. Perez is 3.711/4 to score.

Southampton striker Shane Long has scored in his last two Premier League games - he's never scored in three in a row in the competition before. Long is 4.03/1 to find the net.

Dan Fitch 2018/19 Season P/L

Staked: 276.00 pts
Returned: 290.83 pts
P/L: +14.83 pts

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