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Newcastle United against Brighton prediction and betting tips

Newcastle United against Brighton prediction and betting tips

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Newcastle United and Brighton will appear on Sunday (March 2) in a FA Cup purchase in the fifth round. The game is played in St. James' Park.

The home team comes into play on the back of a 2-0 defeat against Liverpool in the Premier League. Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister scored in both halves to help the outlier leader leader to claim maximum points.

Brighton meanwhile won a 2-1 home win against Bournemouth. They went through Joao Pedros strike in the 12th minute, while Justin Kluivert compensated with a miracle goal just after the hour. Danny Welbeck scored the match winner in the 75th minute, three minutes after getting in.

The Seween will move their focus on the trophy and book their place in this phase with a 2-1 comeback home win against Chelsea. Newcastle qualified with a 3-2 comeback victory against Birmingham.

Newcastle United against Brighton head-to-head and key numbers

  • This will be the 36th meeting between the two sides. Brighton has 14 victories in her name, and Newcastle was victorious eleven times, while 10 games ended with a share of the prey.
  • Her most recent collision came in October 2024 when Brighton won a 1-0 win in the Premier League.
  • Six of the last eight head-to-head games have recorded goals at both ends.
  • Brighton's last five games in the competitions have scored three or more goals.
  • Nine of the last 10 home games from Newcastle have scored over 2.5 goals.
  • Four of the last five away games from Brighton saw how one page kept a clean leaf.

Newcastle United for prediction

Newcastles Top Four efforts achieved success last weekend after their defeat against Liverpool. The team of Eddie Howe had a relatively impressive campaign up to this point and also had a last remaining against the red in fourteen days.

The Magpies may have to do without the services of Talisman Alexander Isak, who missed the trip to Angend with a groin problem. Newcastle has to struggle in the absence of the Sweden after winning none of the three games he missed and only scored one goal (a penalty).

Brighton, on the other hand, flies up and won her last four games on the go. The East Sussex outfit is unbeaten in the last three head-to-head games (two victories) against Newcastle, but the outsiders before the game are here.

The playing style of both sides means that we could experience an exciting game. We support Fabian Hurzeler's team to achieve a close victory with goals at both ends.

forecast: Newcastle United 1-2 Brighton

Newcastle United against Brighton betting tips

Tip 1 – Brighton to win

Tip 2 – Both teams score

Tip 3 – over 2.5 goals