Newcastle vs Southampton – prediction, team news, lineups
Newcastle and Southampton face off this Saturday at the St James Park in an intriguing match in the Premier League . Newcastle mark their 94th participation in the competition, whilst Southampton go into their 47th.
After facing Yokohama Marinos in Pre-season, Newcastle turn their attention to the Premier League where they challenge Southampton. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Eddie Howe’s team and Russell Martin’s team have faced each other one hundred six times, with Newcastle holding the advantage: 45 victories, against 37 victories of Southampton. Specifically in the St James Park, Eddie Howe’s team has the advantage in the duels against Russell Martin’s team: 36 wins in 51 games. Southampton have 5 wins.
Considering only the Premier League, there have been seventy games played between the two teams, with 29 wins for Newcastle, 18 draws and 23 wins for Southampton.
Looking into the history of Newcastle in the competition, Bobby Mitchell excels as their most used player, with 365 games in total. Regarding the history of Southampton in the competition, Matt Le Tissier excels as their most used player, with 443 games in total.
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 3-1. Eddie Howe’s team is given the favouritism to win this match.
