There is Friday night English Premier League football for punters to look forward to and we take a look at the game between Leicester and Newcastle from a betting angle.
Leicester currently sit 3rd on the table and they would go a long way to securing a Top 4 spot with a victory here as they are 5 points ahead of 5th place West Ham with just 4 games left to play.
Last time out Leicester were held to a 1-1 draw away at Southampton, but their last 2 home games were a 2-1 win at Palace and a 3-0 victory over West Brom. Over 2.5 goal backers would have collected profits in 65% of Leicester home matches. If the EPL season was based only on home form Leicester would currently sit 6th on the log.
Newcastle are 17th on the table and although they are just 1 position outside the relegation zone, they are 9 points clear of 18th placed Fulham with 4 matches left to play. They have battled on the road a bit this season taking 16 points from 17 matches although they have only lost once in their last 4 away games which include a 1-1 draw at Liverpool. Their last action was at home to Arsenal where they lost 2-0 and that broke a 4 match run without defeat.
Newcastle away games have not been profitable for those who enjoy the over 2.5 goal markets as they would have collected on their bets only 29% of the time.
Leicester won the reverse fixture at Newcastle 2-1 on the 3rd of January and the last time they played at home in September of 2019 it was Leicester coming out on top with a comfortable 5-0 win.
BETTING – Click here to bet
Leicester 9/20
Draw 39/10
Newcastle 13/2
Suggested Bet: Handicap, Leicester (-1) at 11/10
For this bet to land we need Leicester to win by more than a goal and given how much they have to play for and the fact that Newcastle will likely consider themselves safe I am backing them to do just that.
Although Newcastle away games tend to be low scoring I do like Over 2.5 goals but at 13/20 I am not going to get involved and if I do fancy any further action I will look at in play options or perhaps have a go at the Correct Score, Leicester 3- 1 at 10/1.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
