Tottenham vs Newcastle Prediction 4 January 2025

🔊 Is Tottenham planning to return to the top half of the table? The first match in 2025 promises to be very challenging for the "Spurs" as they are set to host Newcastle. The "Magpies" have gained incredible form, so even the fact that the match will be held in London doesn't prevent bookmakers from favoring them. Let's see if the visitors will justify this status. The goal of our prediction is to find an answer to this question.

📊 Head-to-head

Newcastle is a real disaster for Tottenham. The "Spurs" have only 1 win in the last 5 head-to-head matches. Moreover, the London team was literally destroyed by the "Magpies" twice in this stretch. Considering this, as well as the current conditions of the opponents, a bet on a victory for the visitors seems appropriate.

⚪ Tottenham

It's hard to imagine what Tottenham can do to get out of the crisis. That very victory over City (4:0) became a watershed. Since then, the "Spurs" have only two wins in all competitions. They don't beat either direct competitors or outsiders. In the last round, the "Lilywhites" couldn't hold on to a win against Wolverhampton (2:2). Of course, the main reason for their failures lies in personnel difficulties. No other team in the EPL has such a number of injured players, and it's important that the hosts are missing key players. Without Romero, van de Ven, Davies, and Vicario, the defense is like a sieve, and Udogie also got injured in the match against the "Wolves". In attack, Richarlison and Odobert can't help, and the midfield suffers without the suspended Bentancur.

⚫ Newcastle

The "Magpies" also have a significant injury list, with the defensive line being most vulnerable. Lascelles, Botman, Trippier, and Pope are injured, and Schär will miss the upcoming match due to an accumulation of yellow cards. The Swiss player received a "booking" in the game against MU, which Newcastle confidently won 2:0, extending their winning streak to five matches. Alexander Isak has especially been on fire, scoring 5 goals in the last 3 rounds. Transfer rumors link the Swede with Premier League giants, but the "Black and Whites" do not intend to let their best forward go. The team is already in the top 5 and after the season break is again vying for a spot in the Champions League.

⚽️ Goal Prediction

The last low-scoring match between Tottenham and Newcastle was over 4 years ago - in September 2020. Since then, they have consistently delighted with high scoring games, often hitting the "over" with plenty to spare. In 6 of their last 8 matches, they have surpassed a total of over 3.5 goals, which we recommend betting on.

🚩 Corner Prediction

The opponents should not deprive us of corners or goals, as evidenced by their average totals (7.9 and 5.6). So without hesitation, we bet on total over 9.5 corners, which has played out in 14 consecutive home matches for Tottenham in the EPL. It is quite likely that one of the teams will individually surpass this mark, as was the case in a couple of recent head-to-head encounters.

📝 Match Prediction

Tottenham will play at home, but that's about where arguments in their favor end. As recent matches have shown, even home ground doesn't help the "Spurs" achieve positive results. And Postecoglou's dogmatism is unable to rectify the situation given such personnel losses. It seems that the Australian is closer to dismissal than leading the team out of crisis. Meanwhile, the "Magpies" are racing towards the Champions League zone at full speed, scoring goals in bunches. Considering how uncomfortable an opponent they are for Londoners, our key bet is on Newcastle's individual total over 1.5 goals. We believe that the visitors will win with a score of 3:1.