Newcastle vs Brentford Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd April 2025

Brentford go up against Newcastle this coming Wednesday for a Premier League meeting at St James' Park.

Ranked as number 6 in the Premier League standings, Newcastle, have so far collected 47 points this season, while Brentford collected 41 points. This puts them up as number 11 after 29 rounds.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, Newcastle need to strut their stuff against Brentford on Wednesday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

The Magpies scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 17 goals against. This is an average of 1.7 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

Brentford travel to their next away match on Wednesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping ten goals against. An average of one goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Newcastle lost to 4-2 Brentford in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-2 win, which Newcastle dished out the match before that.

Newcastle vs Brentford Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle should be high on confidence, as their last three matches saw them gain two victories and a draw. They started off drawing 1-1 with Brighton, before beating first West Ham by 0-1, then Liverpool in a 1-2 win. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Newcastle but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 16 goals while conceding nine.

Brentford Form

Brentford claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Everton. Afterwards, a 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa followed, before beating Bournemouth 1-2. Brentford recorded no less than five in their previous six Premier League away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 14 themselves while allowing two goals against.

Newcastle look well suited to build on their current momentum against visitors Brentford. We expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at St James' Park.

Newcastle scored 27 goals and conceded 11 in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. They collected 32 points and ten victories. Brentford fought their way to one wins and four points from their last eight games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Newcastle are looking at a record of 14 wins, five draws and nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Brentford have a record of 12 wins, five draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Brentford Squads

Newcastle Squad

Howe will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Brentford from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/10), Nick Pope (0/18), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/27), Emil Krafth (0/4), Fabian Schaer (2/24), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/17), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/3), Valentino Livramento (0/27), Bruno Guimaraes (3/28), Jacob Murphy (5/25), Joelinton (4/24), Joseph Willock (0/25), Lewis Hall (0/27), Lewis Miley (1/8), Sandro Tonali (1/26), Sean Longstaff (0/21), Alexander Isak (19/25), Anthony Gordon (6/26), Callum Wilson (0/8), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/23), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/10).

Brentford Squad

Below is the full team squad of Brentford. The manager Frank will pick his starting XI against Newcastle from these players:

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (0/2), Mark Flekken (0/28), Aaron Hickey (0/0), Ben Mee (0/7), Ethan Pinnock (2/21), Ji-Soo Kim (0/3), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (0/16), Michael Kayode (0/4), Nathan Collins (2/29), Rico Henry (0/1), Sepp van den Berg (0/22), Christian Noergaard (4/25), Edmond-Paris Maghoma (0/7), Joshua Dasilva (0/0), Mathias Jensen (0/16), Mikkel Damsgaard (2/29), Vitaly Janelt (1/28), Yegor Yarmolyuk (0/22), Yunus Emre Konak (0/7), Bryan Mbeumo (15/29), Fabio Carvalho (2/19), Gustavo Gomes (0/0), Keane Lewis-Potter (1/29), Kevin Schade (7/29), Thiago Rodrigues (0/4), Yoane Wissa (14/26).

Newcastle vs Brentford Team News

Newcastle might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Brentford. There is no need for Anthony Gordon to show up in the Newcastle dressing room, as he is suspended.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are all absent from the Newcastle squad that faces Brentford at St James' Park.

Brentford have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Newcastle on Wednesday. Christian Noergaard and Gustavo Gomes sit this one out for Brentford, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Newcastle.

Brentford need to do without Aaron Hickey, Joshua Dasilva and Rico Henry, who are not fit enough to travel to St James' Park.

Newcastle vs Brentford Lineups

Newcastle vs Brentford H2H

Newcastle took a hit when Brentford handed them a 4-2 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 4-2 win. Newcastle tend to have the upper hand against Brentford, grabbing all three points five times in seven matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.

Newcastle vs Brentford Results

Of the last seven encounters between Newcastle Brentford over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/9 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Brentford Betting Tips

Scoring 19 goals during a Premier League campaign is just the sort of form, every club adores in a player. Alexander Isak is out to extend his current momentum, and the upcoming game should be a good opportunity to add another goal to his name. Picking Alexander Isak to score seems like a no-brainer currently.

Newcastle won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Brentford won five of their last 10 games away from home, with two draws and three defeats as well. Goals are flowing freely for Newcastle on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Brentford''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Newcastle managed an average of 2.72 goals, with Brentford averaging 1.57 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Brentford's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.