Newcastle take on the visitors Manchester United in the round 29 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, April 2nd at St. James Park (Newcastle).
Two consecutive wins in the "Magpies" championship have brought them back into the fight for a place in the Champions League zone. The coveted fourth place is just two points away. Yes, in March, Newcastle defeated the modest teams Wolverhampton and Nottingham Forest with the same score of 2-1, teams that are fighting for survival in the league. However, I highly doubt that the "Magpies" can beat Man United, even on their own field. After all, before the victory over Wolves, Newcastle United had not won for five rounds in a row. And in the last 8 matches of the championship, they only faced top opponents twice, Manchester City and Liverpool, losing both times 0-2.
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Erik ten Hag's team is ahead of Newcastle by 3 points in the table and are currently the main favorites in the fight for bronze medals. In the last 13 rounds of the championship, Man United suffered only two defeats. One of them was to Arsenal, who were on their way to the trophy, at the Emirates Stadium, and the other was to Liverpool at Anfield. Let's be objective, Newcastle is not stronger in composition than these teams, nor in quality of football in recent months. And they don't have the magic of a home field advantage like Liverpool does. Therefore, I personally don't believe in Man United losing, as they rarely lose in the Premier League lately.
I don't quite understand these odds from the bookmakers. It would be wrong to call Man United an obvious favorite, of course. But it's also strange to give the "Magpies" a lower coefficient for a win than the guests. Well, I won't dwell on it, I'll just take the X2 bet. In my opinion, Man United shouldn't lose here. Yes, Newcastle is having a very good season overall and continues to fight for a Champions League spot. But lately, the team objectively looks worse than in the first half of the championship. And the Manchester United team has only failed one match out of the last 6 rounds of the Premier League. In head-to-head meetings, the "Magpies" have not been able to beat this opponent for seven matches in a row. In the first round of this season, the teams played a 0-0 draw, in the previous meeting on Newcastle's field, there was also no winner (1-1). And in February of this year, Manchester United even defeated their opponents in the League Cup (2-0). I bet that the guests will at least not lose in their next meeting with Newcastle.
Prediction for the match: Manchester United not to lose.
