Pick details
| MATCHUP | Bournemouth Bournemouth | Newcastle United Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 10-15-7 | 12-6-14 |
| Where | St. James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
| When | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | |
| Time | 10:00 AM EDT | |
| TV | USA Net | |
Newcastle United Preview
Newcastle United has 42 points this season, with a 12-14-6 record, and are sitting in 14th place in the Premier League standings. They have an 8-6-2 home record and a 4-8-4 away record. Newcastle United is coming off a 1-2 loss against Crystal Palace on the road, where they had 59% possession of the ball and 7 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 81% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.14 compared to Crystal Palace’s 2.57.
Newcastle United is scoring 1.41 goals per game, which ranks 13th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.47 goals per game, which is 15th. Bruno Guimarães is Newcastle United’s top scorer with 9 goals, followed by Nick Woltemade with 8 goals and Anthony Gordon with 6 goals. Bruno Guimarães and Lewis Miley are Newcastle United’s top passers, with 4 assists each.
Bournemouth Preview
Bournemouth has 45 points this season, with a 10-7-15 record, and are sitting in 11th place in the Premier League standings. They have a 6-2-8 home record and a 4-5-7 away record. Bournemouth is coming off a 2-1 win against Arsenal on the road, where they had 48% possession of the ball and 8 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 80% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.19 compared to Arsenal’s 2.32.
Bournemouth is scoring 1.53 goals per game, which ranks 9th in the Premier League, while allowing 1.53 goals per game, which is 16th. Eli Junior Kroupi is Bournemouth’s top scorer with 10 goals, followed by Evanilson with 6 goals and Marcus Tavernier with 5 goals. Marcus Tavernier, Adrien Truffert and Marcos Senesi are Bournemouth’s top passers, with 4 assists each.
Bournemouth vs Newcastle Prediction
Their previous meeting earlier this season ended in a 0-0 draw in Bournemouth’s home court and Newcastle won 4-3 at home for the English Cup. Both teams are a perfectly balanced 2-2-5 in their last 9 overall meetings and both teams to score – yes is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings.
In this Bournemouth vs Newcastle Prediction, Newcastle is coming as -105 home favorites. Both teams are sitting in the middle places of the Premier League standings and will need to make a huge run in the end of the season if they want to stand a chance to crack the top-5 that leads to next season’s European Championships. Newcastle has been struggling with three straight defeats, while on the other hand, Bournemouth has been undefeated in its last 11 games, so there is huge value with the road dog in this matchup. I totally expect the guests to keep this one close, so the safer bet is to take Bournemouth by +0.5 goals in this one.
