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Newcastle United v Fulham : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 17th Dec, 20:15 BST, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Marco Alexandre Saraiva Da Silva takes his Fulham side to the St. James' Park in the League Cup on Wednesday night, with Eddie Howe's Newcastle United their rivals. Stats drive the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them will display bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to find out more.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Newcastle or Fulham are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 78% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Newcastle are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.70.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newcastle
56%
7/107/10
8%
Draw
23%
29/103/1
8%
Fulham
22%
7/219/5
9%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/26/1
7%
Newcastle 1-0
10%
13/26/1
8%
Newcastle 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Newcastle 2-0
9%
15/213/2
7%
Newcastle 3-1
6%
12/110/1
Fulham 1-0
6%
12/111/1
Newcastle 3-0
6%
12/110/1
10%
Fulham 2-1
6%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
13%
Newcastle 3-2
3%
22/116/1
11%
Fulham 2-0
3%
22/118/1
10%
Newcastle 4-1
3%
25/118/1
Newcastle 4-0
3%
25/118/1
12%
Fulham 3-1
2%
33/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
8/11
4%
8/11
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
43/40
4%
1/1
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/158/15
3%
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/57/4
8%
No 1st Goal
3%
11/19/1
9%
BTTS - Yes
55%
4/53/4
5%
BTTS - No
45%
19/201/1
8%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
5/223/10
2%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
9%
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/213/2
12%
Home/draw
78%
2/112/11
3%
Away/draw
44%
11/1023/20
10%
Home/away
77%
1/41/4
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
2/9
2%
1/4
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3/1
7%
11/4
1%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
7/4
8%
9/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
2/5
3%
2/5
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/24/1
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/71/7
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1
15%
17/2
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
Home DNB
72%
2/72/7
6%
Away DNB
38%
5/212/5
13%
Newcastle win to nil
29%
2/1-
Fulham win to nil
10%
8/1-
Newcastle / Newcastle
31%
8/56/4
5%
Newcastle / Fulham
3%
33/128/1
Newcastle / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Newcastle
17%
15/417/5
5%
Draw / Fulham
8%
9/117/2
5%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
8%
Fulham / Newcastle
4%
20/116/1
Fulham / Fulham
11%
7/16/1
13%
Fulham / Draw
6%
14/112/1
13%
Win / draw / win form
Newcastle
20 games
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Fulham
20 games
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goal Statistics

Newcastle United have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 10 consecutive League Cup outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Fulham on Wednesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Newcastle Fulham
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Newcastle will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Fulham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Newcastle
PG (predicted goals)
Fulham
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
24%
better
NEW
FUL
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Games scored18
16
Failed to score2
4
Scored first16
9
Goals scored36
27
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
32%
better
NEW
FUL
view stats
Games conceded12
15
Clean sheets8
5
Conceded first2
11
Goals conceded21
29
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
20%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+32%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Newcastle v Fulham will show here when available.

Newcastle League Cup squad statistics 2025
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Fulham League Cup squad statistics 2025
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