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Newcastle United v Sunderland : Premier League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 22nd Mar, 12:00 BST, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle United and Sunderland meet at the St. James' Park on Sunday lunch time, with both Eddie Howe and Régis Le Bris aiming for victory in the English Premier League. For every Premier League preview, KickOff dives into the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Meaningful stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside odds.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Newcastle or Sunderland are in the sort of form that would have us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests 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
Both teams scoring on Sunday lunch time while Newcastle claim victory is the most probable outcome in the ‘Both teams to score & result’ market. The chance of this happening is placed at 26% by our predictive algorithm, while it’s available at a best price of 3.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newcastle
55%
-167
3%
-154
Draw
23%
280
1%
300
Sunderland
22%
425
9%
400
Draw 1-1
11%
700650
Newcastle 1-0
10%
650
6%
550
Newcastle 2-1
10%
800700
Newcastle 2-0
9%
700650
Sunderland 1-0
6%
1600
12%
1100
Newcastle 3-1
6%
1400
15%
1100
Sunderland 2-1
6%
18001400
Draw 0-0
6%
1000
8%
900
Newcastle 3-0
6%
12001000
Draw 2-2
5%
1800
12%
1400
Sunderland 2-0
3%
3300
15%
2000
Newcastle 3-2
3%
2800
12%
2200
Newcastle 4-1
3%
2800
12%
2000
Newcastle 4-0
3%
2500
12%
1800
Sunderland 3-1
2%
40002800
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
-111
6%
-120
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
-111
5%
-110
Home 1st Goal
54%
-200
2%
-200
Away 1st Goal
42%
175190
No 1st Goal
3%
1000
8%
850
BTTS - Yes
55%
-111
6%
-110
BTTS - No
45%
-111
2%
-120
BTTS - Home Win
26%
260
6%
250
BTTS - Draw
17%
400400
BTTS - Away Win
11%
900
5%
750
Home/draw
78%
-600
3%
-588
Away/draw
45%
130
2%
120
Home/away
77%
-400-400
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
-350
3%
-345
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
275
6%
250
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
220
7%
210
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
-275
3%
-303
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
500
9%
475
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
-800
1%
-909
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
1200
18%
1000
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
-2500
1%
-3333
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
-2000
1%
-2500
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
1000
8%
900
Home DNB
71%
-450
2%
-400
Away DNB
38%
300
6%
270
Newcastle win to nil
29%
162-
Sunderland win to nil
11%
900
10%
-
Newcastle / Newcastle
33%
150
4%
145
Newcastle / Sunderland
2%
40002800
Newcastle / Draw
6%
14001200
Draw / Newcastle
18%
350
6%
340
Draw / Sunderland
7%
1100
8%
900
Draw / Draw
14%
500
8%
450
Sunderland / Newcastle
4%
2200
10%
1600
Sunderland / Sunderland
10%
850
5%
650
Sunderland / Draw
5%
16001200
Both teams to score & result Premier League table
BTTS yes
BTTS no
Newcastle
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Arsenal3121733970 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 25
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
2
Man City3018753261 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
3
Man Utd3015961354 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
May 9
l
 
2-0A
4
A Villa301569351 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
5
Liverpool301479949 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
4-1F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
6
Chelsea3013981848 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
May 24
w
 
1-2A
7
Brentford2913511444 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-0A
8
Everton3012711-143 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-4F
d
 
1-1A
May 17
9
Newcastle3012612042 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
10
Bournemouth309147-241 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1F
11
Fulham3012513-341 
w
 
2-1F
May 24
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
12
Brighton30101010340 
May 2
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
13
Sunderland30101010-540 
Mar 22
l
 
1-0A
-
-
14
C Palace3010911-239 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
15
Leeds3071112-1132 
w
 
4-3A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
16
Spurs307914-730 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1A
17
Nottm Forest307815-1529 
w
 
2-0F
May 9
Apr 24
w
 
0-1F
18
West Ham307815-1929 
May 17
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1A
19
Burnley304818-2620 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
20
Wolves303720-3016 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
May 2
Both teams to score & result form
Newcastle 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Won
12
Drawn
2
Lost
6
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Yes
12
No
8
Won
9
Drawn
3
Lost
8
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Yes
14
No
6
Sunderland 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Won
5
Drawn
6
Lost
9
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Yes
8
No
12
Won
5
Drawn
7
Lost
8
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Yes
9
No
11
Both teams to score & result head to head (H2H)
League games at Newcastle since 1993
NEW
5
Draw
5
SUN
4
Games: Scored
12 / 14
11 / 14
Clean sheets
3 / 14
2 / 14
Yes
9
No
5
League games at Sunderland since 1992
NEW
6
Draw
5
SUN
5
Games: Scored
13 / 16
13 / 16
Clean sheets
3 / 16
3 / 16
Yes
10
No
6
Goal Statistics

Newcastle United have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive English Premier League outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Sunderland on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Goals have been an issue for Sunderland of late. It has been 5 English Premier League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday lunch time against Newcastle United.

Newcastle 9th Sunderland 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
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 Sunderland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+18
Newcastle have scored 18% more goals at home than predicted
-30
Sunderland have scored 30% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier League - 2025/2026 season
Newcastle
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
19%
better
NEW
SUN
view stats
Games scored22
19
Failed to score7
10
Scored first16
10
Goals scored42
30
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for1.7
1
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
NEW
SUN
8%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
20
Clean sheets7
9
Conceded first9
16
Goals conceded43
34
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
9
Conversion rate against18%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+8%

Newcastle v Sunderland Premier League lLine ups will show here when available.

Newcastle Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26949
M ThiawB GuimarãesB GuimarãesD Burn
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tonali MID292
3
-
H Barnes FWD295
1
-
M Thiaw DEF274
3
-
A Elanga FWD261
-
N Woltemade FWD2672
-
J Murphy FWD2531
1
-
A Gordon FWD2452
3
1
L Hall DEF2311
4
-
Joelinton MID2321
7
-
B Guimarães MID2394
5
-
N Pope  GLK22
1
-
D Burn DEF222
8
1
J Ramsey MID2021
4
1
J Willock MID191
3
-
L Miley MID1913
-
S Botman DEF1711
1
-
K Trippier DEF171
3
-
F Schär DEF16
1
-
W Osula FWD162
-
T Livramento  DEF141
1
-
Y Wissa FWD1211
1
-
A Ramsdale GLK9
1
-
A. Murphy DEF1
-
E Krafth DEF1
-
Sunderland Premier League squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28557
T HumeB BrobbeyG XhakaT Hume
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Hume DEF301
7
-
R Roefs GLK28
3
-
E Fée MID2844
5
-
D Ballard DEF2621
3
-
O Alderete DEF2611
5
-
G Xhaka MID2615
5
-
W Isidor FWD264
2
-
N Mukiele DEF2514
4
-
N Sadiki MID251
6
-
L Geertruida DEF24
-
B Brobbey FWD2351
3
-
C Talbi FWD2231
-
E Mayenda FWD182
-
R Mandava DEF171
6
1
R Mundle FWD14
1
-
H Diarra MID132
4
-
C Rigg MID12
-
B Traoré FWD121
1
-
D Cirkin DEF7
1
-
L O'Nien DEF7
1
1
N Angulo FWD5
-
M Ellborg GLK2
-
D. Bi FWD1
-