It will be a tense clash when Newcastle and Cardiff meet next Saturday, as both sides are relegation threatened. The Magpies currently occupy 18th place with 18 points, one less than Cardiff who are sitting one place above in the standings. Newcastle lost to Chelsea the previous week, while the Bluebirds from Cardiff suffered at home against last placed Huddersfield, but still managed to earn a point in a goalless draw.
Newcastle vs Cardiff Head to Head
| Head to Head | Last game | Last games | Last games home/away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Draw | 6 W/ 1 D/ 2 L | 3 W/ 0 D/ 1 L |
| Cardiff | Draw | 2 W/ 1 D/ 6 L | 1 W/ 0 D/ 2 L |
Worth mentioning: Six of the nine meetings have seen over 2,5 goals scored, but the last two games ended with under 2,5 goals. All four games played at St. James’ Park produced over 2,5 goals, with only one finishing without both teams scoring.
Last game between the teams: 18.08.2018 Cardiff – Newcastle 0:0; Isaac Hayden was given red card in the 66’.
Last game at this venue: 05.11.2016 Newcastle – Cardiff 2:1; Christian Atsu 3’, Yoan Gouffran 45’; Peter Whittingham 77’
Newcastle vs Cardiff Stats
| As of 13.01 | Last game | Last 10 games | Last 5 games home/away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Loss | 1 W/ 4 D/ 5 L | 0 W/ 2 D/ 3 L |
| Cardiff | Draw | 3 W/ 2 D/ 5 L | 1 W/ 1 D/ 3 L |
Last game Newcastle: 12.01.2019 Chelsea – Newcastle 2:1; Pedro Rodriguez 9’, Willian 57’; Cieran Clark 40’
Last game Cardiff: 12.01.2019 Cardiff – Huddersfield 0:0
Top performers Newcastle: Salomon Rondon 5 goals 2 assists, Ciaran Clark 3 goals, Ayoze Perez 2 goals 1 assist.
Top performers Cardiff: Callum Paterson 4 goals, Victor Camarasa 3 goals 2 assists, Josh Murphy 3 goals.
| Stats last 10 games | Scored:conceded | Over 2,5 goals | Both teams scoring | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 6:16 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Cardiff | 8:16 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Worth mentioning: Newcastle are experiencing difficulties at the back and are without a clean sheet in their last five games, while their next opponents Cardiff need to improve their attacking play, as they have scored just a single goal in their last five outings. Scoring goals is also not easy for the Magpies, as they have found the back of the net only on 2 occasions out of the last 5 home games, drawing blanks in three of the games. None of Cardiff last three visits produced over 2,5 goals or saw both teams scoring with a total of 2 goals in these games.
Newcastle vs Cardiff News
Missing players Newcastle: Jonjo Shelvey, Paul Dummett, , Mohamed Diame, , Karl Darlow are injured, while Yoshinori Muto and Sung-Yueng Ki are away on international duties with their respective countries.
Missing players Cardiff: Daniel Ward, Kadeem Harris, Matthew Connolly, Kenneth Zohore, Ashley Jazz Richards.
Newcastle vs Cardiff Predictions
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