Brentford vs. Newcastle United: EPL Game Preview

 
Brentford hosts Newcastle United in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Brentford is coming off a 2-1 road loss against Arsenal on February 19 while Newcastle United had a 1-1 road draw against West Ham United on February 19. Brentford is in 14th place in the Premier League standings with 24 points in 26 games while Newcastle United is in 17th place with 22 points in 24 games.

The player to watch in this game is Yoane Wissa, who has three goals and zero assists in 18 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Wissa a 25.5 percent chance to score against Newcastle United. He has 8 SCA and 1 GCA in 18 Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

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Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Brentford: 2.43
• Newcastle United: 3.00
• Draw: 3.30

Spread
• Brentford: 0, -0.5: 1.88
• Newcastle United: 0, +0.5: 2.02

Total
• Over 2, 2.5: 1.89
• Under 2, 2.5: 1.92

Key Points to Consider

Last 5: Brentford, coming off a 2-1 road loss against Arsenal on February 19, have 4 losses, 1 draw and 0 wins in their last 5 Premier League games. Newcastle United, coming off a 1-1 road draw against West Ham United on February 19, have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in their last 5 Premier League games.

Momentum: Brentford has been on a downward trend — with 4 losses in their last 5 Premier League games.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on Novemer 20, 2021 and the game ended in a 3-3 draw.

Projected Leaders

For Brentford, Yoane Wissa has a 25.5 percent chance to score. He averages 0.92 shots overall per sim, 0.49 shots on goal per and 0.29 goals per sim.

For Newcastle United, Chris Wood has a 29.34 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.23 shots overall per sim, 1.11 shots on goal per and 0.36 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Brentford Moneyline.

Three-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Brentford in this one. Average score in simulations is Brentford 1.3 to Newcastle United 1.03.