Newcastle United vs. Manchester United: EPL Game Preview

Newcastle United hosts Manchester United in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Sunday. Newcastle United is coming off a 2-1 road win against Nottingham Forest on March 17 while Manchester United had a 0-0 home draw against Southampton on March 12.

Manchester United is in third place in the Premier League standings with 50 points in 26 games while Newcastle United is in fifth place with 47 points in 26 games.

The player to watch in this game is Bruno Guimarães, who has three goals and three assists in 20 Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Bruno Guimarães 36.46 percent chance to score against Manchester United. He has 55 SCA and 7 GCA in 20 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.

DafaNews Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Newcastle United 2.46
• Manchester United 2.90
• Draw: 3.35

Spread
• Newcastle United 0 (1.76)
• Manchester United 0 (2.08)

Total
• Over 2.5 (1.89)
• Under 2.5 (1.92)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on February 26 and Manchester United won 2-0.

Projected Leaders

For Newcastle United, Bruno Guimarães has a 36.46 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.34 shots overall per sim, 0.96 shots on goal per and 0.45 goals per sim.

For Manchester United, Antony has a 26.36 percent chance to score. He averages 2.35 shots overall per sim, 1.02 shots on goal per and 0.31 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick
Newcastle United 2.46

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Newcastle United in this one. Average score in simulations is Newcastle United 1.95 to Manchester United 1.08.