Newcastle vs Swansea Betting Tips & Predictions

Newcastle continued their struggles at Southampton last weekend with a 3-1 defeat to the home side in a game where Newcastle never looked likely to get anything. They conceded within five minutes of the first whistle and the result never looked in doubt after that.

This leaves them six points adrift of the safe zone which Norwich occupy, and the game between them and Sunderland is almost as important as Newcastle’s own game this weekend.

The hosts come into this game having lost six and drawn one of their Premier League matches since their last victory, and from the looks of it they are going to need a miracle to stay in the top flight.

Swansea looked like they needed a miracle too, and they got it in the form of a new manager. Since then their fortunes have turned around, and now rather than staving off relegation they find themselves in 13th position and pushing back towards the top half of the table.

This excellent turnaround was illustrated last weekend as they beat Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium. The 1-0 win wasn’t a smash and grab, but a dominant first half display from the Swans and an efficient defensive performance in the second half. They fully deserved the victory.

Swansea’s win over Chelsea made it four wins, one defeat, and one draw in their last six matches in the Premier League, so their confidence will definitely have recovered after their troublesome first half to the season.

I think the visitors can compound Newcastle’s misery on Saturday with a win, and odds of 6/5 for a Swansea Draw No Bet look incredibly good value. I’m going for a 2-0 correct score prediction at a huge 16/1 as well.