Two experienced European football coaches, Rafael Benitez and Claudio Ranieri, are due to “St. James Park “on Saturday, from 15:00, in the 18th round of the Premier League. Newcastle receives Fulham’s visit and starts his big favorite to win in front of the newly-promoted. The band on Craven Cottage lost the last 7 consecutive league moves.
The two former Valencia coaches will practice a cautious Saturday game, because the duel is very important in the struggle against relegation. Newcastle starts its favorite for many reasons: land advantage, superior batch quality, experience, but also momentary shape. The hosts will not play Lejeune and Shelvey, while Fulham is without the French defender Le Marchand.
We did not expect many goals, considering that 4 of the last 5 direct duels between the two bands ended with a score of 1-0! We note that Fulham has won in the last three games with Newcastle, but the strength report is the opposite in this moment. Claudio Ranieri tries to rectify the mistakes made by his fighters, and Newcatle is a mature team who can speculate any opportunity to face the weakest defensive in England.
The hosts are looking for the 3rd success on their own.
Newcastle is ranked 14th in the standings (goal 14-22), while Fulham is ranked 20th (last, goal 16-42). Without winning this season’s trips, the Londoners come to an arena that Newcastle has won only two matches so far! However, the negative statistics are explicable, given that Rafa Benitez’s team received the visit of all the big teams in the Premier League, with few exceptions. Adopting a reactive game, based on quick backs and assists to the next position, Newcastle will have an initiative in front of a rival who prefers to defend himself on the move.
“Cotofenele” come after an excellent result, 1-0 at Huddersfield (a match in which Newcastle was clearly dominated), and black and white scored 7 matches in 7 of their last. Instead, Fulham succumbed after a poor match against West Ham (0-2) and has 4 consecutive unsuccessful stages in the championship. Even if the goal scorer, Serbian Mitrovic, has something to prove in front of his former club, the strength and talent of the hosts should make a difference. We’re betting on a very attractive rate here!
THE NEWCASTLE – FULHAM PROBABILITY TEAMS
Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Dubravka – Yedlin, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett – Diame, Ki Sung – Ritchie, Ayoze Perez, Atsu – Rondon
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Rico – Christie, Odoi, Mawson, Bryan – Chambers, Seri – Schurrle, Seri, Sessegnon – Mitrovic
PREDICTION: Newcastle to win @ 2.03
