Newcastle v Leicester

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Newcastle United's lean period of results in the Premier League continued last weekend as The Magpies stumbled to a second defeat in four games when they lost 4-2 away from home at Brentford which has left the north-east hosts sitting in a disappointing 12th place in the Premier League table.

Leicester City's mini revival under new manager Ruud van Nistelrooij continued over the weekend when The Foxes gained a valuable point in the form of a 2-2 draw at home with Brighton which has helped the east midlands club remain in 16th place in the English top flight table.

Although they produced an encouraging start to this Premier League campaign by putting together a decent looking four-match unbeaten sequence that included picking up three wins in the shape of victories over Southampton, Tottenham and Wolves, Newcastle United have since seemingly imploded.

Just two further wins from their subsequent 11 matches overall in the top flight underlines the problems that the north-east club have had since mid-September, and despite beating Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, the hosts have also slipped to five defeats as well.

Goals may be in short supply this Saturday though as no fewer than 11 out of Newcastle United's 15 games to date have resulted in Under 3.5 goals.

Leicester City have picked up four points from their last two games under new Dutch manager Ruud van Nistelrooij thanks to a comprehensive 3-1 home win against West Ham along with a point gained in last weekend's 2-2 draw at home with Brighton.

However, the real test will be how Leicester City fare on their travels starting with this Saturday's trip up to St James' Park to take on a seemingly struggling Newcastle United, so The Foxes might just be able to hold their own here as well.

Having picked up just three league wins to date so far in this campaign though, two of which were registered on home soil at their King Power Stadium, Leicester City's chances of picking up all three points on Saturday still look to be fairly slim.

Indeed, Leicester City have managed to capture just one win from their last 15 outings on the road in the Premier League and having also been handed no fewer than nine defeats within this period, The Foxes will do well to avoid another defeat in this upcoming encounter.

Goals may also be at a premium as nine out of Leicester City's last 15 away games have also resulted in Under 3.5 goals scored.

Newcastle United v Leicester City Verdict

Despite their recent ordinary results, Leicester City still look the more likely here as The Magpies have lost just once in the last six meetings while each of the last four encounters have also resulted in Under 3.5 goals.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 3.5 goals @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.40

Correct Score: Newcastle Utd 2-0 @ 8.50