Newcastle vs Bournemouth prediction

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Premier League

Kickoff

Sat, Sep 5, 11:30 AM

Round

Regular Season - 3

Venue

St. James' Park, Newcastle

Referee

Robert Jones, England

Recent form

Newcastle

69Strong

Last 5 matches · 2W-3D-0L · +3 goal difference

Bournemouth

36Poor

Last 5 matches · 0W-3D-2L · -2 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid

Market

Both Teams to Score

Pick

Yes

Confidence74%

BetGenius backs Yes (Both Teams to Score) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Newcastle welcome Bournemouth to St James Park for round three of the Premier League season. The Magpies enter the contest in solid form after taking four points from their opening two matches, highlighted by a 2-0 away win against Tottenham and a 2-2 home draw against Liverpool. Anthony Elanga has led their attack with two goals, helping Newcastle maintain an average of two goals scored per match.

Bournemouth are searching for their first league victory after opening with a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City and a 1-1 home draw against Everton. Evanilson has been central to their offensive production with two assists, and the Cherries have found the net in each of their competitive outings so far despite defensive concessions in every fixture.

Historical encounters between these two clubs have been remarkably competitive. Bournemouth have proven to be a difficult opponent for Newcastle, losing only once in their last ten meetings across all competitions while securing three victories and six draws. Both teams have scored in seven of those ten matches, setting the stage for another closely contested duel.

Key factors

Both Newcastle and Bournemouth have scored in 100 percent of their Premier League matches this season.
Head-to-head history shows both teams scored in seven of their last ten competitive meetings.
Newcastle have averaged two goals scored per match across their opening two fixtures.
Bournemouth have conceded in both league matches this season, averaging 1.5 goals against per game.
Bournemouth have avoided defeat in nine of their last ten encounters with Newcastle in all competitions.

Team news

Newcastle

D. BurnAnkle Injury
JoelintonInjury
W. OsulaInjury

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Bournemouth

A. AdliInjury
J. AraujoThigh Injury
E. J. KroupiFoot Injury
V. MilosavljevicInjury

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Statistical comparison

Newcastle at home vs Bournemouth away

Played

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1-0-0

W-D-L

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Scored /game

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Conceded /game

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Clean sheets

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Failed to score

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80%

BTTS (last 5)

100%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

80%

Key players this season

Newcastle

A. Elanga2G

Bournemouth

Evanilson2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
4	ChelseaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)	3	+1	6
5	BrentfordPromotion - Europa League (League phase)	3	+3	5
6	Liverpool	3	+2	5
7	Newcastle	3	+2	5
8	Everton	3	+2	5
9	Leeds	3	+1	5
10	Brighton	3	+3	4
12	Sunderland	3	0	4
13	Crystal Palace	3	-4	3
14	Ipswich	3	-4	3
15	Bournemouth	3	-1	2
16	Nottingham Forest	3	-1	2
17	Aston Villa	3	-5	1
18	TottenhamRelegation - Championship	3	-5	1

Head-to-head

Full record →

Newcastle

Draws

Bournemouth

Bournemouth have won 3 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 2.6 goals a game, both teams scored in 67% of them.

2026-04-18Newcastle 1-2 Bournemouth
2026-01-10Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth
2025-09-21Bournemouth 0-0 Newcastle
2025-01-18Newcastle 1-4 Bournemouth
2024-08-25Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle

Our record in Premier League

67%26 won from 39 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

1 published market

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Market

Both Teams to Score

Pick

Yes

Confidence74%

Both clubs have consistently produced goals at both ends to start the campaign. Newcastle have scored four times across their opening two league fixtures while conceding two, failing to keep a clean sheet at home against Liverpool. Bournemouth have also scored in both of their matches while allowing three goals across their fixtures with Manchester City and Everton. Furthermore, head-to-head history heavily favours both teams finding the net, with 70 percent of their last ten competitive meetings witnessing goals from both sides, including four of the last five clashes at St James Park.

Newcastle vs Bournemouth prediction

Recent form

Our verdict

Match preview

Key factors

Team news

Newcastle

Bournemouth

Statistical comparison

Key players this season

Newcastle

Bournemouth

Table context

Head-to-head

Our record in Premier League

1 published market

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