Brighton v Newcastle Betting Preview – Championship 28th February 7.45pm
It is a top two clash in the championship on Tuesday and a game we have been looking forward to for a while. Brighton are one point ahead of the Magpies at the top of the pile and three home points would give them a nice buffer over Newcastle in the race for the title. At the end of the day a draw wouldn’t be a bad result for either of them and this is no easy game for the visitors as they take on a Brighton side who have posted some immense defence at home across the season and who have won three of their last four on the south coast against the Magpies.
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Brighton v Newcastle Betting Tips
The Seagulls have the chance to drive hard towards the Championship title with a win in this one. They lost 2-0 at Newcastle earlier in the season, but overall they have the form running against the Magpies in the head to head. Brighton have posted a W4 D2 L1 record in their last seven home and away against Newcastle. The Seagulls are unbeaten in four on home soil in all competitions against Newcastle as well with a W3 D1 record on the board and they have taken three clean sheets in their last four against them. Brighton to win to nil at Bet365 is trading at a price of 3/1. The Seagulls have conceded just the nine league goals at home this season and that’s 59% (10 of 17) of their fixtures on the south coast in which they have taken a clean sheet and that is 59% of their home wins being landed to nil.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last five league games home and away (W3 D2). At home they have averaged over two goals per game and in the anytime goalscorer market, they have Glenn Murray at 7/4 and Tomer Hemed at 12/5. Sam Baldock back at 3/1 may be worth a punt as he has scored three goals in his last two games. The sheer home form of Brighton is immense having put up a W13 D3 L1 record (unbeaten in 14) and then there is that form over Newcastle going. It is well worth looking under 2.5 goals in this one at a price of 8/13 with Bet365. That has happened in the last two between these on the south coast. In the Bet365 correct score market a Brighton 1-0 option is a price of 6/1 and it looks as if it will be that close. A Brighton 2-0 is stretched out to a price of 10/1. They have shipped just the one goal in their last six on home soil in the league.
Can Newcastle that complete the league double over Brighton this season? That would give them the advantage back in the title race. Newcastle have gone W2 D1 L1 in their last out on the road and overall this season have posted an impressive record of W11 D2 L3 away from St James Park. Newcastle have only conceded ten goals out on the road this season in the league and that is another indicator that this will be a low scoring game. Just 38% of their away games has gone over 2.5 goals this season. Back in the anytime goalscorer market Dwight Gayle is an 8/5 option with Aleksandar Mitrovic at 2/1. Newcastle have failed to score in their last two visits to Brighton and their 2-0 win over the Seagulls this season snapped a three match scoreless streak that they were on against them. Whichever side you are looking at backing to come through with three points in the bag, a draw at half time is a big possibility. A Draw/Brighton half time/full time option is a 9/2 option while a Draw/Newcastle option is at 11/2.
Brighton v Newcastle Betting Odds
Brighton 7/5, Draw 23/10, Newcastle 15/8
Brighton v Newcastle Predictions
We would have to side with Brighton here even though this is likely to be very tight and tense. They have been immense at home and even though Newcastle have been rock solid out on the road this season, home advantage may just tip things in favour of the Seagulls in this one. Because this is so close to call, there is just value running in the outright market to go and bank on them getting the points.
