Newcastle v Burton Championship Predictions & Betting Odds – 5th April 2017

Magpies to strike back in title race

Championship Betting

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So Newcastle now have to respond once again in their epic battle with Brighton at the top of the Championship title. The Seagulls won on Tuesday night to haul their way back to the top of the pile. Will they be able to land the home win over the Brewers, who have won two of their last three games, but are still far too close to the relegation zone for comfort?

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Newcastle v Burton Betting Tips

Can Newcastle handle the pressure of having to play catch up to Brighton again? The Seagulls put a comfortable home win over Birmingham on the board on Tuesday night to go back to the top of the league. So Newcastle now need to win in response to that to get back up there. The Magpies have just stuttered a little bit lately in a W1 D2 L1 record in their last four played and that includes a home loss against Fulham. But in general over the course of the season, they have been strong at St James Park where they have recorded a W12 D2 L5 record this season and they have gone W6 D2 L1 in their last nine there. So a loss for them doesn’t appear to be on the cards. Newcastle landed a narrow win out at Burton earlier in the campaign and in the Bet365 correct score market a repeat Newcastle 2-1 scoreline is a price of 8/1. 68% of Newcastle’s home games this season have seen more than two goals and over 2.5 goals in this one could be worth a flutter at 5/6. There has only been the two clean sheets in their last seven league matches now for the Magpies.

Burton are just the four points clear of the drop zone going into their midweek action. So they would be happy with a point in his one. They have been doing much better lately having lost only one of their last six league games in a W2 D3 L1 record across their last six games played in the Championship. That’s not a bad return from them really but they haven’t done a lot of winning away from home this season. The Brewers have gone W3 D8 L9 on the road this season but to be fair to them, that has improved drastically with a W2 D3 L1 record in their last six on the road, so they are showing some fight. Maybe, with having collected four clean sheets in their last eight games they could scrap their way to a draw in this one? In the Bet365 anytime goalscorer market Newcastle’s Dwight Gayle is trading at 4/5 as outright favourite with Aleksandar Mitrovic at even money. Top scorer for the Brewers this season is Lucas Aikins and he is a 5/1 anytime goalscorer option.

Newcastle v Burton Betting Odds

Newcastle 4/9, Draw 15/4, Burton 15/2

Newcastle v Burton Predictions

Newcastle Home Win: Look for the Magpies to edge this but only by a one goal margin, because the Brewers have been going pretty well lately. With the pressure on Newcastele to respond to Brighton’s win this week, they will probably just get over the line because they have been in good form on Tyneside.