Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Predictions & Betting Odds – 26th December 2016

Magpies to down low-scoring Owls

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Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Betting Preview – Championship 26th December

Both sides are in pretty decent form at the moment with the Magpies running on a three-match winning streak, while the Owls have won four of their last five. Sheffield Wednesday took a 1-0 win on their last visit to St James’ Park and they could land a big three points in their promotion push if they pull off another win there. Table-topping Newcastle will be hungry for three points to try and keep Brighton of their backs in the title race. There should be a great contest between the two clubs with big ambitions of getting back up to the top flight. Who will come out on top?

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Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips

Newcastle had a little slip of form when they recently suffered back to back league losses, but they have shaken that off well to put together a three match winning streak. They have also netted eight goals and shipped just the one in those three wins as well. Overall Newcastle have gone W7 D0 L3 at home this season in the Championship and in their last home match they crushed Birmingham 4-0. They are pretty strong at the back in picking up clean sheets and you can go with a price of 7/5 at Bet365 on Newcastle to win to nil on Boxing Day. There is an option of 11/10 with the bookmaker on the game going over 2.5 goals as well. Newcastle have been in front in half of their ten home matches this season and they have averaged 2.3 goals per game. 70% of Newcastle’s home games this season have gone over the 2.5 goal line.

Dwight Gayle is the outright favourite at a price of 11/10 in the Bet365 anytime goalscorer market with Aleksandar Mitrovic at 8/5. These two actually met on Tyneside in last season’s Capital One Cup and Wednesday took a 1-0 win on that occasion. Newcastle took a 1-0 win at home in their last league meeting with the Owls and back in the 1999 Premiership, Newcastle smashed Sheffield Wednesday 8-0 you may recall. It’s highly unlikely that that is going to happen again, but Newcastle do carry a lot of scoring power and they have taken clean sheets in two of their last four at home against Wednesday. Newcastle have scored three goals in all but two of their last six Championship matches on Tyneside. Heading into this Boxing Day fixture, Rafa Benitez’s men are holding a one-point advantage at the top of the Championship over Brighton.

Sheffield Wednesday are in the promotion hunt themselves and they can give themselves a big boost with three points in this one. They are in sixth place heading into this one so are well involved in the play off race. The Owls have put together some good form with wins in four of their last five Championship matches now (L1) but that doesn’t quite tell the whole picture because they have been a solid home side, but not so much out on the road. Sheffield Wednesday only have a W3 D4 L4 away from home this season in the Championship, so it is their immense home form which is keeping them in the promotion hunt. So there are vulnerabilities about them out on the road. They can’t match Newcastle in terms scoring power and the Owls have only averaged under a goal per game away from home this season. They have failed to score in two of their last four visits to Tyneside. Fernando Forestieri and Steven Fletcher are at the 4/1 mark in the anytime goalscorer market for this one.

Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Betting Odds

Newcastle 4/7, Draw 3/1, Sheffield Wednesday 9/2

Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday Predictions

The Owls have had a lopsided season when you compare their home form to that of what they have produced on the road. Newcastle are just running along so well at home and have so much attacking threat that they are likely to down the Owls. Newcastle have enough in them to send this game over 2.5 goals and pick up the three points that they need to ensure that they stay on top of the pile.