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Newcastle vs Bournemouth prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 3
Venue: St. James' Park, Newcastle
Referee: Robert Jones, England

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Form

Recent form

Newcastle

32Poor

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

Bournemouth

72Strong

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

Our call

Our verdict

Both Teams to Score

Yes

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

74%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

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.

Analysis

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.

Availability

Team news

Newcastle

E. JaouenMuscle Injury
V. LivramentoKnee Injury
A. ElangaKnee Injury
J. RamseyThigh Injury

Bournemouth

J. AraujoThigh Injury
A. ScottThigh Injury
A. TothMuscle Injury
E. J. KroupiFoot Injury
V. MilosavljevicLacking Match Fitness

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Newcastle at homeBournemouth away

Played

1-2-1

W-D-L

0-1-2

1.5

Scored /game

1.3

1.5

Conceded /game

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

60%

BTTS (last 5)

20%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

60%

Combined scoring rate: 2.8 goals per game (Newcastle at home plus Bournemouth away).

Players

Key players this season

Bournemouth

M. Tavernier4G
Evanilson4A

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

Table

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Everton	7	+1	10
9	Ipswich	8	-4	10
10	Hull City	7	+1	9
11	Newcastle	7	-4	8
12	Aston Villa	7	-4	8
13	Manchester United	7	0	7
14	Crystal Palace	7	-8	7
15	Bournemouth	7	-4	6
16	Tottenham	7	-4	6
17	Nottingham Forest	8	-4	6
18	CoventryRelegation - Championship	7	-8	6

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

1
Newcastle: 5
Draws: 3
Bournemouth

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

2026-04-18Newcastle1-2Bournemouth
2026-01-10Newcastle2-2Bournemouth
2025-09-21Bournemouth0-0Newcastle
2025-01-18Newcastle1-4Bournemouth
2024-08-25Bournemouth1-1Newcastle

BetGenius

Our record in Premier League

66%79 won from 119 settled predictions

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

Predictions

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Both Teams to Score

Yes

74%

Confidence

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.

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