The Premier League fixture at St James' Park on Saturday sees home side Newcastle United go up against opponents Ipswich Town.
View all Newcastle United v Ipswich Town tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - as well as the best betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Newcastle United
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Newcastle United will be looking for an improved result here following a 4-1 Premier League losing effort in their last game against Aston Villa.
In that match, Newcastle United had 51% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. For Newcastle United, the goals were scored by Fabian Schär (18') and Dan Burn (73' Own goal). Aston Villa got 23 shots at goal with 9 on target. Ollie Watkins (1'), Ian Maatsen (64') and Amadou Onana (75') scored for Aston Villa.
Newcastle United haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
They have managed to rack up 17 during that time and have conceded a total of 7.
Heading into this contest, Newcastle United are unbeaten in their previous 4 home league matches.
Ipswich Town
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Since a loss in their previous game against Arsenal in Premier League competition, Ipswich Town and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Ipswich Town managed 25% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 0 on target. On the other side, Arsenal had 24 shots at goal with 7 on target. Leandro Trossard (14', 69'), Gabriel Martinelli (28') and Ethan Nwaneri (88') scored for Arsenal.
Proving their penchant for action-packed encounters, goals have been celebrated 21 times in the last 6 matches in which Ipswich Town have taken to the field, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals each fixture. Opposing teams have got 14 of this grand total. That being said, we’ll just have to find out whether such a trend will be maintained here in this game.
Going into this encounter, Ipswich Town haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 16/03/2002 shows that Newcastle United have won 3 of these games and Ipswich Town 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 2.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 23 overall at an average of 3.83 goals per meeting.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was Premier League match day 17 on 21/12/2024 when it ended Ipswich Town 0-4 Newcastle United.
In that game, Ipswich Town had 41% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
Newcastle United got 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. Alexander Isak (1', 45', 54') and Jacob Murphy (32') scored.
The referee was Stuart Attwell.
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Team News: Newcastle United
Sven Botman (Broken kneecap), Jamaal Lascelles (Fitness) and Lewis Hall (Ankle surgery) will not be able to play for Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe.
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Team News: Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has multiple availability issues to deal with. Kalvin Phillips (Achilles tendon problems), Arijanet Muric (Shoulder injury), Jaden Philogene (Knee injury), Sammie Szmodics (Ankle injury), Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon rupture) and Wes Burns (Knee surgery) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We believe that Ipswich Town have it within them to breach the defence of this Newcastle United side, however it probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid a loss.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 advantage for Newcastle United by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Let’s just see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Newcastle United is best priced at 1.22, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 6.5 and putting your money on victory for Ipswich Town comes in at 12. These are the most competitive bets that can be secured at the moment.
Victor Martins,
14:01 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Newcastle United
Formed: 1892
Stadium: St James' Park (52,305)
Captain: Bruno Guimarães
Chairman: Yasir Al-Rumayyan
Manager: Eddie Howe
Competitions: Premier League position 3, EFL Cup (Final)
🔑 Key Man: Jacob Murphy
Customarily deployed in the Right Wing position, Jacob Murphy was born in Wembley, England. Having made his senior debut playing for Swindon Town in the 2013 - 2014 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 8 league goals in the Premier League 2024 - 2025 season to date coming from a total of 30 appearances.