The surging Newcastle United looks to keep their momentum when they visit Liverpool on Saturday. Newcastle United is coming off a 3-2 home win against West Ham United last Saturday while Liverpool played to a 1-1 road draw against Leeds United on Monday. Newcastle United is in 15th place in the Premier League standings with 35 points in 32 games while Liverpool is in sixth place with 53 points in 32 games. The game will be played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Liverpool: 1.32
• Newcastle United: 10.00
• Draw: 5.80

Spread
• Liverpool: -1.5, -2 (2.06)
• Newcastle United: +1.5, +2 (1.87)

Total
• Over 3 (2.07)
• Under 3 (1.83)

Key Points to Consider

Last 6: Liverpool, coming off a 1-1 road draw against Leeds United on Monday, have 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 win in their last 6 Premier League games. Newcastle United, coming off a 3-2 home win against West Ham United on Saturday, have 3 draws, 2 wins and 1 loss in their last 6 Premier League games.

Momentum: Newcastle United has been on an upward trend — with 2 straight wins in the Premier League.

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on December 30, 2020 and the game ended on a 0-0 draw.

Projected Leaders

For Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has a 57.12 percent chance to score. He averages 3.37 shots overall per sim, 1.82 shots on goal per and 0.82 goals per sim.

For Newcastle United, Allan Saint-Maximin has a 9.2 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 0.67 shots overall per sim, 0.33 shots on goal per and 0.1 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Liverpool Moneyline.

Two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Liverpool in this one. Average score in simulations is Liverpool 2.32 to Newcastle United 0.57.

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