Newcastle United hosts Brentford in what promises to be an entertaining game on Saturday. Newcastle United is coming off a 4-1 road win against Fulham on Saturday while Brentford had a 0-0 road draw against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Newcastle United is in seventh place in the Premier League standings with 11 points in eight games while Bournemouth is in 12th place with nine points in eight games.

The player to watch in this game is Callum Wilson, who has three goals and zero assists in four Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Wilson a 46.3 percent chance to score against Brentford. He has 3 SCA and 0 GCA in four Premier League games this season.

FBRef defines SCA as “the two offensive actions leading directly to a shot, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” GCA is “the two offensive actions leading directly to a goal, such as passes, dribbles and drawing fouls.” Let’s take a closer look at where the value is at in this matchup.

Dafabet Picks

Team to Win (Regular Time)
• Newcastle United: 1.83
• Brentford: 4.20
• Draw: 3.75

Spread
• Newcastle United -0.5 (1.82)
• Brentford +0.5 (2.08)

Total
• Over 2.5 (1.81)
• Under 2.5 (2.07)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on February 26 and Newcastle United won 2-0.

Projected Leaders

For Newcastle United, Callum Wilson has a 46.3 percent chance to score. He averages 2.26 shots overall per sim, 1.2 shots on goal per and 0.62 goals per sim.

For Brentford, Ivan Toney has a 34.7 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 2.11 shots overall per sim, 0.87 shots on goal per and 0.43 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

The Over.

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on the total in this one. Average score in simulations is Newcastle United 1.61 to Brentford 1.01.

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