Newcastle United hosts Brentford in what promises to be an entertaining Premier League game on Saturday. Newcastle United is coming off a 3-1 road loss against Brighton & Hove Albion on September 2 while Brentford had a 2-2 home draw against Brentford on September 2.

Brentford is in eighth place in the Premier League standings with six points in four games while Newcastle United is in 14th place with three points in four games.

The player to watch in this game is Alexander Isak, who has two goals and zero assists in four Premier League games this season. AccuScore gives Alexander Isak a 48.38 percent chance to score against Sheffield United. He has 7 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 1.56
• Brentford 5.80
• Draw: 4.30

Spread
• Newcastle United -1 (1.85)
• Brentford +1 (1.87)

Total
• Over 2.5, 3 (1.80)
• Under 2.5, 3 (1.92)

Key Points to Consider

Head-to-Head: These two sides last matched up in Premier League action on April 8 and Newcastle United won 2-1.

Projected Leaders

For Newcastle United, Alexander Isak has a 48.38 percent chance to net the ball. He averages 1.87 shots overall per sim, 1.56 shots on goal per and 0.66 goals per sim.

For Brentford, Bryan Mbeumo has a 24.66 percent chance to score. He averages 1.2 shots overall per sim, 0.74 shots on goal per and 0.28 goals per sim.

Analyst’s Pick

Newcastle United 1.56

Four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend pick on Newcastle United in this one. Average score in simulations is Newcastle United 1.98 to Brentford 0.91.

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