Newcastle - Manchester United: A low scoring affair at St James' Park

Newcastle United host Manchester United at St James' Park on Sunday evening.

Newcastle

The Magpies are off to a really worrying start to the season, residing at spot 19 with 5 points from 7 games. They tend to keep it tight at home though, only scoring once and conceding twice in the 3 league games so far at St James' Park.

Statistics

No other team have created fewer shots than Newcastle in the Premier League so far this season, Newcastle creating on average 8.86 shots per game. No other team have created fewer shots on target than Newcastle in the Premier League so far this season, Newcastle creating on average 2.57 shots on target per game.

Looking at home games specifically, only 4 team have created fewer shots than Newcastle in the Premier League so far this season, Newcastle creating on average 11.00 shots per game. Only 3 teams have created fewer shots on target at home than Newcastle in the Premier League so far this season, Newcastle creating on average 3.67 shots on target per game.
At the same time, only 5 teams have conceded fewer shots on target at home than Newcastle in the Premier League so far this season, Newcastle conceding on average 2.67 shots on target per game.

Manchester United

The Red Devils are off to a rather gloomy start to the season, occupying 11:th spot with 9 points from 7 games.

Statistics

Manchester United is one of the 8 teams creating the most shots and shots on target on the road so far this season in the Premier League. However, they have faced Wolverhampton, Southampton and West Ham who all are among the 9 teams conceding the most shots and shots on target at home in the Premier League so far this season.

Looking at away games specifically, no other team has conceded fewer shots than Manchester United in the Premier League so far this season, Manchester United conceding on average 8.00 shots per game. Only 1 team have conceded fewer shots on target on the road than Manchester United in the Premier League so far this season, Manchester United conceding on average 3.33 shots on target per game.

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Conclusion & Betting Tips

Newcastle is one of the teams both creating and conceding the fewest shots and shots on target at home in the Premier League so far this season.
Manchester United is conceding a very low number of shots and shots on target on the road in the Premier League so far this season.
Also, 3 of the 4 most recent games between the two teams at St James' Park have included fewer than 3 goals.
My Betting Tip is Total Goals: Under 2.25.
Stake at 5/10 units.

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