Newcastle head into this one in fantastic form whereas Wolves are far from comfortable as they flirt with the relegation zone. The Magpies’ star man Aleksander Isak has been in sensational goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in his last seven Premier League matches. The swede also netted in the EFL Cup semi-final away against Arsenal before feeling a tweak in his hamstring which saw him rested on the weekend. For this tip, you can’t look past Newcastle scoring in both halves against a weak Wolves defence at 1.83 odds.
Isak to Break Vardy’s Record?
As mentioned, Isak is on a seven match goalscoring run which is only 4 games away from matching Jamie Vardy’s infamous and iconic Premier League record. The Newcastle striker has a terrific record at St James’ Park throughout his tenure at the club. He has 13 goals this season and after being rested on the weekend will be fresh to face a leaky Wolves defence, Isak has scored against tougher opponents such as Man Utd, Liverpool and Aston Villa.
The Swedish talisman will have his eyes on a third career goal against Wolves and with the likes of Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy in fine form, Isak will have no shortage of chances falling to him to help us land our tip.
Regarding our tip, some more stats to back up the pick are that when Newcastle are at home this bet lands in 44% of their games and Wolves have conceded in both halves in 50% of all their Premier League games this season.
Inconsistent Wolves
Matheus Cunha has without a doubt been Wolves’ shining light this season scoring on 10 occasions. However the Brazilian was suspended for two matches but makes his return against The Magpies. Wolves’ games have seen the most goals in the league this season with the highest percentage of games seeing ‘Over 2.5 Match Goals’ (80%) and averaging 3.80 goals a game. Unfortunately the goals tend to fall to Wolves’ opponents as seen in their 45 goals conceded which is also a league high. Unwanted stats like these are why Gary O’Neil was sacked last month but things have turned around since their new manager has arrived with a win against Man Utd and progression to the next round of the FA Cup. However this test may be too much for Wolves who will want to avoid a goal frenzy away to Newcastle.
