Manchester United vs Newcastle United Predictions, Picks, EPL Odds 10/6/2019

by Tony Sink - 9/30/2019

Sunday, October 6, 2019

St. James' Park

Scott McTominay and Manchester United (2-2-2, 11th in the English Premier League) go to St. James' Park on Sunday where they'll meet Newcastle United (1-2-4, 19th in the English Premier League). The probable starting goaltenders are David de Gea for Manchester United and Martin Dúbravka for Newcastle United. Manchester United are at at -119 while Newcastle United are at +312. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Manchester United comes into this match with a record of 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats which is good for 11th in the English Premier League. During the season thus far, they have earned a total of 8 goals which has them ranked at 12th in the EPL. Their goal differential is +2, which is good for 5th in the EPL. Regarding shots on target, they have earned a total of 26 which has them ranked at 15th in the EPL. As a team, Manchester United has earned a total of 61 fouls which has them averaging 10.17 fouls per contest. They have earned a total of 8 points for the season and they have an average crowd of 73,588.

Scott McTominay is a great player to watch for the Red Devils. The midfielder from Scotland has appeared in 37 contests in the time he has played soccer and has played a total of 2,119 minutes. During that period of time, the 22-year-old has a total of 2 goals and has assisted on 1 goal. For his career he is averaging 57.3 mins per game. McTominay has started 23 contests and has a total of 31 fouls over the course of that time. When talking about shots on target, McTominay has produced 7 which is 268th among active players and 113th among midfielders. Daniel James is another guy to watch out for on the squad from Manchester United. The 21-year-old from Wales has tallied 7 goals in the time he's played professional soccer which places him at 224th among all players still active in professional soccer. He has totaled 2,973 minutes in the time he's played professional soccer which places him at 112th among active midfielders and holds an average of 76.2 minutes per appearance which places him at 129th in professional soccer. In his professional soccer career, he has earned 34 shots on target which places him at 94th among active midfielders.

The man in net for the Red Devils is David de Gea from Spain. He is 28 years old and has played 30,403 mins in goal for his career. De Gea has allowed an average of 1.08 goals per 90 mins which puts him at 7th among active goalies in EPL. During his career, he has allowed 365 goals. His career save % is .730 which puts him at 6th out of all active professional goalies.

Newcastle United will be looking to get a victory in this matchup and for the season they have 1 victory, 2 draws, and 4 losses. In discussing goal differential, they are ranked 19th in the EPL with -9. They have earned a total of 4 goals for this year. Newcastle United has a team save % of .594 which has them 16th in the EPL, which tells us there could be plenty of chances to score if they attack the goal. They are averaging an attendance of 45,036 which puts them at 7th in the EPL.

One of the toughest players to defend for the Magpies is Joelinton. The 22 year-old has fired 26 balls past the goalkeeper over the course of his career. He is placed at 57th among active forwards in assists with 13 and has earned 81 shots on target. He has played 7,773 minutes and is averaging 72.0 mins per appearance. Another player to watch out for on this team is Miguel Almirón. The midfielder from Paraguay has scored 23 goals over the course of his pro soccer career which places him at 58th among active midfielders. He also has racked up 92 fouls.

In goal for the Magpies is Martin Dúbravka who has had an marginal career by giving up 1.23 goals per 90 minutes and that ranks him 13th in professional soccer. In the 14,580 minutes he has been on the field in his career, he's given up 199 goals. He has a career save % of .703 which has him sitting 16th out of all goalies still active in professional soccer.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Newcastle United (+312)

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