Yokohama F Marinos vs Newcastle United Prediction and Betting Tips | August 3rd 2024
Newcastle United continue their pre-season fixtures as they take on Japanese outfit Yokohama F Marinos in a friendly at the Nissan Stadium on Saturday. Eddie Howe’s men have enjoyed a solid start to the off-season and will be looking to make it three victories on the bounce this weekend.
Yokohama F Marinos continued their push into the top half of the J1 League table as they picked up a 2-1 victory over Machida Zelvia on July 20.
John Hutchinson’s side have now won three games on the trot, including a penalty-shootout victory over Mito Hollyhock in the Emperor Cup third round on July 10.
Yokohama, who are currently 11th in the J1 League table, now take a break from league action as they take on Newcastle United in a mid-season friendly matchup.
Elsewhere, Newcastle made it two wins from two in pre-season as they stormed to a 4-1 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium.
This followed a 2-0 win over Hull City on July 27, when Alexander Isak and Jacob Murphy scored first-half goals to see off the Tigers at the MKM Stadium.
Newcastle have come into pre-season off the back of a somewhat disappointing 2023-24 campaign as they finished seventh in the Premier League table after picking up 60 points from their 38 matches.
Yokohama F Marinos vs Newcastle United Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Yokohama F Marinos and Newcastle United, who will both be looking to begin their head-to-head record on a positive note.
- Newcastle United have won four of their last five matches across all competitions, with an 8-0 loss to A-League All Stars on May 24 being the exception.
- Yokohama are on a three-game winning streak, scoring eight goals and conceding four since a 4-0 loss against Gamba Osaka on July 6.
- Newcastle have managed just two clean sheets in their last 10 games across all competitions while conceding 20 goals since mid-April.
Yokohama F Marinos vs Newcastle United Prediction
Newcastle United have put together two impressive wins in pre-season and will be looking to keep the juggernaut rolling ahead of the new Premier League campaign. While we expect Yokohama to put up a fight, we are backing Howe’s men to come out tops once again.
Prediction: Yokohama F Marinos 1-3 Newcastle United
Yokohama F Marinos vs Newcastle United Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Newcastle United to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in six of Yokohama’s last seven games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in seven of Newcastle’s last nine matches)