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Newcastle United v Brentford : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 18th Dec, 19:45 BST, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

the St. James' Park masses welcome Brentford's travelling contingent on Wednesday evening, as Eddie Howe's Newcastle United clash with Thomas Frank's troops in the League Cup. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from stats over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to League Cup match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Newcastle to win

We are predicting Newcastle will come out on top after 90 minutes on Wednesday in the win / draw / win market. The latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records below all that they're well placed to do just that and, as favourites with the bookmakers, the odds back that up too. It should be great moment for the home fans when the game draws to a close at St. James' Park.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Newcastle are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.62.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Newcastle
62%
4/7
5%
8/13
3%
Draw
20%
10/3
8%
16/5
8%
Brentford
18%
17/4
11%
4/1
Newcastle 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
9%
15/2
6%
13/2
7%
Newcastle 2-0
9%
8/17/1
7%
Newcastle 1-0
8%
17/2
12%
7/1
23%
Newcastle 3-1
7%
11/19/1
9%
Newcastle 3-0
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
8%
Brentford 2-1
5%
16/1
13%
12/1
Brentford 1-0
4%
18/1
27%
12/1
8%
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
30%
Newcastle 3-2
4%
20/114/1
21%
Newcastle 4-1
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Newcastle 4-0
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Brentford 2-0
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Newcastle 4-2
2%
33/1
17%
22/1
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
8/15
7%
11/20
11%
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
7/5
9%
13/10
18%
Home 1st Goal
56%
2/5
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2/1
4%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
59%
8/13
3%
8/13
10%
BTTS - No
41%
6/5
5%
23/20
13%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
15/8
10%
15/8
13%
BTTS - Draw
16%
4/119/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
15/2
6%
13/2
6%
Home/draw
82%
1/6
1%
1/6
Away/draw
38%
13/10
5%
13/10
7%
Home/away
80%
1/5
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/6
3%
2/11
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
4/1
15%
7/2
25%
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
5/4
14%
11/8
17%
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/7
9%
11/20
14%
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/1
11%
3/1
24%
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/9
3%
2/9
8%
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/1
20%
6/1
30%
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/12
2%
1/14
3%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
1/40
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
30%
Home DNB
76%
2/9
5%
1/4
Away DNB
32%
3/1
14%
27/10
6%
Newcastle win to nil
30%
2/1
8%
-
Brentford win to nil
8%
10/1
10%
-
Newcastle / Newcastle
33%
7/5
8%
7/5
4%
Newcastle / Brentford
3%
33/125/1
10%
Newcastle / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Newcastle
18%
7/2
5%
17/5
Draw / Brentford
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
5%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
9%
Brentford / Newcastle
5%
18/114/1
12%
Brentford / Brentford
10%
8/1
13%
13/2
Brentford / Draw
6%
14/112/1
bet365
Win / draw / win form
Newcastle
20 games
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Brentford
20 games
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
bet365
bet365
Goal Statistics
Newcastle Brentford
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Newcastle will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Brentford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2024/2024 season
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Newcastle
PG (predicted goals)
Brentford
2.2
1.1
Attack rating
NEW
BRE
22%
better
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Games scored17
18
Failed to score3
2
Scored first9
12
Goals scored29
40
Avg. goals scored1.5
2
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal7
4
Conversion rate for15
24
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
13%
better
NEW
BRE
view stats
Games conceded15
18
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded27
35
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Newcastle v Brentford will show here when available.

Newcastle League Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3112
E KrafthJ WillockS TonaliS Longstaff
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Hall DEF3
1
-
T Livramento  DEF3
-
E Krafth DEF3
-
J Willock MID31
-
Joelinton MID3
-
B Guimarães MID3
1
-
S Longstaff MID3
2
-
A Gordon FWD3
1
-
N Pope  GLK2
1
-
L Kelly DEF2
-
D Burn DEF2
-
F Schär DEF21
1
-
S Tonali MID21
-
W Osula FWD2
-
M Almirón FWD2
-
A Isak FWD21
-
H Barnes FWD2
-
M Dúbravka GLK1
-
J Ruddy GLK1
-
K Trippier DEF1
-
L Miley MID1
-
Brentford League Cup squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3121
B MeeK SchadeF CarvalhoK Lewis-Potter
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mee DEF3
-
S Berg DEF3
-
K Schade MID311
-
F Carvalho MID312
-
M Damsgaard FWD31
-
K Lewis-Potter FWD31
1
-
H Valdimarsson GLK2
-
N Collins DEF2
-
J. Meghoma DEF2
-
M Roerslev DEF2
-
Y Yarmoliuk MID2
-
R Trevitt MID2
-
Y. Konak MID2
-
V Janelt MID2
-
M Jensen MID2
-
Y Wissa FWD2
-
B Mbeumo FWD2
-
M Flekken GLK1
-
K Ji-Soo DEF1
-
C Nörgaard MID11
1
-