Newcastle United vs Brentford betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Carabao Cup match on December 18th, 2024

Newcastle United and Brentford are scheduled to play against each other on December 18th, 2024, Wednesday, in a Carabao Cup match to be held in England, check the Newcastle United vs Brentford betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are faced with the 8 best teams in the competition, who face each other to guarantee a place in the semi-finals, played in two hands, and get closer to the main objective.

Unlike other competitions, the Carabao Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let the guard down.

The game will be played in the small St. James' Park stadium, in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, with a capacity for 3500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Newcastle United vs Brentford betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams that belong to the Premier League will meet, which foresees an extremely difficult match for both, but at the same time a very important one. In this match, the home factor will be fundamental to help the team win the game and reach the next stage.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Newcastle United performance to this stage is 4 goals scored and still 1 against.

On the other hand, Brentford come this far with 5 goals scored and 2 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a Premier League match, on 07-12-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Brentford team by 4-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Carabao Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

In charge of this football game will be S. Barrott, while T. Wood and W. Smith will assist him.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the Brentford team has shown over the five most recent meetings a greater regularity, accumulating 3 wins when compared to Newcastle United, which won 1 game.

Newcastle United

In the Premier League, the Newcastle United formation has 6 wins, 5 defeats and 5 draws, giving them a total of 23 points after 16 rounds, ranking them in 11th place. Also, the Newcastle United team goes with a total of 23 goals scored and 21 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, the team of Newcastle United faced and beat Chelsea, with a score of 2-0, in a game counting for the Round of 16 putting them in the game against Brentford.

Newcastle United come from a victory in the last match. The game against Leicester City, valid for the Premier League, ended with a 4-0. The team coached by E. Howe lined up in the last match with a 4-3-3 formation.

The crucial point that we need to analyze now is the main objective of all teams, which is to score goals. It's evident that Newcastle United, in their two principal domestic competitions (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has managed to score a total of 27 goals so far in this 2024/2025 season.

On the flip side, the Newcastle United team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 22 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Brentford

In the Premier League, the Brentford emblem has 7 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws, thus obtaining a total of 23 points after 15 rounds, ranking them in 10th place. Adding to this data, the Brentford team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 28 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the Carabao Cup, Brentford faced and beat Sheffield Wednesday, after penalties, with a 1-1 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the Round of 16 putting them in the game against Newcastle United.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Premier League, Brentford, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Newcastle United team with a final score of 4-2.

Let's focus on the aspect that concerns every team's ultimate aim, which is to score goals. Brentford, in both their major domestic competitions (Premier League and Carabao Cup), has scored a total of 36 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

Nevertheless, the Brentford team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 30 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Suggestion to bet on the favorite

Looking at the difference in aspirations of the teams and the campaign so far in this Carabao Cup, it is evident that the Newcastle United team has good chances to win the match. So a good opportunity is to bet on Newcastle United to win at Bet365, with odds of 1.5 is one of the bookmakers paying better at the moment.

Score market betting suggestions

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Newcastle United team scores a total of 1.33 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0.33 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Brentford, they score an average of 1.67 goals per match and conceed a total of 0.67 goals. As both teams have an average of under 2.5 goals in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, our choice for this match in the goal market is Under 2.5. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.4.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Corners market betting suggestions

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 3.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Newcastle United can obtain, on average, a total of 5 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Brentford is present, this team obtains an average of 2 corners. We are convinced that this selection could be a smart bet, as the average number of corner kicks per game for both teams is below 9.5 corners this season.