Newcastle – Birmingham (PICKS, PREDICTION, PREVIEW)

Newcastle – Birmingham prediction

Tip: UNDER 1,5 GOALS

Stake: 9/10

Odds: 2.10 at bet365

After 1: 1 match from Birmingham’s ground we have an exciting match on St. James Park and proposed forecast is based on absences from camp hosts and how the coach thinks going to approach this game.

Newcastle

He won Saturday with 2: 1 Brentford’s ground and is in first place in the Championship after 26 matches.
After five matches in Jonjo Shelvey has been suspended will return in this match.
Despite this return of Rafa Benitez has serious problems actually three players twisting his victory last week in Brentford.
So Dwight Gayle, Isaac Hayden and Vurnon Anita joins a list of what’s unavailability also covers Jesús Gámez, Massadio Haidara, Rolando Aarons and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Also Chancel mbembe, Christian Atsu and Mohamed Diame are away at the African Nations Cup and Sammy Ameobi, Haris Vučkić Jamie Sterry and not entitled to play in the FA Cup.

Birmingham

A draw at home to Nottingham on Saturday and played in three successive matches in front of their fans could not even get a win.
Zola said he could spare some players on St. James Park
The defender Michael Morrison should be left at home due to a medical problem and striker Lukas Jutkiewicz likely will not play.
Newcomer Craig Gardner will not play, the position they are in and the older injured Clayton Donaldson and Greg Stewart.

direct meetings

After 11 minutes Newcastle opened the score still 6 but see matched before the break and the score remained the same until the end.
In the first direct duel this season Newcastle went home with 4: 0 Birmingham on 10 December game that managed Gayle triple.