FM Preview: Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers fixture

Newcastle United play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 8 of the 41 games.

The last time the two teams met at Newcastle United was back in May 2004, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Wolves 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2003/2004 Sun 09 May Newcastle Utd. 1-1 Wolves Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 29 Nov Wolves 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 05 Jan Wolves 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup
1992/1993 Sat 10 Apr Wolves 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. League Division One
1992/1993 Sat 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Wolves League Division One
1991/1992 Tue 31 Mar Wolves 6 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Second Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.

Wolverhampton Wanderers's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Wolves have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newcastle United see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 36 points from their 30 games played so far,

Wolverhampton Wanderers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 32 points from their 30 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Newcastle United 6 1 3 2 8 11 6
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 11 7 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Newcastle United at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Magpies will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newcastle United Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 games since last defeat.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here