FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United 09 Feb 2013

Last updated : 08 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United fixture

Newcastle United face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Tottenham Hotspur annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 18 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Tottenham H. 5-0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 16 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 19 Apr Tottenham H. 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 21 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Tottenham H. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Spurs, with 3 goals against.

In complete contrast to Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 9 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 45 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Newcastle United find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 25 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 3 1 7 4 9
Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 7 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Magpies are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Tottenham Hotspur. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Newcastle United Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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