- Newcastle are unbeaten in five games (W3, D2).
- Hull City have two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last five.
- Newcastle have scored and conceded 2.00 goals per-game in the Premier League 2026-2027 at home.
Newcastle hoping to turn St James’ Park into a fortress
Newcastle come into this weekend's Premier League 2026/2027 clash with Hull City who have two wins, two draws and a defeat in their last five competitive fixtures. The Magpies' three most recent results are a 2-0 win at Tottenham in the Premier League 2026/2027, a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League 2026/2027 and a 1-0 win at Millwall in the EFL Cup 2026/2027.
Newcastle's two draws in the Premier League 2026/2027 have both come at St James' Park, so the famous ground has yet to deliver a home win this season. In contrast, Hull City have made a strong start to the Premier League 2026/2027 campaign, going unbeaten in their two away games so far (W1, D1), which gives the Tigers a definite bite to this match.
Sergej Jakirovic has set Hull up to be a pragmatic side who will drop into a compact block and sit deep, making them difficult to break down, before looking to hit on the counterattack with direct balls to exploit the space in behind the opposition defence. Matthias Jaissle has made Newcastle a high-press team who play a Red-Bull style vertical 4-3-3 formation, where they press high up the field and play quickly when winning the ball back.
Magpies should have the edge
This game features a classic Magpies vs Tigers match-up, which will see Newcastle trying to press Hull high up the pitch to squeeze them. The problem with backing the hosts at 1.44, however, is that Hull City are 6.6 and the draw 4.5, so the Magpies are clearly the betters for this match.
Newcastle beat Hull 2-0 in the last meeting between the two clubs and will like that the clean sheet edge, although they are unlikely to dominate Hull for the entire 90 minutes. Hull's unbeaten away record in the Premier League 2026/2027 suggests that this could be a tight encounter with Newcastle's quality shining through in the end.
Betting advice
At 1.73, Both Teams to Score, and the market leans toward goals. Hull are a solid away unit and Newcastle haven't won at St James' yet so, of the three main markets, the hosts to win looks the cleanest angle.
Anthony Elanga has been Newcastle's main spark in the Premier League 2026/2027, scoring twice in three games, but Harvey Barnes has been on fire with four of Newcastle's eight goals in their last five games. Liam Millar leads the scoring for Hull with one goal in two games, while Mohamed Belloumi has been in excellent form, hitting two of the Tigers' four goals across their last five matches.
