Tottenham vs Newcastle Predictions - August 29, 2026

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Premier League Matchday 2 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham vs Newcastle

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Kick-off: 17:30 WAT (17:30 BST)

Live research active — team news current for this matchday.

Match context

This is Matchday 2, and Tottenham’s first home game of the season. Games between these two at this ground have been open and high-scoring. The last five meetings here have averaged four goals a game, and both teams scored in every one. Spurs are the slight favourite, but Newcastle have a strong recent record on this visit. It reads like another lively, goals-friendly game.

Team news

Tottenham

Out Kulusevski — injury

Out Odobert — injury

Out Simons — injury

Out Kudus — thigh

Doubtful Van de Ven, Porro, Sarr

Likely to feature: Tel, Moore, Fernandes and Bentancur.

Newcastle

Out Joelinton — injury

Out Burn — injury

Doubtful Livramento, Osula

Likely to feature: Willock and Elanga among the front-line options.

Tottenham are missing four attacking players, which trims their goal threat a little. Even so, this fixture has produced goals and both teams scoring in every recent meeting here.

Referee intelligence

Referee ⚠️ Not named No appointment published for this fixture

Classification N/A

Cards confidence Low

Implication With no official named, there is low confidence on any card-count read.

Form & head-to-head

Tottenham — Last 5 Home

D 2–2 W 3–0 D 1–1 W 1–1 W 1–0

Pre-season friendlies — scored in four of five, but friendly form carries limited weight.

Newcastle — Last 5 Away

W 2–1 L 1–4 D 1–1 L 0–2 D 1–1

Mixed on the road — one win in five away, and conceded in four of the five.

H2H — Tottenham at home (primary dataset)

Date	Home	Score	Away	BTTS	Goals
10.02.26	Tottenham	1–2	Newcastle	Yes	3
04.01.25	Tottenham	1–2	Newcastle	Yes	3
10.12.23	Tottenham	4–1	Newcastle	Yes	5
23.10.22	Tottenham	1–2	Newcastle	Yes	3
03.04.22	Tottenham	5–1	Newcastle	Yes	6

BTTS rate: 100% Avg goals: 4.0/game Over 2.5 rate: 100%

Market probability table — key markets

Market	Outcome	Verdict	Odds	My Assessment
Over/Under 1.5	Over 1.5	Good Bet	1.21	85%
Over/Under 2.5	Over 2.5	Good Bet	1.66	65%
Both teams to score	Yes	Good Bet	1.57	68%
Double chance	Draw or Newcastle	Speculative	1.62	61%
Match result	Tottenham win	No edge	2.30	43%
Match result	Draw	No edge	3.69	27%
Match result	Newcastle win	No edge	3.09	32%
Over/Under 3.5	Under 3.5	No edge	1.51	64%
Newcastle clean sheet	Yes	Avoid	4.30	15%
Tottenham clean sheet	Yes	Avoid	3.50	14%
Tottenham win to nil	Yes	Avoid	4.50	10%

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Betting tips

🔵 Good Bet

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Good Bet Over/Under 1.5 — Over 1.5 goals

Odds 1.21

Every one of the last five meetings at this ground had at least three goals, and both teams scored in each. We put this around 85%, which sits above the price. A strong, steady leg.

🔵

Good Bet Over/Under 2.5 — Over 2.5 goals

Odds 1.66

These sides have averaged four goals a game in their last five here, and over 2.5 landed every time. Spurs are missing four attackers, so we hold this at Good rather than higher — but the value is clear.

🔵

Good Bet Both teams to score — Yes

Odds 1.57

Both teams scored in all five recent meetings here. Newcastle score regularly, and Spurs have found the net in every one of these games, even when losing. The price sells that short.

🟡 Speculative

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Speculative Double chance — Draw or Newcastle

Odds 1.62

Newcastle have won three of the last five at Tottenham, including the two most recent. With Spurs light up front, Newcastle avoiding defeat looks a touch better than the price. This is a lean, not a strong call.

⚪ No Edge

These markets were assessed and found fairly priced — no meaningful edge:

Match result — Tottenham win @ 2.30 Home favourite at a fair price. Spurs can win, but the recent record here leaves no extra value.

Match result — Draw @ 3.69 Possible, but priced about right.

Match result — Newcastle win @ 3.09 Newcastle can win it — recent trips here back that — but the straight-win price is fair. The value sits in the double chance above.

Over/Under 3.5 — Under 3.5 @ 1.51 These games often reach three goals, so under 3.5 is a coin-flip at best. No clear value.

⛔ Avoid

These are priced too short for how likely they are — we would skip them:

Newcastle clean sheet — Yes @ 4.30 Spurs have scored in every one of the last five meetings here. A Newcastle shutout goes against a very steady pattern.

Tottenham clean sheet — Yes @ 3.50 Newcastle have scored in all five recent meetings at this ground. A Spurs shutout is unlikely.

Tottenham win to nil — Yes @ 4.50 This needs Spurs to win and keep Newcastle off the scoresheet — and Newcastle have scored here every time lately.

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Accumulator builder notes

Banker leg Over 1.5 goals is the steadiest single leg in this game.

Same bet, different shapes Newcastle to win, “Draw or Newcastle” and Newcastle draw-no-bet are the same call in different forms. Put only one of them on a slip. The same goes for Tottenham to win, Tottenham −0.5 and Tottenham draw-no-bet — one per slip.

Don’t stack the goals picks Over 1.5, Over 2.5 and both teams to score all lean the same way — a high-scoring game. Loading all three onto one slip multiplies the same risk. Pick one, or at most two.

Conditional flags

⚠️ If Van de Ven, Porro or Sarr miss out: a Tottenham clean sheet looks even less likely, and Over 1.5 goals looks even safer.

ℹ️ Tottenham are already without four attacking players. If more drop out near kick-off, lean further towards goals and away from a Spurs shutout.

Analysis confidence

Overall Medium

Odds parsing High

Live research Active

Referee Not named

H2H data 5 meetings

Anomalies 2 flagged

The head-to-head here is a small sample of five meetings, but a very consistent one — plenty of goals and both teams scoring every time — and that drives the goals-based picks. Recent form is mostly pre-season friendlies, so it carries limited weight. The odds parsed cleanly, though a couple of side markets came through mislabelled in the feed and were set aside.

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Tottenham vs Newcastle Predictions - August 29, 2026

Match context

Team news

Referee intelligence

Form & head-to-head

Market probability table — key markets

Betting tips

Accumulator builder notes

Conditional flags

Analysis confidence