Newcastle United is clearly the favourite to win against Leeds United. Newcastle has been one of the surprises of the season and they should easily pick up three points against an out of form Leeds team. Backing the hosts to win is the best available option in this fixture.

Matchday 18 in the English Premier League sees Newcastle United host Leeds United at the St. James Park, Newcastle on Saturday.

Newcastle United is currently third in the English Premier League with 33 points from their first 16 league games. They are only two points away from Manchester City who occupy second in the league and a win would take them within touching distance of Arsenal.

The hosts have won nine premier league games this season, only Manchester City and Arsenal have recorded more win in the league than Newcastle United. They have lost just once in the league and are in good form to get a very convincing win against Leeds United.

Newcastle United has won five consecutive games heading into this fixture. They beat Leicester City away by three goals to nil in the previous round of the premier league. Newcastle also progressed to the next round of the EFL Cup, beating Bournemouth at home by a goal to nil. Newcastle has been in good scoring form with a total of 12 goals in their last five games. They have also been great defensively, keeping four clean sheets in their last five games.

Leeds United currently sits on 15th position in the English Premier League with only fifteen points so far. They are two points away from the relegation zone and looks set to drop further with a trip to the St. James Park a difficult one for teams. Leeds United come into this game on the back of two consecutive losses — a 4-2 loss against Monaco followed by a recent 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester City.

Leeds has the third highest number of losses in the premier league this season and are no match for a Newcastle side that is currently in the top four chase. Newcastle United won the last meeting between these two teams and there is a good offer in backing them to win this game.

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纽卡斯尔联队显然最有希望战胜利兹联队。纽卡斯尔是本赛季的惊喜之一，他们应该很容易在对阵状态不佳的利兹联队时拿到三分。支持主队获胜是本场比赛最好的选择。

英超联赛第18比赛日将于本周六在纽卡斯尔圣詹姆斯公园球场举行，纽卡斯尔联队将主场迎战利兹联队。

纽卡斯尔联队目前在英超联赛中排名第三，在前16场联赛中积33分。他们距离排名联赛第二的曼城只有两分的距离，一场胜利将使他们距离阿森纳仅一步之遥。

东道主本赛季已经赢得了9场英超比赛，只有曼城和阿森纳的联赛胜率超过纽卡斯尔联队。他们在联赛中只输了一场，而且状态很好，对利兹联队取得了令人信服的胜利。

纽卡斯尔联队在本场比赛前已经取得了五连胜。在上一轮英超联赛中，他们客场以3比0击败了莱斯特城。纽卡斯尔也进入了EFL杯的下一轮，在主场以一球比零击败伯恩茅斯。纽卡斯尔在最近的5场比赛中取得了12个进球。他们的防守也很出色，在过去的5场比赛中保持了4场零失球。

利兹联目前在英超联赛中仅积15分，排名第15位。他们距离降级区只有两分的距离，而且在客场挑战圣詹姆斯公园球场的比赛中，他们可能会进一步降级。利兹联在这场比赛中遭遇了两连败——先是4-2输给摩纳哥，然后是最近在主场1 - 3输给曼城。

利兹联本赛季在英超联赛中输球次数排名第三，无法与目前争夺前四的纽卡斯尔队抗衡。纽卡斯尔联在这两支球队的最后一次交锋中获胜，有一个很好的报价支持他们赢得这场比赛。