Two games in the EFL Cup quarterfinals are going to happen on Tuesday. One of the matches is going to be between Newcastle United and Leicester City. It was not so long ago that both teams met as it happened just a few weeks before. On 26th December, Leicester hosted Newcastle and the visitors won very easily by 3:0. In this game, I'm predicting that Newcastle will win once again.

Although Newcastle has played very well this season, the performance in the last few games hasn't been the best. After the win against Leicester, the team hosted Leeds United but didn't win (0:0). Just a few days later Newcastle drew on the road against Arsenal (0:0). Last weekend, the team had a FA Cup game but they lost to Sheffield Wednesday (1:2). Although there haven't been any wins recently, only loss to Sheffield can be described as bad. Versus Leeds United, Newcastle had an xG of 2.18 (opponents had just 0.38) and the ball just didn't go through the net. During this Premier League season, Newcastle has won 5 games at home while 4 ended with a draw. The team has scored 17 times and conceded just 5 which is the 2nd-best result among all teams. At home, Newcastle has the 4h-best xG (2.14) and 4th-best xGA (1.18).

After the World Cup break, Leicester has played poorly. The team won the previous EFL Cup game and they advanced to the next FA Cup stage last weekend. Leicester had also 3 games in the Premier League but all ended with a loss - 0:3 against Newcastle, 1:2 against Liverpool and 0:1 against Fulham. In 9 Premier League road games this season, the team has won 3 times and lost 6, they have scored 17 goals and conceded 21 which is the 3rd-worst result among all teams. Leicester has the 10th-best xG on the road (1.48) but the 4th-worst xGA (1.97).

Both teams are expected to make some changes. The biggest change for Newcastle probably will be putting back in the lineup the 1st goalkeeper Nick Pope who didn't play last weekend. Leicester could change defenders as the team will face a much better offense on Tuesday. The motivation for Newcastle should be sky-high as only at the start of the season they had a 4 game stretch when they didn't collect any wins. Newcastle has very favorable opponent to end this streak and I'm sure that it will happen.

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周二将会有两场EFL杯四分之一决赛。其中一场比赛将在纽卡斯尔联队和莱斯特城之间进行。就在不久前，两支队伍相遇了，就在几周前。12月26日，莱斯特城主场迎战纽卡斯尔，客队3:0轻松取胜。在这场比赛中，我预测纽卡斯尔将再次获胜。

虽然纽卡斯尔本赛季踢得很好，但最近几场比赛的表现并不是最好的。在战胜莱斯特城之后，球队主场迎战利兹联队，但没有获胜(0:0)。仅仅几天后，纽卡斯尔客场战平阿森纳(0:0)。上周末，球队有一场足总杯比赛，但他们输给了谢菲尔德星期三(1:2)。虽然最近没有取得任何胜利，但只有输给谢菲尔德才称得上糟糕。对阵利兹联时，纽卡斯尔的xG为2.18(对手的xG只有0.38)，而且球没有进网。在本赛季的英超联赛中，纽卡斯尔在主场赢得了5场比赛，其中4场比赛以平局告终。球队打进17球，只丢了5球，在所有球队中排名第二。在主场，纽卡斯尔拥有排名第四的xG(2.14)和排名第四的xGA(1.18)。

世界杯后，莱斯特城踢得很糟糕。球队赢得了之前的足总杯比赛，并在上周末晋级了足总杯。莱斯特城也有3场英超比赛，但都以失败告终——0:3纽卡斯尔，1:2利物浦和0:1富勒姆。在本赛季的9场英超客场比赛中，球队取得了3胜6负的成绩，他们进了17球丢了21球，在所有球队中排名第三。莱斯特城的xG排名第十(1.48)，但xGA排名第四(1.97)。

预计两支球队都将做出一些改变。纽卡斯尔最大的变化可能是将上周末没有上场的一号门将尼克·波普重新放回阵容。莱斯特城可能会更换后卫，因为球队将在周二面临更好的进攻。纽卡斯尔的动力应该是非常高的，因为在赛季开始时，他们有4场比赛没有取得任何胜利。纽卡斯尔有一个非常有利的对手来结束这一连胜，我相信这将会发生。