FootyMAD's Newcastle United match preview

Last updated : 28 November 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United fixture

Wolves prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Molineux at lunchtime on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 26 wins out of 39 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Molineux was less than a year ago, in January 2003, as the Wolves squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sun 05 JanWolves3-2NewcastleFAC
1992/1993Sat 10 AprWolves1 - 0NewcastleLD1
1992/1993Sat 26 DecNewcastle2 - 1WolvesLD1
1991/1992Tue 31 MarWolves6 - 2NewcastleDIV2
1991/1992Sat 14 SepNewcastle1 - 2WolvesDIV2
1990/1991Sat 23 FebNewcastle0 - 0WolvesDIV2
1990/1991Sat 10 NovWolves2 - 1NewcastleDIV2

Recent respective form guides

Wolverhampton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.

Newcastle's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Magpies's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

Wolves are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 10 points from their 13 games thus far. Newcastle's 19 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Wolves6222788
Newcastle6312111010

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wolves are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Newcastle will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Wolves Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Newcastle 7 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.