Opta Stats: Tottenham v Newcastle

 

Champions League-chasing Spurs play host to the improving Newcastle in Saturday's early kick-off. Opta have all the relevant stats.

 

Tottenham have scored the highest proportion of goals in the second half of games this season (74%). The draw half-time/Spurs full-time can be backed at 5.3.

 

Newcastle have lost each of their last three Premier League trips to White Hart Lane without scoring a single goal. Tottenham are 2.34 to win to nil.

 

The Magpies have won just one of their last 11 Premier League trips to the capital (W1 D2 L8). Newcastle are 5.6 to break their poor run of form in London.

 

Referee Phil Dowd has awarded more penalties than any other official in the Premier League this season (8 in 16 games). The odds of a penalty been given are 2.7.

 

Tottenham have won eight and lost just one of their last 13 Premier League matches (D4). Spurs are 1.72 to beat Newcastle.

 

Spurs have managed to net just one goal in the first half of their last 11 Premier League games. The half-time draw can be backed at 2.36.

 

Tottenham have been caught offside fewer times than any other team in the Premier League this season (38); probably through lack of minutes for Emmanuel Adebayor who was caught offside more often than any other player in 2011-12 (52). Adebayor is 5.7 to score first.

 

The Magpies' woodwork has been struck a league-high 16 times in the Premier League this season. A Newcastle clean sheet is 6.6.

 

Tottenham have eight points fewer than they did at the same point in 2011-12, but took just 16 points from their last 13 games last season. Spurs are a 1.96 shot to finish in the top four.

 

27 points and a goal difference of -11 is Newcastle United's worst ever record in the Premier League after 25 games of a season. Newcastle are 15.5 to be relegated.

 

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