Newcastle United vs Brighton Prediction, 5/2/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 5/1/2026

Game: Newcastle United vs Brighton

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

Location: St. James' Park in Tyne, England

TV: Peacock

St. James' Park in Tyne, England is the location where Brighton (13-11-10) will try to defeat Newcastle United (12-6-16) on Saturday. Newcastle United are priced at +220 while the Seagulls are at -275. The over/under comes in at 3. The expected starting goalies are Nick Pope for Newcastle United and Bart Verbruggen for Brighton.

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The Magpies have surrendered 50 goals while giving up 1.47 goals per 90 minutes, and opposing teams have recorded 139 SoT against them. They are sitting with 8 shut outs, which has them sitting at a % of 23.5% on the year. Newcastle United has a total of 61 yellow cards this year and 3 red cards. The Magpies sit at 2nd concerning goals expected with 23.0, and the squad's expected goals against are 19.4. This year, the team holds an average of 1.24 pts per match (42 pts) and also are ranked 14th in Big 5 soccer with 26 assists. This team's goal differential is currently at -4 by way of 46 goals tallied and also 50 goals conceded. Newcastle United has a total of 94 saves and they also hold a save rate of 64.0% on the campaign.

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The Seagulls are averaging 1.5 points per match while accumulating 30 assists. Brighton & Hove Albion has a clean sheet rate of 26.5% so far this year and 82 yellow cards. Brighton has a ranking of 3rd in goals relinquished having 39, and the goal difference is coming in at 9. On the year, Brighton & Hove Albion has a save rate of 69.3% (127 SoT against), and they also have a rank of 6th among European teams with 50 points. The team's goals against/90 minutes is currently at 1.15 in addition to 92 saves, and they have recorded 9 shut outs. Brighton has accumulated 48 goals and this squad's xG this season is sitting at 19.9.

The guy protecting the net for Newcastle United is Nick Pope. Pope has played for 21,837 minutes and has accumulated 745 stops in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper born in England has had 1,026 shots tried against him in 243 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.17 (285 total goals allowed) and he has earned a save % of 72.6%. Pope (93-68-82 mark in his career) has recorded 81 clean sheets, which gives him a 33.4%% clean sheet percentage.

Bart Verbruggen will be residing in front of the goal for Brighton. So far in his pro soccer career, Verbruggen has surrendered 125 goals while totaling 242 saves in 91 starting assignments. He has conceded 1.37 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 34-32-25. He has a save percentage of 67.0% and his shutout rate is currently 22.0%%. Verbruggen has 20 clean sheets while he has seen 361 shots against him in 8,190 minutes throughout his career.

Bruno Guimaraes is a footballer who can make a noticable difference for Newcastle United. The midfielder representing Brazil has 41 goals in 24,484 professional minutes played. Guimaraes has started 271 matchups during his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.15 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 39 assists while accumulating 121 points during his soccer career.

Brighton is being led by Danny Welbeck, who has been known to frustrate defenses. He has earned 267 points in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 35 times. The forward hailing from England has accumulated 28,317 professional minutes while scoring 116 goals. He scores 0.37 goals per 90 minutes and has had a starting assignment in 311 games thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Newcastle United (-275)

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