Ashton Gate | 2026 pre-season friendly | Wednesday, July 29 | 7:30pm BST
With pre-season in England well underway, BetVictor News delivers the in-depth Bristol City vs Newcastle preview – including the score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, latest odds, the best betting angles and more.
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Bristol City Vs Newcastle Preview
Back at Ashton Gate for the first time since early May, Bristol City will be aiming for a pre-season scalp in front of their own fans. The Robins will also be sending a team to play Forest Green Rovers so it’s likely recently-appointed manager Michael Skubala will be dividing up his best XI.
And with that in mind, the Bristol City vs Newcastle odds suggest an away win is the most viable outcome. New signing Lorent Tolaj – who scored twice at Swindon on the weekend – should feature and with that, get to test himself against a Premier League side.
As for the Magpies, Eddie Howe will be looking for a much slicker performance after their 1-1 draw against neighbours Gateshead on Saturday. They cruised to a 3-0 win against Darlington prior to that but the Toon Army boss knows just how tough the showdown in in BS3 could be.
Bristol City Vs Newcastle H2H Record
The Bristol City vs Newcastle H2H record favours the Magpies, who have won 11 of the 28 fixtures. Interestingly, the Robins have only won once in the last 12 meetings which occurred way back in 1990. There have been 11 draws played out between the sides with City registering a total of six wins.
Bristol City vs Newcastle H2H record:
- Bristol City wins – 6
- Draws – 11
- Newcastle wins – 11
Bristol City Vs Newcastle Team News
With Bristol City playing two games on the same night, it’s likely that Lorent Tolaj will make his first Robins outing on home soil. The same applies to fellow summer signing Jed Wallace. Former Oxford and QPR defender Rob Dickie should also feature.
As for Newcastle, Bruno Guimaraes, Yoane Wissa, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Dan Burn, Yannick Toure and Malick Thiaw will all be missing owing to their World Cup involvements. Which is something to consider when it comes to Bristol City vs Newcastle betting.
Bristol City’s pre-season results:
- Swindon 1-3 Bristol City
- Newport 0-0 Bristol City
- Stockport 2-0 Bristol City
Newcastle’s pre-season results:
- Gateshead 1-1 Newcastle
- Darlington 0-3 Newcastle
Bristol City Vs Newcastle Predicted Lineups
Bristol City predicted lineup:
Tickle; Tanner, Morrison, Dickie, Atkinson; Randell, Knight, Williams; Wallace, Tolaj, Riis
Newcastle predicted lineup:
Pope; A Murphy, Schar, Shahar, Hall; Steuer, Neave, Ramsey; Barnes, J Willock, J Murphy
Bristol City Vs Newcastle TV Channel
The Bristol City vs Newcastle pre-season friendly will not be shown live on traditional UK TV channels. Instead, fans can watch the match on either Robins TV (live video stream) or NUFC TV (website or app). Please note that subscription fees will apply.
Bristol City Vs Newcastle Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Jonjo Shelvey and Ciaran Clark scored in a 2-2 draw the last time the sides met back in 2017.
- Bristol City stats – The Robins haven’t beaten Newcastle since 1990.
- Newcastle stats – The Magpies are undefeated so far in pre-season.
Top Betting Angles for Bristol City vs Newcastle
- Over 3.5 goals (7/5)
- BTTS – Yes (1/2)
- Newcastle win and BTTS (21/10)
Bristol City Vs Newcastle Prediction
With a number of first teamers set to head to Forest Green, we feel Newcastle’s gulf in class will be enough to down Bristol City on Wednesday night.
Prediction: Bristol City 1-3 Newcastle
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