{"id":369475,"date":"2025-09-17T10:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=369475"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T17:05:38","slug":"newcastle-united-vs-barcelona-predictions-september-18-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/newcastle-united-vs-barcelona-predictions-september-18-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle United vs. Barcelona SGP predictions Sept. 18: Bet on Raphinha and Olmo at +320"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Barcelona and Newcastle United meet for a Champions League showdown at St James&#8217; Park on Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Barcelona won every major domestic trophy last season but bowed out of the UCL after a shocking last-minute defeat to Inter Milan. The Spanish giants are favoured to begin their redemption tour against a struggling Newcastle side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Newcastle United vs. Barcelona predictions, featuring prop bets on Raphinha and Dani Olmo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Newcastle United vs. Barcelona predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Over 2.5 goals | Raphinha to score or assist | <strong><strong>Olmo over 0.5 shots on target<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> <strong>(+320)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Over 2.5 goals <\/strong>(-215):<\/strong> Barcelona is more than capable of covering this line on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hansi Flick&#8217;s side is coming off a 6-0 win in La Liga against Valencia and has scored three-plus goals in eight of its last nine games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where Barcelona ranked among Champions League teams last year, per FotMob:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1st in goals per match (3.1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in SOT per match (7.0)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd in possession (61.9%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd in xG (32.9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle is just 1-2-1 through four Premier League fixtures, playing in a trio of snoozers and a 3-2 barnburner against Liverpool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts will probably want to make this a low-event match, but that&#8217;s easier said than done against Barcelona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1024043943\">Champions League betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UCL SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Raphinha<\/strong> to score<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-121):<\/strong> Barcelona is loaded with elite talent up front, and last year, Raphinha was the best of the bunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He set a Champions League record with 22 goal contributions (13 goals, nine assists), reaching that milestone in 14 matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazilian forward will be the focal point of Barca&#8217;s attack on Thursday with Lamine Yamal sidelined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yamal&#8217;s absence is a big hit, but Raphinha still has all-world goalscorer Robert Lewandowski at his side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Polish striker has scored two goals in three La Liga matches this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Olmo over 0.5 shots on target<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (<\/strong>-108):<\/strong> At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unclear if Olmo will start Thursday&#8217;s game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be a plus if he were on the field from the get-go, but the Spanish midfielder is used heavily as a super sub in matches where he doesn&#8217;t start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olmo has played at least 45 minutes in three of four games for Barcelona this year, clearing this line three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He ranks in the 86th percentile for shot attempts per 90 minutes (3.08), compared to positional peers in men&#8217;s Big 5 Leagues, UCL, and UEL over the last 365 days, per FBRef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Newcastle United vs. Barcelona predictions made at 9:37 a.m. ET on 09\/17\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Newcastle United meet for a Champions League showdown at St James&#8217; Park on Thursday. 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