Newcastle vs Everton Betting Anaysis

Saturday's mid-table clash between Newcastle and Everton is likely to be a close-run thing, with both teams playing with a degree of caution at present, both aiming to achieve a respectable position in the Premiership pecking order.Despite their innate lack of goals, Everton are on the ascendency. They completely lost the plot for the first half of the season, and their performances were, to put it kindly, lacklustre.However, ever since that 3-1 defeat against arch-rivals Liverpool in December, the Toffees have really got their act together, winning six of their last seven Premiership fixtures, conceding just two goals in the process.Newcastle have, to state the obvious, been blighted by a sour blend of inconsistency, instability, and gross under-achievement. To be fair to the Magpies, though, they have had a rough time of it with injuries this term, notably the continued absence of one half of the Batman and Robin strike partnership, Michael Owen.Newcastle couldn't beat Charlton in their own back yard in midweek, and I'd be surprised, quite frankly, if they are able to beat Everton at the weekend.The visitors have not played a match since February 11, so they'll come into this match fresh. They were hammered 4-1 in their FA Cup replay with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their penultimate match, but showed that no mental scars remained when bouncing back to beat Blackburn 1-0 at Goodison Park.I reckon that this match will result in a 1-0 victory for David Moyes' charges. However, given that Newcastle have home advantage, I'd suggest a saver on the tie finishing goaless and backing these outcomes in the correct score market at 8/1 with bet365 and 17/2 with William Hill respectively.In their last nine games in all competitions, Everton have scored just one goal in each match, and on six occasions that goal has proved the difference.