Newcastle United vs Qarabag Match Overview – 24.02.2026

Newcastle United are 90 minutes away from the Champions League’s 1/8-finals. The Magpies have to finish the job against Qarabag in the playoff phase after a stunning 6-1 win in the first leg. Let’s preview in our Profitable half time/full time betting tips.

Eddie Howe’s team made a marvelous performance in Baku in the first match. The English side scored six times against Azerbaijan’s champion. Anthony Gordon scored four goals and got a perfect 10.0 rating while Malick Thiaw and Jacob Murphy scored as well.

Qarabag can’t do much now after the result from the first game. The Horsemen can try to defend their honour, but it sounds crazy to think that they can progress with a five goals deficit.

Newcastle United News & Analysis

Despite winning with five goals margin in the first match, most probably Eddie Howe won’t make big rotations for the second leg – this is Champions League after all. Some minor changes could be made, though.

Jacob Murphy could return in the starting eleven while it’s the same case with Jacob Ramsey and Joe Willock. Howe can make some small experiments, but without underestimating the opponent – there are no weak teams in the Champions League.

All eyes are on Anthony Gordon after his four goals in the first match. The 24-years old winger is enjoying an amazing Champions League campaign this season – he has 10 goals in 9 matches played.

Qarabag News & Analysis

Qarabag’s manager Gurban Gurbanov is hoping that his team won’t make another performance like the one in the first clash. Conceding six goals at home is just humiliating – and Qarabag are not that bad of a team.

Now the Horsemen would be put under pressure at the St. James’ Park – Newcastle are usually very aggressive when playing at home. This means that Qarabag must withstand the pressure and try to get a good result in England.

Newcastle United vs Qarabag Betting Predictions

Despite having five goals advantage, we don’t expect to see Newcastle underestimating the second leg. They have to play for the fans at least.

Newcastle Over 2.5 Goals;
Newcastle to Win Both Halves;
Qarabag Under 1.5 Goals;

Head-to-Head Matches

The 6-1 Newcastle win against Qarabag was the only match between these two teams so far. Let’s see how the second one will go.

Betting Verdict

Newcastle have an easy job against Qarabag – they already did everything in the first leg in Baku. Now the Magpies could have some fun. Let’s see how the visiting team will do here. Thank you for being with us and our Profitable half time/full time betting tips.