Newcastle vs Sale Sharks Predictions - Sale Sharks to see off Newcastle in Battle for the North derby

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Sale Sharks have beaten Newcastle in three of their last four meetings.
Newcastle Red Bulls are winless this season, losing four consecutive matches and seven of their last eight home games.
Sale Sharks are predicted to cover the -7.5 handicap in the upcoming Northern Derby.

Sale Sharks have had success against Newcasle in recent meetings (Getty Images)

Newcastle are winless in this edition of the PREM season opener and have struggled to win their home matches recently. Sale Sharks have been in decent nick in the league so far and have enjoyed success against Newcastle in recent matchups.

Sale Sharks have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Sale Sharks have won 2 of their last 5 away games.
Sale Sharks have won 3 of their last 4 matches against Newcastle.
Newcastle have lost 4 consecutive fixtures.
Newcastle have lost 7 of their last 8 home matches.

Head to Head

Sale Sharks have the advantage with 20 victories to 16 against Newcastle, including three draws in 39 meetings.

Newcastle Form

The Newcastle Red Bulls had no answer in their opening EPCR Challenge Cup fixture against the Scarlets last weekend, losing 47-14 away from home.

Newcastle have had no success in this season's PREM so far. They lost 59-26 away to Northampton Saints, 24-19 at home to Leicester Tigers, and 34-28 away to Exeter.

The Red Bulls are ninth in the Premiership Rugby standings with four points after three rounds.

Newcastle must find a way to get their campaign going, as they have suffered four consecutive defeats this season and have been out of sorts at home recently, losing seven of their last eight games.

Sale Sharks Form

Sale Sharks hosted Glasgow Warriors in their opening European Rugby Champions Cup fixture of the season last weekend, losing 47-27 to the team from Scotland.

The Sharks lost their PREM season opener 34-24 to Bristol at home before defeating Saracens 21-17 away and Harlequins 28-24 at home.

Sale are seventh in the Premiership Rugby table with nine points from three matches.

Sale Sharks have an opportunity to pick up some points in the Northern Derby, as they have won their last two league games and have had success against Newcastle in recent matchups, winning three of their last four meetings.

Team News

Newcastle

Head coach Dan McFarland has highlighted the strengths of Sale Sharks for their upcoming derby clash: “First and foremost, we’ve got to focus on our strengths and what we’re trying to achieve. But at the same time, we’ve got to acknowledge that they are a big physical team, and it’s something that they’ve prided themselves on for the last number of years.

“We also acknowledge that they’ve developed from a more forward-oriented team into one with real threats out wide. But the key focuses around us at the moment are developing a team".

Canadian international lock Mason Flesch has signed with the Newcastle Red Bulls until the end of the 2026/27 season.

Sale Sharks

The French authorities have established that the cause of the tragic passing of former Sale Sharks and current Lions player Hyron Andrews was an aortic dissection.

Verdict

Newcastle v Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks come into the Battle of the North derby match against Newcastle in better shape and are tipped to cover the -7.5 handicap.

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

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