Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Newcastle who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Aston Villa start the season as favourites to land the Premier League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Saturday at home in an opening day fixture with Newcastle at Villa Park.
Form: Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Aston Villa Form
In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Bournemouth by 0-1 and Tottenham by 2-0, before losing against Manchester United by 2-0. Aston Villa won five of their last six Premier League matches at the Villa Park, scoring 13 and conceding five along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Newcastle Form
Newcastle have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 2-0 win against Chelsea. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Arsenal, before suffering another loss in a 0-1 match against Everton. Newcastle won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Aston Villa and Newcastle
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aston Villa and Newcastle. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Aston Villa have won 7 of the last 8 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 10 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Aston Villa matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Aston Villa have won 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Premier League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Aston Villa have won 6 of the last 8 home matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Newcastle have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 5 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Newcastle away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Newcastle away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Look no further than Ollie Watkins, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Aston Villa in the Premier League, while Alexander Isak managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Newcastle in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular markets: Aston Villa vs Newcastle
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Aston Villa won nine times and lost one as well. Newcastle won three times, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Amazingly, Aston Villa are on a streak of 18 home matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Aston Villa scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Newcastle got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Newcastle managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Aston Villa were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Aston Villa have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Newcastle.
Total goals
Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Newcastle’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.
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