Premier League: Aston Villa vs Newcastle – Betting preview

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.

When Newcastle come to Villa Park for the Premier League match on Saturday, Aston Villa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

While Newcastle are now third in the Premier League table after collecting 59 points in 32 rounds, Aston Villa trail them on 54 points. This leaves them as number 7 in the table after 32 rounds played.

Form: Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 3-1 against Paris Saint-Germain. They responded by beating Southampton 0-3, and followed that up by winning 3-2 against Paris Saint-Germain. Aston Villa claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.

Newcastle Form

Newcastle are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Leicester got left behind in a 0-3 win, before Manchester United got hammered in a 4-1 victory. Crystal Palace was the most recent victim in a 5-0 win for Newcastle. Newcastle recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding eight. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats 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.

Players in form: Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Marco Asensio has three strikes in six Premier League matches for Aston Villa, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Newcastle. The visitors are looking to Harvey Barnes, who has provided his team with four Premier League goals.

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Full-time result

Aston Villa won seven of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing three in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Newcastle won eight of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing zero and losing two. Aston Villa won their last 4 matches on the bounce. Aston Villa are on a fantastic streak of no less than 15 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Newcastle won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Newcastle have not lost to Aston Villa in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Newcastle scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Aston Villa played. Aston Villa were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal. Aston Villa have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Newcastle.

Total goals

Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Newcastle, who managed to hit the net 2.2 times on average in these games. Aston Villa were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches.