A very important fixture in Premier League as both contenders are challenging for the top spots. With Aston Villa in 6th position and Newcastle United located at 3rd, this has all the looks of an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Premier League
Aston Villa and Newcastle United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Aston Villa form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Aston Villa have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Aston Villa are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Aston Villa's last game was hosting Nottingham Forest (placed 18th) and winning 2-0. Watkins has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three games in a row. Impressive! The striker Watkins outdid all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.41 out of 10. Watkins scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that match, a win away at Leicester City.Villa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Villa Park with 25 goals in 15 league matches. Aston Villa have conceded 19 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Newcastle United form and stats
7-6-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Newcastle United in their Premier League matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Aston Villa.
It's the second away game in a row for Newcastle United, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Brentford (placed 9th) last time out. Goalkeeper Pope got the top player rating of the team with 8.03/10. Pope saved a penalty.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-1 at West Ham United.Newcastle has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 15 games. Newcastle United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest archived match between these squads is the Newcastle United - Villa 4-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Aston Villa wins - draws - Newcastle United wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Watkins 12 goals |   M. Almirón Rejala 11 goals |  C. Wilson 10 goals |
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| Aston Villa | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 | 25 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 25 | 48 |
| 40 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 79% |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 69% |
| 50% | 53% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 53% | 41% |
| 27% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 21% |
| 7% | 13% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 50% | 53% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 60% | 48% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 45% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 33% | 28% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 11.9 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 11.5 | 14.1 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 34% | 36% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 37% | 33% |
| 12.1 | 10.7 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aston Villa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 43 | 72 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 48 | 67 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 56 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 56 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 53 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 46 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 43 |
| 9 | Brentford | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 43 |
| 10 | Fulham | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 31 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 38 | -29 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -11 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 27 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 36 | -30 | 27 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Southampton | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -27 | 23 |
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