With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Aston Villa fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Newcastle United.
- Aston Villa has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Manchester City, so at least Villa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Aston Villa form and stats
3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Aston Villa so far this season.
Villa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Manchester City. Before that game, the home loss against Liverpool with the scoreline 1-4.
Villa's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez was extremely busy against Manchester City, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Villa as they are travelling to their away game against Burnley in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Villa's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-2-5 (9 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Newcastle, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team. Three has not been a lucky number for Newcastle as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Liverpool match.
Newcastle have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 188 minutes ago. A. Carroll was the goal scorer.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Newcastle United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Arsenal (placed 10th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sheffield United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
After this away game Newcastle United return home for a Premier League game against Leeds United. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Newcastle rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Villa, five draws and four wins for Newcastle United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wilson 8 goals |   J. Grealish 6 goals |  O. Watkins 6 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Aston Villa | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 29 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 15 | 30 |
| 94% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 71% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 62% | 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 22% | 44% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 11% | 17% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 11% | 11% |
| 38% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 22% | 17% |
| 19% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.5 | 18.7 | 20.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| 5.6 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 33% | 31% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 33% |
- Aston Villa has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Aston Villa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 6 | Everton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Southampton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 19 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 16 |
| 18 | Fulham | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -28 | 11 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -22 | 5 |
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