Aston Villa are welcoming Newcastle United for another important game after their 1-2 result against 5th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Aston Villa form and stats
Aston Villa have played 6 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Aston Villa has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Smith and the players.
Aston Villa lost their last game at Wolverhampton Wanderers (placed 5th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Aston Villa lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool.
Aston Villa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Aston Villa have conceded 7 goals.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-0-4 (6 played).
The supporters enjoyed Newcastle United's previous game versus AFC Bournemouth (placed 11th), a Premier League 2-1 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus West Ham United at their stadium, the result 3-2.
Newcastle United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. The Newcastle United manager S. Bruce has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 0 - 5 - 5 (Aston Villa wins - draws - Newcastle United wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Wesley 4 goals |  J. McGinn 3 goals |  J. Grealish 2 goals |
Aston Villa missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Aston Villa | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 18 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 25% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 8.2 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 8.3 | 6.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 154 | 82 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 45 | 119 |
| 56 | 25 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 15 | 36 |
| 30% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 31% |
- Aston Villa has the most conceded goals in the second half (16)
- Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newcastle United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Liverpool | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 29 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 19 | Southampton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Watford | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 8 |
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