Premier League: Newcastle United - Aston Villa preview and statistics

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Fri 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. James' Park (52338 seats)

Newcastle United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 27 points and a 16th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Aston Villa holds 9th place with 40 pts.

Insights:
  • Newcastle United have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League
  • Aston Villa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Newcastle United form and stats

4-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Newcastle United, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League, so far this season.

The home team returns to St. James' Park after being equal after 90 minutes with West Bromwich Albion (placed 19th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Newcastle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 13 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle United defense is not exactly impregnable. 22 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Aston Villa form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Aston Villa, who have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 7-2-5 so far.

A. El-Ghazi was the last player to score for the away team. Villa haven't scored a league goal in the last 265 minutes.

Villa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Wolverhampton Wanderers that finished 0-0. Prior to that match, the Aston Villa manager D. Smith faced defeat when travelling to Sheffield United and losing 0-1.

The visiting Villa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Aston Villa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Aston Villa - Newcastle United 2-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Newcastle three wins, five draws and Aston Villa two victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), ten games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
10 goals
Aston VillaO. Watkins
O. Watkins
10 goals
Aston VillaJ. Grealish
J. Grealish
6 goals

Newcastle United missing players

Aston Villa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Newcastle United Aston Villa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 6 14 26
7 4 0 Won W 3 7 12
6 3 2 Drew D 1 2 4
14 6 2 Lost L 2 5 10
27 16 3 Scored S 9 18 38
44 22 5 Conceded C 4 11 27
93% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 93% 88%
89% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 62%
44% 69% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 50%
19% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 7% 15%
11% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 7% 12%
52% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 17% 29% 35%
19% 8% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 57% 54%
37% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 21% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 11.8 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.3 13.9
3.6 4.3 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.5 5
28% 29% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 29% 29%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Aston Villa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Premier League
  • Aston Villa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier League
  • Aston Villa have the most clean sheets (8) away in Premier League
  • Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Newcastle United have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home 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 Manchester City 27 20 5 2 56 17 14 11 2 1 31 9 13 9 3 1 25 8 39 65
2 Leicester City 28 16 5 7 48 32 13 6 1 6 20 19 15 10 4 1 28 13 16 53
3 Manchester United 27 14 9 4 53 32 13 6 3 4 28 19 14 8 6 0 25 13 21 51
4 Chelsea 27 13 8 6 42 25 13 6 5 2 23 11 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 47
5 Everton 26 14 4 8 39 33 13 5 2 6 18 20 13 9 2 2 21 13 6 46
6 West Ham United 26 13 6 7 40 31 13 7 3 3 21 15 13 6 3 4 19 16 9 45
7 Liverpool 27 12 7 8 47 35 14 7 2 5 22 17 13 5 5 3 25 18 12 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 26 12 6 8 42 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 13 6 3 4 21 14 15 42
9 Aston Villa 26 12 4 10 38 27 12 5 2 5 20 16 14 7 2 5 18 11 11 40
10 Arsenal 27 11 5 11 35 28 13 5 3 5 16 14 14 6 2 6 19 14 7 38
11 Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 13 5 2 6 19 17 13 6 0 7 24 27 -1 35
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 9 8 11 28 37 13 5 4 4 15 14 15 4 4 7 13 23 -9 35
13 Crystal Palace 27 9 7 11 29 43 14 4 5 5 14 21 13 5 2 6 15 22 -14 34
14 Southampton 27 9 6 12 33 44 13 5 2 6 17 16 14 4 4 6 16 28 -11 33
15 Burnley 28 7 9 12 20 36 15 4 6 5 12 16 13 3 3 7 8 20 -16 30
16 Newcastle United 27 7 6 14 27 44 13 4 3 6 16 22 14 3 3 8 11 22 -17 27
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 5 11 11 27 35 14 1 7 6 13 19 13 4 4 5 14 16 -8 26
18 Fulham 27 4 11 12 21 33 14 2 4 8 8 18 13 2 7 4 13 15 -12 23
19 West Bromwich Albion 28 3 9 16 20 56 15 2 5 8 9 33 13 1 4 8 11 23 -36 18
20 Sheffield United 28 4 2 22 16 45 15 3 1 11 10 22 13 1 1 11 6 23 -29 14

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  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 City 27 20 5 2 56 17 14 11 2 1 31 9 13 9 3 1 25 8 39 65
2 Leicester City 28 16 5 7 48 32 13 6 1 6 20 19 15 10 4 1 28 13 16 53
3 Manchester United 27 14 9 4 53 32 13 6 3 4 28 19 14 8 6 0 25 13 21 51
4 Chelsea 27 13 8 6 42 25 13 6 5 2 23 11 14 7 3 4 19 14 17 47
5 Everton 26 14 4 8 39 33 13 5 2 6 18 20 13 9 2 2 21 13 6 46
6 West Ham United 26 13 6 7 40 31 13 7 3 3 21 15 13 6 3 4 19 16 9 45
7 Liverpool 27 12 7 8 47 35 14 7 2 5 22 17 13 5 5 3 25 18 12 43
8 Tottenham Hotspur 26 12 6 8 42 27 13 6 3 4 21 13 13 6 3 4 21 14 15 42
9 Aston Villa 26 12 4 10 38 27 12 5 2 5 20 16 14 7 2 5 18 11 11 40
10 Arsenal 27 11 5 11 35 28 13 5 3 5 16 14 14 6 2 6 19 14 7 38
11 Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 13 5 2 6 19 17 13 6 0 7 24 27 -1 35
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 9 8 11 28 37 13 5 4 4 15 14 15 4 4 7 13 23 -9 35
13 Crystal Palace 27 9 7 11 29 43 14 4 5 5 14 21 13 5 2 6 15 22 -14 34
14 Southampton 27 9 6 12 33 44 13 5 2 6 17 16 14 4 4 6 16 28 -11 33
15 Burnley 28 7 9 12 20 36 15 4 6 5 12 16 13 3 3 7 8 20 -16 30
16 Newcastle United 27 7 6 14 27 44 13 4 3 6 16 22 14 3 3 8 11 22 -17 27
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 5 11 11 27 35 14 1 7 6 13 19 13 4 4 5 14 16 -8 26
18 Fulham 27 4 11 12 21 33 14 2 4 8 8 18 13 2 7 4 13 15 -12 23
19 West Bromwich Albion 28 3 9 16 20 56 15 2 5 8 9 33 13 1 4 8 11 23 -36 18
20 Sheffield United 28 4 2 22 16 45 15 3 1 11 10 22 13 1 1 11 6 23 -29 14

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.