Premier League Quick Preview: Newcastle Vs Aston Villa
St James’ Park welcomes an Aston Villa side still searching for their footing, with Newcastle looking to arrest a leaky run at the back of their own.
Check out our BetBuilderAI predictions for Newcastle Vs Aston Villa this weekend.
Newcastle are 11th on eight points from six games, and a trend that has produced goals at both ends - 10 scored, 13 conceded - including a 2-2 shootout with Liverpool on the opening day and a 4-1 defeat at Leeds since.
Aston Villa are down in 15th with just five points from six, having lost three of their first four before picking up four points from a 3-2 win at Tottenham and a 2-2 draw against Brentford - their first signs of life this season.
With home advantage, Newcastle start as favourites on UK betting sites.
Defences Under Pressure On Both Sides
Newcastle have allowed 10+ shots against them in every one of their last five games, including 27 in the opening-day draw with Liverpool and 21 against Hull - a pattern that’s held regardless of opponent quality.
Villa’s own defensive numbers are even more extreme, shipping 20+ shots in two of their six games, including 22 against Forest.
At the other end, Villa have found the net in four of their six league games despite the results not always following - their 2-2 draw at Brentford came off the back of 20 shots, their biggest total of the season.
Discipline And Set-Pieces
Both sides have seen their opponents booked in every game so far - a genuinely rare shared streak this early in the season.
Villa’s own card count has crept up too, with three or more shown in three of their last four.
Both teams to receive 2+ cards is 11/10 on betting apps.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Newcastle’s current 12-game run without a home clean sheet is their longest in the Premier League since 1999 (13).
- Newcastle’s last eight competitive home games saw their opponents on the day receive at least three yellow cards.
- Villa have scored first in just one of their six league matches this term.
- Four of Villa’s last five away fixtures produced over 3.5 goals.
Early Season Team Streaks
- Newcastle 1+ goal scored - 6 games
- Newcastle 9+ shots allowed - 6 games
- Newcastle’s opponents 1+ cards - 6 games
- Newcastle 1+ cards received - 6 games
- Aston Villa’s opponents 1+ cards - 6 games
Early Season Player Streaks
- Harvey Barnes 1+ shot - 6 games
- Joe Willock 1+ shot - 6 games
- Lewis Hall 1+ shot - 5 games
- Harvey Barnes 1+ foul won - 6 games
- Lewis Hall 1+ foul won - 5 games
- Lewis Hall 1+ tackle - 6 games
- Sven Botman 1+ tackle - 5 games
- Lukas Hornicek 2+ saves - 6 games
- Matty Cash 1+ foul committed - 5 games
- Emi Buendia 1+ foul won - 6 games
- John McGinn 1+ foul won - 6 games
- Matty Cash 1+ foul won - 5 games
- Boubacar Kamara 1+ tackle - 6 games
The away side won both games last season, with Emi Buendia and Ollie Watkins scoring to give Villa a 2-0 win at St James' Park in January.
In the following month, Villa led 1-0 before Marco Bizot's red card changed the game just before half-time, with second half goals from Sandro Tonali (2) and Nick Woltemade secured a win for the Magpies.
If you have a free bet to use, why not try it on either another away win or for both teams to receive two cards.
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