Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th August 2023

St James' Park plays host to the round one match on Saturday between Newcastle Unitedand Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Newcastle United finished last season as number four on 71 points in the Premier League. At St James' Park, they welcome Aston Villa, who ended up last season as number seven on 61 points.

Newcastle United have their target aimed at getting one over Aston Villa on Saturday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at St James' Park.

Newcastle United scored 2.2 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 22 times. They conceded 13 goals, an average of 1.3 and pulled off one clean sheet.

Aston Villa managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded seven goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 0.7 goals an average per game.

Newcastle United lost to 3-0 Aston Villa in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 4-0 win, which Newcastle United dished out the match before that.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Prediction

Newcastle United Form

The Newcastle United team look in good shape before their match against Aston Villa, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Brighton 4-1, then they held Leicester to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Chelsea. In their last six Premier League home matches, Newcastle United won four times. They've drawn once and lost once, while scoring 15 and conceding five goals.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, Newcastle United look a solid bet for a top four finish at the end of the season.

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Tottenham by 2-1, before drawing 1-1 with Liverpool. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Brighton by a 2-1 scoreline. Aston Villa won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says five goals conceded and six scored.

In a season where everything runs absolutely smoothly Aston Villa might be able to surprise. However, a finish inside the top half of the Premier League looks the most realistic scenario.

We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Newcastle United welcome Aston Villa on Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Squads

Newcastle United Squad

Howe will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Aston Villa from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/0), Nick Pope (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/0), Emil Krafth (0/0), Fabian Schaer (0/0), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Javier Manquillo (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/0), Matt Targett (0/0), Paul Dummett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (0/0), Elliot Anderson (0/0), Harvey Barnes (0/0), Isaac Hayden (0/0), Jacob Murphy (0/0), Jeff Hendrick (0/0), Joseph Willock (0/0), Matt Ritchie (0/0), Miguel Almiron (0/0), Ryan Fraser (0/0), Sandro Tonali (0/0), Sean Longstaff (0/0), Alexander Isak (0/0), Anthony Gordon (0/0), Callum Wilson (0/0), Garang Kuol (0/0), Joelinton (0/0).

Aston Villa Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Aston Villa players that the manager Unai Emery will choose from for the upcoming game:

Emiliano Martinez (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/0), Alex Moreno (0/0), Calum Chambers (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/0), Ezri Konsa (0/0), Kortney Hause (0/0), Leander Dendoncker (0/0), Lucas Digne (0/0), Matty Cash (0/0), Pau Torres (0/0), Sebastian Revan (0/0), Tim Iroegbunam (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/0), Boubacar Kamara (0/0), Douglas Luiz (0/0), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (0/0), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/0), John McGinn (0/0), Keinan Davis (0/0), Philippe Coutinho (0/0), Youri Tielemans (0/0), Bertrand Traore (0/0), Cameron Archer (0/0), Jhon Duran (0/0), Leon Bailey (0/0), Moussa Diaby (0/0), Ollie Watkins (0/0).

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Newcastle United, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Matt Targett and Emil Krafth nurses various injuries and won't take part for Newcastle United against Aston Villa at St James' Park.

Aston Villa face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Newcastle United. Douglas Luiz is ineligible for selection in the Aston Villa squad, as he is suspended.

Aston Villa need to do without John McGinn, Kortney Hause and Diego Carlos, who are not fit enough to travel to St James' Park.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Lineups

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa H2H

Newcastle United were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Aston Villa, but did win the reverse match 4-0, though. Aston Villa left Newcastle United with a bloody nose in the most recent meeting between the two. Aston Villa claimed a 3-0 win on the day. The bookies have an away win in this match at best price odds of 15/4.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Results

At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet seven times in the last ten matches between Aston Villa and Newcastle United. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 21/20 with the bookies.

Newcastle United vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

It is early days yet for the new Premier League season and Newcastle United as well as Aston Villa have a couple of prospects who could end up dominate their offensive lines this season. We have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

In their last 10 matches at St James' Park across all tournaments Newcastle United won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Aston Villa claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. In their previous 10 matches away from home, Aston Villa claimed two wins to nil.

Under 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten encounters between Newcastle United and Aston Villa as both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Newcastle United managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Aston Villa averaging 1.2 goals in these. Newcastle United saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Aston Villa's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches.