Newcastle vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th December 2024

When Aston Villa come to St James' Park for the Premier League match this coming Thursday, Newcastle will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed seventh in the table Newcastle have amassed 26 points after 17 matches. On 28 points, Aston Villa rank fiveth with 17 matches played this season.

Newcastle came away with three points from the latest encounter with Aston Villa. It would be a surprise if they fail do to it again, when they face each other on Thursday.

Newcastle scored an average of 1.9 goals in ten matches or a total of 19 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with three clean sheets along the way.

The Villans are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 17 goals, and while The Villans claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

The Magpies go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 5-1 and 3-1 the last two times they played Aston Villa.

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 4-0 against Leicester. They went on to defeat Brentford 3-1 and made it three on the spin against Ipswich in a 0-4 victory. Newcastle managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Premier League. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

Aston Villa Form

Their past three matches saw Aston Villa beating RB Leipzig 2-3, losing 2-1 against Nottingham Forest, and beating Manchester City by 2-1. Aston Villa only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 14 goals to seven.

Newcastle have built up a nice momentum, and we doubt Aston Villa are capable of getting in the way of the home side at St James' Park, as we aim for the home win.

Newcastle have taken nine points from their last eight games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won two of these matches with a scoreline of 11 goals to 12. Aston Villa took two wins from their last seven games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They collected seven points, scored seven goals and conceded 12. Newcastle have a record of seven wins, five draws and five defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa are looking at eight wins, four draws and five defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Aston Villa from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/2), Nick Pope (0/15), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/16), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (2/15), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/9), Lloyd Kelly (0/8), Matt Targett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/0), Valentino Livramento (0/17), Bruno Guimaraes (1/17), Jacob Murphy (3/14), Joelinton (2/16), Joseph Willock (0/14), Lewis Hall (0/17), Lewis Miley (0/1), Miguel Almiron (0/7), Sandro Tonali (0/15), Sean Longstaff (0/16), Alexander Isak (10/15), Anthony Gordon (3/16), Callum Wilson (0/4), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/17), William Osula (0/5).

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 (0/17), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Diego Carlos (0/9), Ezri Konsa (1/15), Ian Maatsen (0/13), Kortney Hause (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/3), Lamare Bogarde (0/3), Lucas Digne (0/17), Matty Cash (1/11), Pau Torres (0/16), Sil Swinkels (0/0), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Amadou Onana (2/12), Boubacar Kamara (0/8), Emiliano Buendia (0/8), Jacob Ramsey (0/10), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (0/11), John McGinn (0/15), Leon Bailey (0/14), Ross Barkley (2/13), Youri Tielemans (0/17), Jhon Duran (7/17), Morgan Rogers (5/17), Ollie Watkins (7/17).

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Team News

Newcastle could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Thursday.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are missing from the squad, Newcastle will field against Aston Villaon Thursday.

Aston Villa have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Thursday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Names like Boubacar Kamara and Tyrone Mings most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Newcastle.

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Lineups

Newcastle vs Aston Villa H2H

Newcastle had a good reading on Aston Villa in their last two meetings, which they won by 5-1 and 3-1, respectively. Newcastle enter the match against Aston Villa with a 4-2-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Aston Villa and Newcastle. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 5/4 with the bookies.

Newcastle vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

Jhon Duran shows decent form right now for Aston Villa, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Newcastle, who are strong favourites this coming Thursday. Siding with Alexander Isak also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Premier League matches.

In their last 10 matches at St James' Park across all tournaments Newcastle won six times, drew two and lost two times. Aston Villa claimed four wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Newcastle will feel optimistic about scoring on Thursday, with Aston Villa managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Newcastle managed an average of 1.5 goals, with Aston Villa averaging 1.3 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Newcastle’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.