Aston Villa vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

This game brings together two teams that have been superb in recent outings and it is a close call for bookies, who favor Newcastle United for a win at 2.22. A win for the home side is priced at 3.73 and a draw at 3.58.

Aston Villa have been in superb form under Unai Emery, the Spanish manager who replaced Steven Gerrard. They come into this game on four straight wins, and are undefeated in seven matches. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, which also handed them a third clean sheet in four matches. In their last four games they’ve only conceded one goal but scored two or more in the rest. Six wins in seven matches should surely give them the confidence needed for such a game. They have three straight clean sheets, and three wins at home, just the run they need before facing a Newcastle side that has been explosive in attack lately.

Newcastle United are on five straight wins coming into this game and they have scored 13 goals in that run. The only negative for the Magpies is that they’ve managed just one clean sheet in that period and this will be the area they seek to address when facing an equally good attacking Villa side. Four of Newcastle United’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they have scored two or more goals in each of these five matches. Just like Aston Villa have three straight wins at home, so have Newcastle won each of their last three away matches. The last time they lost an away game was against title contenders Manchester City. Newcastle have actually dominated this fixture in recent times, and come into this game on two straight wins over Villa. In their first meeting this season, Newcastle had a resounding 4-0 win. However, they have no win in their last nine visits to Villa Park.