Newcastle United - Aston Villa betting tips and odds

By pricing a home win at around 1.88, the bookies made it clear that Newcastle United are the favourites. Overall, though, the difference between the teams is not big, and the match can end either way.

An away win in this match would be a huge surprise and an equally big achievement for Aston Villa who could consider themselves fortunate if they run away with a point in the bag.

The hosts are coming off from an important, morale-boosting victory. Newcastle were not expected to come with a full bag of spoils from their latest Premier League trip but a first-team lead ended up making a big difference in the end for a Tottenham Hotspur HT/FT triumph.

Villans are coming on the back of top-notch performance in their recent home game against Brentford in which they won the game $RESULT. Better yet, they were in the lead for most of the match, which only makes the victory more decisive.

Newcastle leave quite the impression whenever we see them play in front of their fans at St. James' Park. They scored more than 5 goals in total the last 3 times they did so, which is a solidly impressive record.

Newcastle are currently 4th in the standings. If they maintain the strong form they’ve displayed so far, they’ll be on their way to the coveted Champions League.

Aston Villa find themselves placed 15th in the standings as this Premier League season enters round 14. That puts them just 3 points above the relegation zone, which is far from an admirable result. Although there’s plenty of time left to improve the impression they’re leaving, it’s hard to feel optimistic with the 4.50 odds most bookies online are offering for an away win.

We’ll have to go with last season’s results as a basis for head-to-head statistics and those were full of surprising results. Despite their current status as underdogs, Aston Villa won a match in the previous season with a considerable advantage.

Emil Krafth, Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie will all have to sit this one out due to injuries, leaving the home team’s lineup in a weakened state. They still have an advantage according to betting prices, but it may not be as notable as it would have been otherwise.

An Under 2.5 Goals bet combines the best of both worlds: it’s a fairly safe bet with a high probability of success, but it also offers decent betting value. You can place it on the Unibet priced at 1.93 odds.