Team Analysis
Newcastle vs Aston Villa
Newcastle are ranked 8th in the league table with 26 points so far, 5 points behind the UEFA Champions League zone, so the team are eager for more points to compete for the Champions League spot for the next season. Besides, this is their final home game, and the players are motivated.
Newcastle's major center-forward Alexander Isak is in red-hot form. He scored a hat-trick in the last league game, which was his first hat-trick in the premier League, and was named the Player of the Match. He has scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances so far, ranking 4th in the scorer list.
Newcastle's major right winger Jacob Murphy scored a goal in the last round of the league, and made an assist to help Alexander Isak in scoring a goal. He gave 3 goals and 3 assists in the last 3 league games, with a stunning offensive performance.
Newcastle won over Ipswich Town F.C. 4-0 in the last league game away from home, making it 3 official wins in a row, and the players are motivated.
Newcastle scored 16 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging more than 3 goals per game, with a strong offense.
Newcastle grabbed 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 official games, a win rate of 60%, which reveals their reliable home ability.
Newcastle grabbed 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 encounters, and even won all of their 3 home games, being at an advantage.
Newcastle won 7 of the last 10 official games in AH with good ability.
Newcastle conceded 8 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging 1.6 goals per game. They still need to improve the defensive end.
Aston Villa
Aston Villa's major left winger Morgan Rogers was very active on the left side of the field in the last round of the league with a pass and 3 successful crosses, delivering 2 key passes and creating 1 great chance.
Aston Villa's center-forward Jhon Duran started in the last league game and scored first for the team at the 16th minute. He kept scoring in 4 consecutive official games. With his recent excellent performances, he has replaced Ollie Watkins as the regular starting center-forward in recent league games.
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 in the last league game at home and got back to the winning ways. They won 4 of the last 5 official games with good form.
Aston Villa scored 10 goals in the last 5 official games, averaging 2 goals per game, with a reliable offense. They scored in every game.
Aston Villa won only 3 of the last 10 official games in AH with a poor trend.
Aston Villa received 1 win and 5 losses in the last 6 official games on away field with terrible performances. They are currently on a 4-game losing streak on away field in the league.
Aston Villa conceded 16 goals in 8 league games away from home so far, averaging 2 goals per game, with serious problems at the back. They conceded goals in every game.
Tips
In-form Newcastle are on a 3-game winning streak recently.
They have a strong offense and good home ability, but there are problems at the back end.
Aston Villa are also in good form recently, and they even beat tough Manchester City in the last league game.
However, they are on a 4-game losing streak on away field in the league with terrible performances.
Newcastle were superior in H2H records obviously, and they are backed by the bookmakers in this game.
Thus, we can expect more from Newcastle.
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