Aston Villa meets Newcastle at home, after three rounds without a victory.
The team has had a rough time this season, sitting on the 16 spot with 34 points, 2 points away from the danger zone. During the management of Martin O’Neill the team was doing extremely well and was always in the top 7 teams in the league, but after his resignation things haven’t been going well for Aston Villa.
Villa won 3 of the last 9 home games, where their last victory came on February 26th 2011. The team’s home record reads W6 D5 L4, scoring 22 goals and conceding 17 in those games. Since Darren Bent joined Villa, he has scored already 5 goals, 2 more and he will be the team’s top scorer despite the fact he joined the club in January.
Newcastle are doing well this season, after joining Premier League again. The team is currently holding the 9th position with 39 points an away record of W5 D3 L7, scoring 12 goals and conceding 23 in those games. The first game this season on St. James Park ended 6:0 in favor of Newcastle. However from the past 5 away games, Newcastle has won just one. The last away victory was on January 2nd 2011 against Wigan with 1:0.
An interesting fact is that six out of the seven meetings between Aston Villa and Newcastle, have ended with home victories. In the last 3, the visitor hasn’t been able to score.
Last 5 meetings on Villa Park:
24/05/2009 |Premier League | Aston Villa vs. Newcastle| 1:0
09/02/2008 |Premier League | Aston Villa vs. Newcastle| 4:1
27/08/2006 |Premier League | Aston Villa vs. Newcastle| 2:0
11/02/2006 |Premier League | Aston Villa vs. Newcastle| 1:2
28/08/2004 |Premier League | Aston Villa vs. Newcastle| 4:2
Four victories out of the last five meetings here, however overall Newcastle leads with six to five. Most of those wins however date from 1993 to 2002.
Villa needs points that’s bottom line. The team has a good statistics against Newcastle and will try to win this game at all cost. Newcastle will be happy even on a draw here as the team safe from the danger zone for now. The Magpies haven’t been the same team since Andy Carroll was sold to Liverpool, but Kevin Nolan is doing his best to keep the team moving. I’ll back Aston Villa in this game, due to the importance of it, for the team. A draw or a loss here, plus the fact that the team has picked up only 11 points away from home could mean relegation. Good luck betting.
Recommended Bet:
Aston Villa to win @ 1.83 
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