Newcastle – Aston Villa, Prediction – Premier League

ℹ️ Key matches are coming up for Newcastle

4 of the last 6 games of the Magpies in the league are quite difficult, so the next 5 may be decisive for their fate. Steve Bruce is a favorite to be fired by bookmakers. If Newcastle gets relegated, he will certainly get sacked, and maybe even sooner. We often commented during the season on the problems of the Geordies with injuries, which further aggravate the situation, and currently 4 of the main players are out – Wilson, St. Maxim, Almiron and Schar.

⏩ Villa is struggling without his captain

Villa has also lost key players such as Cash, Grealish, Traore, El Ghazi, and Hause recently. Some are expected to return for this clash though. The most important situation remains around the injury of the captain, Grealish, who is 50:50 to play today. Logically, with such issues, the villains have not recorded particularly good results lately. They have 1 victory and only 2 goals scored in the last 5 matches.

The Magpies cannot afford to lose many more points in such matches at home

 Expert view: There has been some improvement in Newcastle’s home game recently, which started against Palace despite the loss. Villa have only conceded 1 goal away from home in the last 4 matches, which is important to note. In this match, we just don’t see who will score the goals for both teams. I.e. we might have some goals, but we doubt to see a high-scoring match in view of the situation and condition of the Magpies and Villa and especially based on the fact that their main players in front positions are missing or not in top form. Prediction – Under 2.5 goals at 1.80.