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Saturday, 17/10/2026 at 18:30

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Match preview · Premier League

Newcastle United – Aston Villa

Newcastle United 9th in Premier League Home 1.47 projected goals by the model
Aston Villa 16th in Premier League Away 1.36 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.47 1.36
Newcastle United Aston Villa
Newcastle United
38%
Draw
30%
Aston Villa
33%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Newcastle United Draw Aston Villa
Fair odds 2.65 3.39 3.06
Total goals
2.82
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Both teams to score
63%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Newcastle United

38% Newcastle United to win

Attack
19th vs 18th
Newcastle United attack v Aston Villa defence
Defence
20th vs 15th
Newcastle United defence v Aston Villa attack
Recent xG form
-0.89 vs -0.71
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.47 – 1.36
Newcastle United v Aston Villa
How the model arrived here →

Squad news

From Fantasy Premier League

Newcastle United

12 listed
  • Anthony Elanga 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Amar Dedic 0% chance

    Defender · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Dan Burn 0% chance

    Defender · Ankle injury - Expected back 12 Oct

  • Nick Woltemade 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season

  • Sean Neave 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Wolves on loan for the rest of the season

  • William Osula 0% chance

    Forward · Foot injury - Unknown return date

  • Jacob Ramsey 0% chance

    Midfielder · Thigh injury - Unknown return date

  • Leo Shahar 0% chance

    Defender · has joined Arouca on loan for the rest of the seaon.

  • Alex Murphy 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the rest of the season

  • Joelinton 0% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Ewen Jaouen 50% chance

    Goalkeeper · Ankle injury - 50% chance of playing

  • Tino Livramento 75% chance

    Defender · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

Aston Villa

13 listed
  • Ollie Watkins 0% chance

    Forward · Has joined Al Hilal permanently

  • Ian Maatsen 0% chance

    Defender · Ankle injury - Unknown return date

  • Pau Torres 0% chance

    Defender · Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Brian Madjo 0% chance

    Forward · Unspecified injury - Unknown return date

  • Leon Bailey 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Olympiakos permanently

  • Marco Bizot 0% chance

    Goalkeeper · Back injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Kosta Nedeljkovic 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Rangers on loan for the rest of the season

  • Luka Lynch 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Oxford United on loan until January

  • Amadou Onana 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Unknown return date

  • Samuel Iling-Junior 0% chance

    Midfielder · Has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan for the rest of the season

  • Leon Goretzka 0% chance

    Midfielder · Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct

  • Lucas Digne 0% chance

    Defender · Has joined Paris Saint-Germain permanently

  • Alysson 75% chance

    Midfielder · Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing

The status, the chance of playing and the note beside each name are Fantasy Premier League's own, and it covers this competition only. Nothing above this section knows about any of it: a rating fitted over recent matches describes the side that played them.

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Newcastle United and Aston Villa compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Newcastle United Aston Villa
xG / match (better) 1.07 · 17th 0.91 · 20th
xGA / match (better) 1.83 · 18th 1.84 · 19th
xGD / match (better) -0.76 · 19th -0.94 · 20th
xPts / match 0.82 · 20th (better) 0.90 · 18th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.89 (better) -0.71

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 34% of the model's distribution.

Newcastle United clean sheet
23%
Newcastle United 2+ goals
44%
Under 2.5 goals
45%
Both teams to score: no
37%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
14.6%
2:1
10.0%
1:2
9.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Newcastle United sample
20 matches
Aston Villa sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Newcastle United
3 matches
Away xG sample · Aston Villa
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.