Newcastle vs Aston Villa Preview, Prediction & Prop Bets (March 12)
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A week before the game, Aston Villa is a strong favorite to beat Newcastle, with the odds in the ballpark of -111. What’s interesting is that the odds keep moving in Aston Villa’s favor. So, what’s the reason behind this trend? Let’s figure it out together in this Newcastle vs Aston Villa preview!
- Date: Saturday, March 12
- Time: 3:00 pm (Eastern Time)
- Place: St. James’ Park in Newcastle, UK
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Preview
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to call both of these teams true English soccer giants. In the past, they were among the best teams not only on the island but in the entire world. However, in 2021, neither team has title ambitions, but they would surely like to challenge a Euro sport – either one that leads to the Europa League or, even better, one that leads to the Champions League.
Unfortunately for Newcastle, those dreams do not seem very plausible. In fact, for this team, the priority is to avoid getting relegated to the Championship. For Aston Villa, it’s a whole different story. This team is currently in the middle of the table, but a few good results and they could get to top 6.
The bad news is that their form hasn’t been great lately. But, the same’s been the case with practically all Premier League teams minus the table leader Manchester City. Too busy schedule, no fans in the stands, injuries/COVID-19 problems – these are some reasons why English teams haven’t been very consistent this season.
The good news for Aston Villa is that they have some really good players in the squad. Unfortunately, some of them were struggling with injury problems, including their best player Jack Grealish. The good news is that Grealish should return for the game with Newcastle.
If he does, it’s going to be perfect timing! Aston Villa look at this game as an opportunity to snatch important points before the schedule gets even uglier. In April, two of their four games are against the biggest title contenders – Liverpool and Manchester City.
Our Newcastle vs Aston Villa Prediction
Aston Villa needs to win games like these. They got the player quality and the motivation to get all three points on Saturday. Plus, they seem to love playing against Newcastle, having won two of their previous three duels.
Speaking of their previous meetings, each of the previous 10 Newcastle vs Aston Villa matchups saw no more than two goals per game. Furthermore, the last time their duels saw more than three goals was back in 2010. Knowing all this, it’s reasonable to assume we’re going to witness another low-scoring game on Saturday.
FatCatBet’s Newcastle vs Aston Villa Picks:
- Aston Villa to win
- Under 2.5 goals
- Correct score 1-0 Aston Villa
Newcastle vs Aston Villa Prop Bets
As the FatCatBet is a website dedicated to prop bets, we’re now going to give you some soccer prop suggestions for this game. First of all, we think this is going to be a clash in which the main battle will take place in the center of the pitch. There aren’t going to be too many goal opportunities. So, if you can find prop bets that offer such a thing, go with a low number of goal attempts, as well as a low number of corners.
Then, there’s also a player prop bet that we have in mind. If Aston Villa is going to win, the chance is that it’s going to be Jack Grealish to bring them the victory.