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Newcastle vs Aston Villa prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.53Market probability 62%Final score 0–1

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Newcastle host Aston Villa in the Premier League (England) on 17 Oct 2026, 16:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.53, which the bookmaker market rated at about 62% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Newcastle 0–1 Aston Villa.

Going into the match, Newcastle had won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 16 and conceding 18. Aston Villa had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 21 scored and 15 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Newcastle's last 10 and 6 of Aston Villa's last 10; 7 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Newcastle averaged 2.00 goals scored and 1.55 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Aston Villa averaged 1.84 scored and 1.37 conceded across 19.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.29 goals from Newcastle and 2.15 from Aston Villa. From that it rates a home win at 22%, a draw at 22% and an away win at 56%, against 42%, 26% and 32% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 55%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Newcastle (green) and Aston Villa (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form58% – 42%
Attack57% – 43%
Defence39% – 61%
Head-to-head50% – 50%
Goals50% – 50%
Overall strength53% – 46%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
NewcastleLWLWD1.601.8080%70%
Aston VillaWDWWW2.101.5060%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Over 1.5 Goals80%1.20
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.25
Double Chance 1274%1.28
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals72%1.28
BTTS Yes62%1.50
Under 3.5 Goals62%1.53
Over 2.5 Goals59%1.62
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals59%1.57

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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