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Aston Villa vs Newcastle United - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 1

Premier League - Gameweek 1

Saturday, 16 Aug 2025 • 12:30

Villa Park (Aston, Birmingham)

Aston Villa

0 : 0

Newcastle United

Lineups

Aston Villa

PosPlayer
GK
Marco Bizot
DEF
Matty Cash
DEF
Ezri Konsa
DEF
Tyrone Mings
DEF
Lucas Digne
MID
Boubacar Kamara
MID
Amadou Onana
MID
Youri Tielemans
MID
John McGinn
FWD
Morgan Rogers
FWD
Ollie Watkins

Substitutes

84'Donyell Malenfor John McGinn

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Nick Pope
DEF
Kieran Trippier
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Dan Burn
DEF
Valentino Livramento
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Joelinton
FWD
Anthony Elanga
FWD
Anthony Gordon
FWD
Harvey Barnes

Substitutes

78'Jacob Murphyfor Anthony Elanga
83'Lewis Mileyfor Joelinton
90'William Daugaard Osulafor Harvey Barnes
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

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10Aston Villa10100001
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13Newcastle United10100001
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Last Games

Aston Villa

@Manchester United
0 - 2
vsTottenham Hotspur
2 - 0
@Bournemouth
1 - 0
vsFulham
1 - 0
@Manchester City
1 - 2

Newcastle United

vsEverton
0 - 1
@Arsenal
0 - 1
vsChelsea
2 - 0
@Brighton and Hove Albion
1 - 1
vsIpswich Town
3 - 0

Head-to-Head

25 Jan 2026
Newcastle United0 - 2Aston Villa
25 Jan 2026Newcastle United
0 - 2
Aston Villa
16 Aug 2025
Aston Villa0 - 0Newcastle United
16 Aug 2025Aston Villa
0 - 0
Newcastle United
19 Apr 2025
Aston Villa4 - 1Newcastle United
19 Apr 2025Aston Villa
4 - 1
Newcastle United
26 Dec 2024
Newcastle United3 - 0Aston Villa
26 Dec 2024Newcastle United
3 - 0
Aston Villa
30 Jan 2024
Aston Villa1 - 3Newcastle United
30 Jan 2024Aston Villa
1 - 3
Newcastle United

Premier League

Gameweek 1

15 Aug • 20:00
Liverpool
Bournemouth
4 - 2
16 Aug • 12:30
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
0 - 0
16 Aug • 15:00
Sunderland
West Ham United
3 - 0
16 Aug • 15:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley
3 - 0
16 Aug • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Fulham
1 - 1
16 Aug • 17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
0 - 4
17 Aug • 14:00
Nottingham Forest
Brentford
3 - 1
17 Aug • 14:00
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
0 - 0
17 Aug • 16:30
Manchester United
Arsenal
0 - 1
18 Aug • 20:00
Leeds United
Everton
1 - 0

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.