Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug 16

In its season opener in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play Newcastle United at home on Saturday. We provide our prediction for this matchup in the article below.

Aston Villa was ninth in the Premier League in goals scored last season (1.5 per game), and Newcastle was eighth defensively (1.2 conceded). Newcastle was fourth in the Premier League in goals scored last season (68), and Aston Villa was ninth in goals allowed (51).

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Aston Villa vs. Newcastle Odds & Betting Lines

Aston Villa vs. Newcastle Prediction & Pick

• Moneyline Pick: Newcastle +203
• Total Pick: Over 2.5 goals
• Score Prediction: Newcastle 2, Aston Villa 1

Aston Villa vs. Newcastle Match Info

• Match Day: Saturday, August 16, 2025
• Match Time: 7:30 AM ET
• Location: Birmingham, England
• Stadium: Villa Park
• TV: Univision, USA Network, Fubo TV
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Aston Villa's Moneyline Performance

• Aston Villa won 57.1% of its games last season when favored on the moneyline (12-7-2).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of +122 or shorter, Aston Villa had a record of 10-7-1 (55.6%).
• Aston Villa has an implied moneyline win probability of 45.0% in this matchup.

Aston Villa's Key Players

Newcastle's Moneyline Performance

• Last season Newcastle was an underdog nine times, and went 2-2-5.
• Newcastle was 1-2-4 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +203 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, with the moneyline set for this matchup, that Newcastle has a 33.0% chance to win.

Newcastle's Key Players

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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