Friday 18th April 2025

In Across the Leagues EXTRA today:

• Premier League Predictions…
• Stat Attack: 40/1 Bet Builder at Villa Park…
• Weekend Acca @ 48/1… 

Enter your predictions today…

Well done to The Sage, winning last week’s Predictor prize with 42 points…

On the overall season leaderboard, Trish is still in 1st place. Check out the full standings here.

• Our free Premier League Predictor game continues with Round 33 this weekend…

Don’t miss the Saturday 3pm deadline for entries…

Enter your predictions now at:

www.PremierLeaguePredictor.co.uk

STAT ATTACK: 40/1 Bet Builder at Villa Park…

Aston Villa v Newcastle

Saturday 5.30pm, Sky Sports

• Each of the last 5 meetings between Villa and Newcastle have gone Over 2.5 Goals 

• Newcastle are 3rd in the Premier League - and in 1st place on the Last 5 Games Form Guide (5 wins out of 5). The Magpies won the reverse fixture at St James’ Park on Boxing Day, 3-0. Villa are 7th in the league and have won 4 in a row, beaten in just one of their last 8

• Alexander Isak is joint-2nd on the Premier League Top Goalscorer chart this season. Newcastle’s Swedish striker has landed Anytime Scorer bets in 4 of his last 7 games for club & country - and in 2 of his last 3 appearances against Aston Villa

• John McGinn is Villa’s 2nd most-carded player in the Premier League 2024/25, with 7 yellows. He’s been booked in 2 games in a row in all competitions. McGinn was carded in the reverse fixture, and has 3 yellows in his last 7 starts against Newcastle

• Joelinton is Newcastle’s joint most-carded player in the league this season (9 yellows). He’s been booked in 3 of his last 5 starts against Villa

This five-leg Bet Builder pays 40/1 with Unibet, BetUK, BetMGM, LiveScoreBet, Bet365, and Betfair Sportsbook…

Total Goals: OVER 2.5 GOALS

Double Chance: NEWCASTLE WIN OR DRAW (or Match Handicap: Newcastle +1 with Betfair Sportsbook)

Anytime Scorer: ALEXANDER ISAK

Player to be Carded: JOHN MCGINN

Player to be Carded: JOELINTON

Here’s how that Bet Builder looks with Unibet:

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Premier League Predictions…

Here are our Premier League predictions for this week, along with Chris Sutton at the BBC:

The Weekend Acca…

For every round of Premier League games, we build an accumulator from the matching selections in our Predictor grid, across the Match Result and Goals markets. Rolling up for some big odds…

Here’s this week’s acca. These picks all match-up across the predictions from myself, my Across the Leagues colleague Shaun, and Chris Sutton on the BBC:

Brentford v Brighton - Both Teams to Score
West Ham v Southampton - West Ham to win
Aston Villa v Newcastle - Over 2.5 Goals
Fulham v Chelsea - Over 2.5 Goals
Ipswich v Arsenal - Arsenal to win
Man Utd v Wolves - Over 2.5 Goals
Leicester v Liverpool - Liverpool to win
Tottenham v Nottingham Forest - Under 2.5 Goals

• The 8-fold acca pays 48/1 with Betfred

P.S

Don’t miss the Saturday 3pm deadline for the Predictor game:

Enter your predictions here >>

Enjoy the football…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Across the Leagues Extra