Manchester City vs Aston Villa – After losing to Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in their previous Premier League match, Manchester City will be looking for a better outcome this time.
In that game, Manchester City had 64% of the possession and 5 of its 15 shots on goal were successful. Three of the 12 efforts on goal for Tottenham Hotspur were on target. Tottenham Hotspur’s goal was scored by Harry Kane after 15 seconds.
In their previous six games, Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have scored nine goals. On the other hand, they have given up seven goals throughout that time.
Looking at Manchester City’s prior accomplishments they have played 12 games without losing to Aston Villa in the league. Quite a run, in fact they are undefeated in their last three league home games.
Aston Villa and its traveling supporters will be hoping for a better outcome in this one after being trounced by Leicester City in their most recent match in Premier League action.
Aston Villa controlled 63% of the ball during that game and attempted 19 goals, four of which were successful. Ollie Watkins (9′) was the only player to score for Aston Villa.
Leicester City’s 9 shots on goal at the other end, 5 of them were on target. Leicester City scored goals through James Maddison (12′), Harry Souttar (32′ Own Goal), Kelechi Heanach (41′), Tetê (45′), and Dennis Praet (79′).
Aston Villa have scored nine goals during their last six games. On each of those instances, Aston Villa also scored. They have witnessed 8 goals scored by their opponents during that time. Let’s find out if that pattern continues into the upcoming game.
Analyzing their prior performance reveals that Aston Villa have lost their last 12 league games when playing Manchester City away from home. Awful away performance and they have gone three league games without a loss away from home.
Manchester City vs Aston Villa – Betting Analysis
Analyzing previous outcomes between these teams dating back to 01/03/2020 reveals that Aston Villa has not seen success in these meetings.
They have been completely unable of winning any games, whereas Manchester City has been superior to them, winning 83% of those games.
Over the course of those games, they combined to score 18 goals, with 12 of those goals going to The Citizens and 6 to The Villans. That equals an average of three goals per game.
Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, will be appreciative that his team is entirely healthy and injury-free going into this game with no doubts about their fitness.
Unai Emery, the manager of Aston Villa, must select a team with few options. Diego Carlos (Achilles tendon rupture), Bertrand Traoré (knee injury), and Lucas Digne (shoulder injury) are three names that won’t appear on the roster.
Aston Villa will probably need to play some outstanding football to defeat a Manchester City squad that appears poised to dominate this match and maintain a tight defensive line.
What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Manchester City can be had for 1.22, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 7 and putting your money on the win for Aston Villa gets you 13.5. They’re the best bets that can be secured as of now.
Manchester City vs Aston Villa – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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