Premier League: Aston Villa vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Manchester City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Manchester City come to Villa Park for the Premier League match this coming Saturday, Aston Villa will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Aston Villa are placed sixth with 25 points after 16 matches. Manchester City occupy a position as fiveth in the league on 27 points.

Form: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Southampton by 1-0, before winning 2-3 against RB Leipzig. The streak ended in a recent 2-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa claimed three wins in their last six matches at home in the Premier League, while also drawing three but lost none. They scored ten and conceded five goals.

Manchester City Form

In their previous three games, Manchester City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace, then lost 2-0 against Juventus and 1-2 against Manchester United. Manchester City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Premier League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by ten goals to seven.

Betting facts for Aston Villa and Manchester City

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Aston Villa and Manchester City played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Erling Haaland scored just two goals in his last six games, but did manage 13 goals during the season so far. He will be eager to add to his total, when Manchester City take aim at Aston Villa. This could be a good opportunity for him to improve his tally, and siding with him in the betting market look a decent prospect.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Aston Villa claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing one. Manchester City won two of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost six of the games in this run. Aston Villa did not lose any of their last 7 matches on home soil.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Manchester City scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Aston Villa managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Manchester City kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Aston Villa have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Manchester City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Aston Villa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Manchester City played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals themselves during this run.