Premier League: Aston Villa vs Manchester City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 9 match between Aston Villa and Manchester City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Aston Villa enjoy home advantage, when visitors Manchester City swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Manchester City have claimed 16 points after eight rounds, while Aston Villa have amassed 12 points and are now ranked as number 11 in the Premier League standings.

Team form: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Burnley by 2-1, before beating Tottenham by 1-2. The winning streak came to an end against Go Ahead Eagles, who ran out 2-1 winners. Aston Villa claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Villa Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored eight goals.

Manchester City Form

Manchester City look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Brentford, who were defeated by 0-1. Then, Everton got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Villarreal by 0-2. Manchester City managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding three times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Betting facts for Aston Villa and Manchester City

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Aston Villa and Manchester City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

It has been an excellent season for Erling Haaland who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target nine times in his last six outings. The Citizens are looking to him against Aston Villa, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Aston Villa vs Manchester City

Full-time result

Aston Villa claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Manchester City won seven of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing one in this series of matches. Aston Villa did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Manchester City didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings. Aston Villa have not lost to Manchester City in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Aston Villa scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Manchester City scored the opening goal of the match in ten of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Aston Villa games Aston Villa managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Aston Villa have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Manchester City.

Total goals

Aston Villa saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Manchester City, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.