Premier League – Aston Villa vs Manchester City: Betting Preview

Aston Villa will host Manchester City at Villa Park tonight in a fresh midweek Premier League encounter. The Villans will look ahead to grab their second win after beating Brighton last time out under the new boss, Steven Gerrard. They lie in the bottom half of the league table with 16 points and will attempt to gain some continuous momentum from now onwards.

The Cityzens have been in a close battle with league leaders Chelsea and stand in second place at the moment with 29 points, just one behind the Blues. Pep Guardiola will look aim for the three points tonight to keep acute pressure on the leaders as well as the third-placed Liverpool.

Stats and facts for Aston Villa and Manchester City.

Facts are calculated for Premier League

• Aston Villa scored in the last 14 of 16 matches;
• Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Aston Villa’s last 5 of 7 matches;
• Aston Villa conceded in the last 6 of 8 matches;
• Both teams scored in Aston Villa’s last 5 of 7 matches.

• Manchester City has won the last 3 matches in a row;
• Manchester City unbeaten the last 5 matches in a row when playing away;
• Manchester City has won in the last 5 of 6 matches;
• Manchester City has won in the last 4 of 5 matches when playing away.

Lineup Aston Villa vs Manchester City

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Current form — Aston Villa v. Manchester City

The form of both teams is one of the biggest things to consider before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Aston Villa hoping for fresh start

A sigh of relief was heard from the Villans dressing room last week when they finally managed a win again. Aston Villa look back on their last 3 matches with 6 points to show from their efforts. Against Southampton, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Brighton in a 2-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Crystal Palace in their most recent outing.

Manchester City are looking formidable

The Cityzens go into this encounter high on confidence following 5 wins in the last 6 matches. In their last three games, they managed to go past Everton by 3-0, followed by a narrow escape against Paris Saint-Germain by 2-1. Their last win came against West Ham, as they beat David Moyes’ side by 2-1 in a snow-ridden game in the Premier League.

Just limiting an expected defeat might be the target for the Villans here. Siding with The Sky Blues at odds 1.36 is a no-brainer in the kind of form they are displaying. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

Aston Villa v. Manchester City — fixture history

The fixture history of the two teams delivers good insights that are worth considering before placing a bet on the upcoming game.

Manchester City look to extend winning streak

The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 1-2 winners. In was a match played at Villa Park back in April 2021 in the Premier League. This time around, betting on Manchester City will get you odds 1.36, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 73% chance of beating Aston Villa. You can get a price of 9.00, should you wish to add Aston Villa to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy. Occasionally fans have to endure a low scoring encounter, but generally, their matches tend to be entertaining clashes with 7 of the previous 10 going over 2.5 goals. All in all, Manchester City have had a fine reading on the Villans lately with an 8-1-1 advantage in the Premier League going into this match.

Full Time Betting

If you prefer to bet singles or accumulators, the bookmakers will offer prices on this matchup. According to the bookmakers, Manchester City are favourites to win. A bet on a win for Manchester City will rack up your accumulator with odds 1.36, meaning the bookies predict they are in with a 73% chance of beating Aston Villa. Do you want to place your money with Aston Villa, the best odds are 9.00. Aston Villa lost 3 of their last 10 home league games, while Manchester City won 7 of their last 10 away league games.

Aston Villa scored the first goal of the game 7 times in their previous 10 league outings at Villa Park. The visitors from Manchester City were first to get in with a goal in 6 of their last 10 away games.

BTTS

Looking at the prices on offer by the bookmakers, the chance of this match seeing both teams to score (BTTS) lies at 51%. This equals an odd of 1.95 if you wish to place a bet on BTTS. Speculating in the opposite outcome that at least one side keeps a clean sheet pays out at 1.87. Over / Under – stats message

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Over/Under Betting

The bookies believe in a match with plenty of goals, and if you believe so too, your best price is odds 1.75 on over 2.5 goals. That equals a 57% chance of this match having at least 3 goals. Should you prefer a low scoring bet your best odds are 2.20 for under 2.5 goals. The last 10 home league games of Aston Villa had an average of 3 goals per match. Of their last 10 home matches, 6 went over 2.5 goals. Manchester City’s last 10 away league games averaged 3.1 goals per game. Meanwhile, 4 of Manchester City’s last 10 away matches offered over 2.5 goals.

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