Ace Football team offers the Premier League round 23 match preview for Manchester City and Aston Villa who meet up this coming Sunday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.
The Premier League clash at Etihad Stadium on Sunday sees home team Manchester City battling it out for the win against Aston Villa.
Manchester City are placed second in the standings with 45 points after 21 matches. Aston Villa occupy the position of 11th with 28 points.
Team form: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Manchester City Form
Manchester City hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Wolverhampton by 3-0, before winning 1-0 against Arsenal. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Tottenham. Pep Guardiola’s side claimed four wins in their last six Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded seven and scored 14 goals.
Aston Villa Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Aston Villa. They first took out Leeds by 2-1 before downing Southampton by 0-1. The winning streak ended against Leicester, who ran out 2-4 winners. Unai Emery’s side won half of their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored six goals whilst conceding nine.
Betting facts for Manchester City and Aston Villa
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Manchester City and Aston Villa played across all competitions.
- Manchester City have scored in the last 28 home matches in a row
- Manchester City have won 23 of the last 25 home matches
- Manchester City have not lost 28 of the last 30 home matches
- Manchester City have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
- Manchester City have won 3 of the last 4 home matches without conceding a goal
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 away matches in a row without conceding a goal
- Aston Villa have scored in 13 of the last 14 matches
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Aston Villa have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 matches Aston Villa played, both teams scored
Interesting players: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Erling Braut Haaland looks like the value pick in the goal-scoring market, with five strikes to his name in six Premier League matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Ollie Watkins adds to his three Premier League goals come on Sunday.
Popular markets: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Full-time result
Manchester City racked up eight wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Etihad Stadium, drew one, and lost one. Aston Villa won four of their previous 10 away, drew two, and lost four times. The Villians scored at least once in their previous 8 matches. Manchester City have beaten Aston Villa in 12 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Manchester City scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Aston Villa scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Manchester City managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Aston Villa have scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games and found the back of the net in four straight matches against Manchester City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Manchester City’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Aston Villa, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches. Aston Villa scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
Suggested bet: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
The match between Manchester City and Aston Villa should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Premier League game.
Manchester City vs Aston Villa: Who wins the game?
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