Aston Villa vs Manchester City predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Cityzens, having lost their last match against Manchester United, travel to Birmingham with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 17th round of the Premier League,  Aston Villa will face Manchester City at Villa Park stadium on 21 December at 07:30, and will be refereed by P. Bankes.

The home team, Aston Villa is currently in 7º position in the tournament with 25 points, while Manchester City is currently in 5º position with 27.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Aston Villa vs Manchester City.

Aston Villa

Aston Villa comes from playing against Nottingham Forest and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with loss for Aston Villa. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Manchester City. In that last match between Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest, Villans team achieved a 50% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Jhon Durán.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Unai Emery has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 3 defeats. Aston Villa average number of goals per game is 1.2 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 2 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 12 goals.

Latest statistics in Aston Villa matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8

Manchester City

Manchester City, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-2 defeat against Manchester United, and travel to the Villa Park stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing Aston Villa.

In that match between Manchester City and Manchester United, the Cityzens team achieved 52% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by J. Gvardiol.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Guardiola's team has won 1, drawn 2 and lost 5, and is on a run of 2 consecutive defeats. Manchester City average 1.2 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have 3 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 17 goals.

Latest statistics in Manchester City matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8
• First to concede goals: 4/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

Aston Villa vs Manchester City: H2H STATS

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Aston Villa vs Manchester City prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Premier League competition, in an event that took place at the Etihad Stadium stadium on 03-04-2024 with the result of 4-1, with Manchester City winning.

The last 5 meetings between Aston Villa and Manchester City have resulted in 1 win for Aston Villa, 3 wins for Manchester City, and 1 draw. In those matches, Aston Villa managed to score 6 goals, while Manchester City scored 11 goals against Aston Villa.

• In 4/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals