Aston Villa vs Man City: match preview
Premier League · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Aston Villa are 12th in the Premier League with 8 points from 7 games (W2 D2 L3), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.6 per game; their last 5 results read D-L-W-D-W.
Man City are 1st in the Premier League with 21 points from 7 games (W7 D0 L0), scoring 2.7 and conceding 1.0 per game; their last 5 results read W-W-W-W-W.
At home this season Aston Villa are W0 D1 L2 (scored 3, conceded 5); on the road Man City are W3 D0 L0 (scored 8, conceded 1).
Man City have won their last 5 games in this competition.
Erling Haaland leads the way for Man City with 8 goals.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Aston Villa have won 4, Man City 3, with 1 draw; the last meeting finished Man City 1-2 Aston Villa.
What to watch: Man City's attack against Aston Villa's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Premier League this season.
Aston Villa
No scorers listed yet.
Man City
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | 8 | – | – |
| Rayan Cherki | 4 | 2 | – |
Season so far
| Aston Villa | Man City | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 12 | 1 |
| Points | 8 | 21 |
| W–D–L | 2-2-3 | 7-0-0 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.0 | 2.7 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 0-1-2 | 3-0-0 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | DLWDW | WWWWW |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 3 |
| Failed to score | 3 | 0 |
| Both teams scored | 43% | 57% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 57% | 71% |
| Points per game at home | 0.33 | 3.00 |
| Points per game away | 1.75 | 3.00 |
| Biggest win | 3-2 at Tottenham | 4-1 at Crystal Palace |
| Heaviest defeat | 0-4 at Brighton Hove | – |
Aston Villa: recent results
Man City: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Aston Villa 4 wins, 1 draws, Man City 3 wins.
Club details
Aston Villa
- Head coach
- Unai Emery (Spain)
- Stadium
- Villa Park
- Founded
- 1872
Squad (28)
Goalkeepers
- Marco BizotNetherlands · 35
- Zion SuzukiJapan · 24
- James WrightEngland · 21
Defenders
- Victor Nilsson-LindelöfSweden · 32
- Aaron Wan-BissakaCongo DR · 28
- Tyrone MingsEngland · 33
- Matty CashPoland · 29
- Pau TorresSpain · 29
- Taylor Harwood-BellisEngland · 24
- Ian MaatsenNetherlands · 24
- Matteo RuggeriItaly · 24
- Modou Keba CisseSenegal · 21
Midfielders
- Leon GoretzkaGermany · 31
- Ross BarkleyEngland · 32
- Boubacar KamaraFrance · 26
- Emiliano BuendíaArgentina · 29
- John McGinnScotland · 32
- Amadou OnanaBelgium · 25
- João GomesBrazil · 25
- Lamare BogardeNetherlands · 22
- Johan ManzambiSwitzerland · 21
Forwards
- Tammy AbrahamEngland · 29
- Nicolas JacksonSenegal · 25
- Alejandro GarnachoArgentina · 22
- AlyssonBrazil · 20
- Ibrahim M'BayeSenegal · 18
- Brian MadjoLuxembourg · 17
- George HemmingsEngland · 19
Man City
- Head coach
- Enzo Maresca (Italy)
- Stadium
- Etihad Stadium
- Founded
- 1880
Squad (24)
Goalkeepers
- Géronimo RulliArgentina · 34
- Gianluigi DonnarummaItaly · 27
- Marcus BettinelliEngland · 34
Defenders
- Rayan Aït NouriAlgeria · 25
- Rúben DiasPortugal · 29
- Matheus NunesPortugal · 28
- Marc GuéhiEngland · 26
- Joško GvardiolCroatia · 24
- Rico LewisEngland · 21
- Nico O'ReillyEngland · 21
- Abdukodir KhusanovUzbekistan · 22
- Vitor ReisBrazil · 20
Midfielders
- Mateo KovačićCroatia · 32
- Phil FodenEngland · 26
- Enzo FernándezArgentina · 25
- Elliot AndersonEngland · 23
- Rayan CherkiFrance · 23
- Ayyoub BouaddiFrance · 19
Forwards
- Antoine SemenyoGhana · 26
- Erling HaalandNorway · 26
- Iliman NdiayeSenegal · 26
- Jeremy DokuBelgium · 24
- AllanBrazil · 22
- Ryan McAidooEngland · 18
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.