Manchester City have been busy practising for another game following their 0-1 result against Tottenham Hotspur, a game that produced some answers. What will happen against Aston Villa?
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (53) in Premier League
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Aston Villa.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Manchester City form and stats
Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Manchester City so far, with 28 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Manchester City has recorded two wins in a row here at Etihad Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
No payout for Manchester City in their previous match, an away game at Tottenham Hotspur that ended in defeat 0-1. Midfielder Grealish was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Grealish hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 34 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that fixture, a home win against Arsenal in the FA Cup.
The manager i Sala will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Arsenal in only three days.
Manchester City always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Etihad Stadium with 38 goals in 11 league games. City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aston Villa form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Aston Villa playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Aston Villa's previous game was their home loss versus Leicester City (2-4). That loss was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. A bizarre match with heaps of goals last time out for Villa, as mentioned above. 6 goals in total, will this match be as much fun? Luiz got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Luiz hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 92 successful passes (of 101 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Southampton at their stadium, the result 1-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Aston Villa as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Aston Villa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Manchester City have pulled off a streak of 14 consecutive matches without losing (12-2-0) when facing Aston Villa.This is what happened when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Aston Villa - City 1-1.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Håland 25 goals |  P. Foden 7 goals |   O. Watkins 5 goals |
Manchester City missing players
Aston Villa missing players
| Manchester City | Aston Villa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 53 | 38 | 13 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 21 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 67% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 52% |
| 43% | 64% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 29% |
| 24% | 36% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 30% | 24% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 29% |
| 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.6 | 17.6 | 19.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 44% | 54% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 24% | 29% |
| 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- All of Manchester City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Manchester City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Manchester City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manchester City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Manchester City have scored more than double the goals of Aston Villa.
- Manchester City have the most points (28) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (38) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals (53) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Premier League
- Manchester City have the the best goal difference (+32) in Premier League
- Manchester City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Manchester City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Fulham | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 20 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 15 |
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