Having experienced one of the most turbulent weeks off the field in their 143-year history, Manchester City return to Premier League action with the visit of Aston Villa to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Pep Guardiola’s side fell to a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, while the visitors are looking to bounce back from a defeat of their own after going down 4-2 to Leicester City.
Keeping players focused on the top-flight title race has been a thankless task for Pep Guardiola in recent days, as Man City take to the pitch for the first time since being charged with over 100 alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules relating to sponsorship income, revenue and operating costs.
While the Citizens have emphatically denied the charges – which have now been passed on to an independent commission – a sombre atmosphere would have surely been present at the training ground this week, as players and staff rack their brains regarding their futures in Manchester.
The gap at the top will increase to eight points should Arsenal put Brentford to the sword on Saturday, so extending their winning run at the Etihad Stadium to five games in all competitions is of paramount importance to City, whose fans are in desperate need of something to cheer.
Match Details
- Match:- Man City vs Aston Villa
- Date:- 12 February 2023
- Time:- 10:00 PM
- Venue:- Etihad
Man City vs Aston Villa Prediction
We say: Manchester City 3-1 Aston Villa
Even with events off the field threatening to derail their season further, a wounded Man City at home are a beast to be feared, and no surprises should be sprung on the Etihad turf.
Villa’s taste for goals under Emery should briefly serve them well against a City backline constantly chopping and changing under Guardiola, but we still expect the champions to keep the pressure on Arsenal with a welcome triumph.
Man City vs Aston Villa Head-To-Head
Teams Manchester City Aston Villa played so far 44 matches.
Manchester City won 30 direct matches. Aston Villa won 7 matches. 7 matches ended in a draw. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 3.11 goals per Match.
Man City vs Aston Villa Live Stream Time
Manchester City is going head to head with Aston Villa starting on 12 Feb 2023 at 16:30 UTC
Man City vs Aston Villa Date
Manchester City is going head to head with Aston Villa starting on 12 Feb 2023.
Man City vs Aston Villa Team News
The hamstring injury that Man City defender John Stones suffered in their FA Cup win over Arsenal will likely render him unavailable until March, but the England international could be the hosts’ only absentee for this game, assuming that Phil Foden can recover from illness.
Guardiola made a few peculiar selection calls for the trip to Tottenham – the most notable of which saw Kevin De Bruyne named on the bench – but the Belgian will surely be recalled to the first XI here alongside Ilkay Gundogan.
Riyad Mahrez was taken off for De Bruyne on the hour mark against Spurs, despite arguably being City’s most dangerous player, and he should be given a second chance on the right-hand side, as Jack Grealish lines up against his old club on the left.
Man City vs Aston Villa Lineups
Man City:- Ederson; Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake; De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
Aston Villa:- Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; Kamara, Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.
Man City vs Aston Villa Injury news
Meanwhile, there has been little movement in the Aston Villa treatment room recently, with Jed Steer and Diego Carlos both still out, but Bertrand Traore is now back in full training.
Emery did not shy away from half-time changes in the defeat to Leicester – taking off Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey for Alex Moreno and Philippe Coutinho – and Moreno in particular should feel optimistic of displacing Digne in defence here.
Ashley Young was not moving comfortably before being hooked for Matty Cash just before the hour against Leicester, and the latter may now be considered for a recall to the first XI as well.
Man City vs Aston Villa Odds
- MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN
- 1.35
- Marathonbet
- DRAW
- 6.52
- Fezbet
- ASTON VILLA TO WIN
- 11.00
- Suprabets
Man City vs Aston Villa STATS
- Manchester City have a winning streak of 3 matches.
- Manchester City have won 4 home matches in a row.
- Manchester City haven’t lost in any of their last 7 home matches.
- When playing at home, Manchester City have not lost to Aston Villa in their last 7 encounters.
- Manchester City haven’t scored in 0 of their 11 home matches in Premier League this season.
- Aston Villa haven’t scored in 4 of their 10 away matches in Premier League this season.
- Manchester City’s home record this season: 9-1-1.
Man City vs Aston Villa Tips
Tip 1:- Result – Man City
Tip 2:- both team to score – Yes
Tip 3:- goal under 2.5
Man City vs Aston Villa Betting Trends
Manchester City in actual season average scored 2.36 goals per match. In 19 (95.00%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 16 (80.00%) matches in season 2023 played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
Aston Villa average scored 1.44 goals per match in season 2023. In 14 (77.78%) matches played away was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. In 11 (61.11%) matches played away team was total goals (team and opponent) Over 2.5 goals.
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Man City vs Aston Villa Who Will Win game
Man City vs Aston Villa a great match to watch Man City will win this match