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Premier League

Manchester City vs Aston Villa

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Why this pick: Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Manchester City 10, Aston Villa 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

Manchester CityAston Villa
2.46 xG per 90 1.71
2.46 npxG per 90 1.71
11.3 PPDA 12.3
13.3 Deep completions per 90 6.7
2.12 xPTS per 90 1.48

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Manchester City and Aston Villa recent form

Manchester City 4W 2D 0L
Aston Villa 3W 1D 2L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Manchester City at home

Record (W-D-L)
14-3-1
Win rate
78%
Goals for / match
2.44
Goals against / match
0.67
Clean sheets
9 of 18

Aston Villa away

Record (W-D-L)
6-6-6
Win rate
33%
Goals for / match
1.22
Goals against / match
1.44
Clean sheets
3 of 18

League matches this season before kick-off: Manchester City at home only, Aston Villa away only.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa head-to-head

Last 9 meetings: Manchester City 5 · draws 1 · Aston Villa 3.

Manchester CityDrawsAston Villa
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2025-10-26Aston Villa1-0Manchester CityPremier League
2025-04-22Manchester City2-1Aston VillaPremier League
2024-12-21Aston Villa2-1Manchester CityPremier League
2024-04-03Manchester City4-1Aston VillaPremier League
2023-12-06Aston Villa1-0Manchester CityPremier League
2023-02-12Manchester City3-1Aston VillaPremier League
2022-09-03Aston Villa1-1Manchester CityPremier League
2022-05-22Manchester City3-2Aston VillaPremier League
2021-12-01Aston Villa1-2Manchester CityPremier League

Before and after this match