Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Aston Villa FC

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Manchester City FC

Wed 21 Apr 2021 · 19:15 UTC Villa Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 42' John Stones

R 44' John Stones

Y 44' Ilkay Gundogan

Matty Cash 54' Y

Matty Cash 57' R

Overview

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Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at Villa Park.

Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Referee Peter Bankes
Referee Neil Davies
Referee Harry Lennard
Referee Anthony Taylor

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Aston Villa FC 15 games · Avg 3.2 goals Manchester City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-12 Aston Villa FC 1–6 Manchester City FC 2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Manchester City FC	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	1–2	L
04 Apr	Fulham FC	H	3–1	W
21 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	0–2	L
12 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	1–1	D
06 Mar	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Apr	Aston Villa FC	A	2–1	W
17 Apr	Chelsea FC	A	0–1	L
14 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–1	W
10 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	1–2	L
06 Apr	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–1	W
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC		Manchester City FC
#10	Position	#3
13	Points	21
10	Played	10
3 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 3
14	Scored	21
17	Conceded	13
-3	GD	+8
1.30	PPG	2.10
30%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Aston Villa FC are 10th (13 pts). Manchester City FC are 3rd (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/–

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/1

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aston Villa FC

Nicolas Jackson	6 G	1 A
Johan Manzambi	2 G	3 A
Alysson	2 G

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	9 G
Rayan Cherki	5 G	2 A
Antoine Semenyo	2 G	3 A
Josko Gvardiol	1 G	3 A
Marc Guehi	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Aston Villa FC welcome Manchester City FC for this crunch clash at Villa Park.
1' John McGinn has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
6' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
11' Manchester City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
16' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
21' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Phil Foden adds to his 7 season tally! Manchester City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
27' Anwar El Ghazi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emiliano Martinez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Rodri does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
42' Controversy at the stadium! John Stones argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
44' Poor challenge from John Stones. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
46' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — Keinan Davis on, Jacob Ramsey off on 46 minutes.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Matty Cash gets a Yellow card.
57' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Matty Cash.
62' A quiet spell here at Villa Park. Aston Villa FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
63' Marvelous Nakamba makes way for Ross Barkley at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aston Villa FC.
68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
73' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 75 minute. Bertrand Traore leaves to be changed by Anwar El Ghazi.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' Bertrand Traore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Riyad Mahrez is replaced by Fernandinho.
The points are shared — Aston Villa FC 1-2 Manchester City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Phil Foden	5
Rodri	5
Ilkay Gundogan	5
Ollie Watkins	4
Sergio Aguero	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Bernardo Silva	3
Nicolas Jackson	2

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-10 Liverpool FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2021-04-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Fulham FC W 2021-03-21 Aston Villa FC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2021-03-12 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2021-03-06 Aston Villa FC 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-17 Chelsea FC 1–0 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-14 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2021-04-10 Manchester City FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2021-04-06 Manchester City FC 2–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2021-04-03 Leicester City FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.18 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.36 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC20% Draw22% Manchester City FC58%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

43%

Draw or Manchester City FC

80%

Aston Villa FC or Manchester City FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC16% Draw38% Manchester City FC46%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

0 – 2

8.1%

1 – 3

7.2%

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 3

6.2%

2 – 2

5.4%

2 – 1

4.7%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 4

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 4

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	10%	83%
-0.5	17%	—	83%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	21%	41%
+1.5	59%	—	41%
+2	59%	18%	22%
+2.5	78%	—	22%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.