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Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Sat 3 Sep 2022 · 16:30 UTC Villa Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Matty Cash 26' Y
Matty Cash 27' Y
Lucas Digne 71' Y
Lucas Digne 72' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FCPremier League at Villa Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Adrian Holmes
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Lee Betts

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Manchester City FC H 1–1 D
31 Aug Arsenal FC A 1–2 L
28 Aug West Ham United FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Crystal Palace FC A 1–3 L
13 Aug Everton FC H 2–1 W
06 Aug AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Aston Villa FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 6–0 W
27 Aug Crystal Palace FC H 4–2 W
21 Aug Newcastle United FC A 3–3 D
13 Aug AFC Bournemouth H 4–0 W
07 Aug West Ham United FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Aston Villa FC Manchester City FC
#11 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aston Villa FC are 11th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matty Cash is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aston Villa FC.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 436 games and scored 1020 goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Villa Park. Manchester City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Manchester City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 26' Matty Cash catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 27' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' Another substitution for Aston Villa FC to replace Matty Cash by Ashley Young on 27 minute.
  • 32' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 50' What a moment for Erling Haaland! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' John Stones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Philippe Coutinho is hanging John McGinn on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Digne is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Lucas Digne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Riyad Mahrez comes on to replace Bernardo Silva.
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Leon Bailey gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Kyle Walker departs to be replaced by Nathan Ake.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Leon Bailey exits the field as Emiliano Buendia enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.57 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Manchester City FC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC23% Draw37% Manchester City FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 42%
58%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Manchester City FC
77%
Aston Villa FC or Manchester City FC
63%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aston Villa FC13% Draw64% Manchester City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.9%
0 – 1
19%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.3%
2 – 2
1.6%
1 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
0.6%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% 95%
-1 5% 16% 79%
-0.5 21% 79%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 25% 13%
+1.5 87% 13%
+2 87% 10% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
43%
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
57%

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