Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Aston Villa FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Manchester City FC

Sat 21 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Villa Park 42,345 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jhon Duran 17' 1–0

Morgan Rogers 65' 2–0

2–1 90+3' Phil Foden

Matty Cash 37' Y

Emiliano Martinez 45' Y

Y 47' Rico Lewis

Y 84' Josko Gvardiol

Y 87' Jack Grealish

John McGinn 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Peter Bankes
Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-02-12 Manchester City FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-09-03 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
14 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–2	L
10 Dec	RB Leipzig	A	3–2	W
07 Dec	Southampton FC	H	1–0	W
04 Dec	Brentford FC	H	3–1	W
01 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	0–3	L

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Aston Villa FC	A	1–2	L
15 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	1–2	L
11 Dec	Juventus FC	A	0–2	L
07 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–2	D
04 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	Liverpool FC	A	0–2	L

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' And we are off! Aston Villa FC vs Manchester City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Jhon Duran doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Manchester City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' The travelling Manchester City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' Matty Cash is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ezri Konsa made 353 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' Poor challenge from Emiliano Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
46' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — John Stones exits the field as Kyle Walker enters on 46.
47' Rico Lewis picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' The 32-year-old John Stones has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Aston Villa FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nicolas Jackson scoring 2 goals.
65' Goal! Morgan Rogers scores his 36 goal in 391 matches.
70' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' Manchester City FC make a change. Ilkay Gundogan trudges off to be replaced by Savio on 73 minutes.
78' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Phil Foden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Jhon Duran is replaced by Ollie Watkins.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Josko Gvardiol on 84.
84' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Jeremy Doku on, Mateo Kovacic off on 84 minutes.
87' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Grealish is booked for Manchester City FC — card on 87.
90' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Morgan Rogers is replaced by Emiliano Buendia.
90' John McGinn is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
It finishes all square. Aston Villa FC and Manchester City FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-12-14 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-12-10 RB Leipzig 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-07 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Southampton FC W 2024-12-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Brentford FC W 2024-12-01 Chelsea FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-12-11 Juventus FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2024-12-07 Crystal Palace FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.64 Aston Villa FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Manchester City FC xG

I would bet for: Aston Villa FC or Manchester City FC 77% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aston Villa FC41% Draw23% Manchester City FC36%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Manchester City FC

59%

Aston Villa FC or Manchester City FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aston Villa FC27% Draw41% Manchester City FC32%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 1

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap	Aston Villa FC covers	Push	Manchester City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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