Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2025-26

Manchester City FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Sun 24 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Antoine Semenyo 23' 1–0

1–1 47' Ollie Watkins

1–2 62' Ollie Watkins

Rico Lewis 82' Y

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC — Premier League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Richard West
Assistant 2 Simon Long

5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Manchester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC 2025-10-26 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Aston Villa FC	H	1–2	L
19 May	AFC Bournemouth	A	1–1	D
16 May	Chelsea FC	A	1–0	W
13 May	Crystal Palace FC	H	3–0	W
09 May	Brentford FC	H	3–0	W
04 May	Everton FC	A	3–3	D

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Manchester City FC	A	2–1	W
20 May	SC Freiburg	A	3–0	W
15 May	Liverpool FC	H	4–2	W
10 May	Burnley FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Nottingham Forest FC	H	4–0	W
03 May	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Aston Villa FC
#1	Position	#16
15	Points	4
5	Played	5
5 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
13	Scored	4
5	Conceded	9
+8	GD	-5
3.00	PPG	0.80
100%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Manchester City FC are 1st (15 pts). Aston Villa FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

–/–

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Aston Villa FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester City FC launch into their encounter with Aston Villa FC.
5' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-2-2-2 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tijjani Reijnders suffering a number of foals already.
15' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' John Stones has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 444 appearances.
23' What a strike from Antoine Semenyo! The score is 1-0.
28' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester City FC that had 444 games and scored 1039 goals.
38' Manchester City FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
47' A goal from the England international Ollie Watkins! He fires home on 47 to make it 1-1!
52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Bizot, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
62' GOAL! Ollie Watkins fires home to make it 1-2!
67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
72' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. Victor Nilsson-Lindelof has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
82' That is a card for Manchester City FC. Rico Lewis will be fuming at that decision.
87' Tyrone Mings is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
90' Phil Foden doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
With this win, Aston Villa FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

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
Leon Bailey	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2026-05-24 Manchester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC L 2026-05-19 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2026-05-16 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2026-05-13 Manchester City FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2026-05-09 Manchester City FC 3–0 Brentford FC W 2026-05-04 Everton FC 3–3 Manchester City FC D

Aston Villa FC Form

2026-05-24 Manchester City FC 1–2 Aston Villa FC W 2026-05-20 SC Freiburg 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2026-05-15 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-05-10 Burnley FC 2–2 Aston Villa FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-05-03 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.71 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC60% Draw21% Aston Villa FC19%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

40%

Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC53% Draw35% Aston Villa FC12%

Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

7.4%

1 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

4 – 1

5.3%

4 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	20%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	20%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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