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Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Manchester City FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 26 Oct 2019 · 11:30 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Jack Grealish
Fernandinho 57' Y
Ilkay Gundogan 81' Y
Fernandinho 87' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Graham Scott
  • Referee Anthony Taylor

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

9
1
4
Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Aston Villa FC H 3–0 W
22 Oct Atalanta BC H 5–1 W
19 Oct Crystal Palace FC A 2–0 W
06 Oct Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
01 Oct GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–0 W
28 Sep Everton FC A 3–1 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Manchester City FC A 0–3 L
19 Oct Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 2–1 W
05 Oct Norwich City FC A 5–1 W
28 Sep Burnley FC H 2–2 D
22 Sep Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
16 Sep West Ham United FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC Aston Villa FC
#9 Position #11
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Etihad Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keinan Davis made 355 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 25' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Aston Villa 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.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Grealish on 36.
  • 41' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Ilkay Gundogan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Magnificent from Raheem Sterling! That is 113 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 57' Fernandinho was booked on 57.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kevin De Bruyne makes it 2-0.
  • 70' Ilkay Gundogan makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 71' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keinan Davis is hanging Wesley on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' Angelino is replacing Benjamin Mendy for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Raheem Sterling is replaced by Sergio Aguero.
  • 81' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Anwar El Ghazi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Grealish at the 84 minute mark.
  • 87' Fernandinho is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Manchester City FC Form

2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2019-10-22 Manchester City FC 5–1 Atalanta BC W 2019-10-19 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2019-10-06 Manchester City FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2019-10-01 Manchester City FC 2–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2019-09-28 Everton FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2019-10-19 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2019-10-05 Norwich City FC 1–5 Aston Villa FC W 2019-09-28 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Burnley FC D 2019-09-22 Arsenal FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2019-09-16 Aston Villa FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.42 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.45 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 71% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC59% Draw27% Aston Villa FC14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
41%
Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC38% Draw54% Aston Villa FC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
21%
0 – 0
17.7%
2 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
4 – 0
2.5%
1 – 2
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 19% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 29% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
64% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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