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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 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

9
1
5
Manchester City FC 15 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
#3 Position #10
21 Points 13
10 Played 10
7 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 3
21 Scored 14
13 Conceded 17
+8 GD -3
2.10 PPG 1.30
70% Win % 30%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Aston Villa FC
Nicolas Jackson 6 G 1 A
Johan Manzambi 2 G 3 A
Alysson 2 G

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 keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester City FC.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Grealish is booked for Aston Villa FC — Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' What a moment for Raheem Sterling! That strike on 46 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Marvelous Nakamba, a Zimbabwe midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Fernandinho was booked on 57.
  • 62' Ederson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
  • 65' Kevin De Bruyne makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 70' GOAL! Ilkay Gundogan scores on 70.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Wesley is replaced by Keinan Davis.
  • 73' The whistle greets Benjamin Mendy as he departs to be replaced by Angelino.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Raheem Sterling is replaced by Sergio Aguero.
  • 81' Ilkay Gundogan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Jack Grealish is replaced by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Fernandinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Nicolas Jackson 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
2 / 4
2.92 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Manchester City FC to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC69% Draw17% Aston Villa FC14%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
31%
Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC55% Draw33% Aston Villa FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
6.5%
4 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
5 – 1
3.4%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 19% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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