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Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Manchester City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Wed 20 Jan 2021 · 18:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 67' Douglas Luiz
Y 67' John McGinn
Y 86' Neil Taylor

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Harry Lennard
  • Referee Darren Cann
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Scott Ledger

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
2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-12 Aston Villa FC 1–6 Manchester City FC 2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Aston Villa FC H 2–0 W
17 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 4–0 W
13 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W
10 Jan Birmingham City FC H 3–0 W
03 Jan Chelsea FC A 3–1 W
26 Dec Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Manchester City FC A 0–2 L
08 Jan Liverpool FC H 1–4 L
01 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–2 L
28 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 3–0 W
20 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 3–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Manchester City FC welcome Aston Villa FC for this crunch clash at Etihad Stadium.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John Stones made 436 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' Manchester City FC make a change. Kyle Walker trudges off to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko on 28 minutes.
  • 33' Aston Villa FC is showing some good football. However, Aston Villa FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' Kyle Walker, a England , has 26 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pep Guardiola might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dean Smith will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Manchester City FC — Gabriel Jesus on, Kevin De Bruyne off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' Douglas Luiz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Bertrand Traore as he leaves the pitch. Anwar El Ghazi steps in for Aston Villa FC.
  • 72' Manchester City FC ring the changes. Raheem Sterling has done his job and it is now time for Riyad Mahrez to step up.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Matt Targett is replaced by Neil Taylor.
  • 79' GOAL! Bernardo Silva scores on 79. Assisted by Rodri
  • 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Neil Taylor picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Ilkay Gundogan makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Manchester City FC to claim maximum points.

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
Bernardo Silva 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Riyad Mahrez 3
Jhon Duran 2

Head to Head

2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-12 Aston Villa FC 1–6 Manchester City FC 2019-10-26 Manchester City FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC

Manchester City FC Form

2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC W 2021-01-17 Manchester City FC 4–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-01-13 Manchester City FC 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2021-01-10 Manchester City FC 3–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-01-03 Chelsea FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2020-12-26 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC L 2021-01-08 Aston Villa FC 1–4 Liverpool FC L 2021-01-01 Manchester United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2020-12-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2020-12-26 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.35 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC64% Draw27% Aston Villa FC9%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
36%
Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC39% Draw56% Aston Villa FC5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25.1%
0 – 0
21.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
4 – 0
2.6%
1 – 2
1.1%
4 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 20% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 31% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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