Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Sun 22 May 2022 · 15:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 49' Tyrone Mings

Y 87' Marvelous Nakamba

Overview

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

Manchester City FC 10 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 10 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Referee David Coote
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Michael Oliver
Referee Simon Bennett

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

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

Manchester City FC 15 games · Avg 3.2 goals Aston Villa FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-22 Manchester City FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC 2021-12-01 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2021-04-21 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Manchester City FC 2021-01-20 Manchester City FC 2–0 Aston Villa FC 2020-01-12 Aston Villa FC 1–6 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Aston Villa FC	H	3–2	W
15 May	West Ham United FC	A	2–2	D
11 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	5–1	W
08 May	Newcastle United FC	H	5–0	W
04 May	Real Madrid CF	A	1–3	L
30 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	4–0	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Manchester City FC	A	2–3	L
19 May	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
15 May	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–1	D
10 May	Liverpool FC	H	1–2	L
07 May	Burnley FC	A	3–1	W
30 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–0	W

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' The wait is over. Manchester City FC get us underway at Etihad Stadium.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Gerrard might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marvelous Nakamba, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Manchester City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
37' Matty Cash makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Aston Villa FC are in front.
42' Aston Villa FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
46' The supporters are chanting for Oleksandr Zinchenko. He replaces Fernandinho on 46 minute.
49' A moment of madness from Tyrone Mings on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aston Villa FC will be frustrated.
54' Kevin De Bruyne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raheem Sterling is hanging Riyad Mahrez on the field on 56 minute.
61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
69' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Bernardo Silva departs to be replaced by Ilkay Gundogan.
69' Philippe Coutinho adds to his 2 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
72' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Philippe Coutinho is withdrawn and Marvelous Nakamba gets his opportunity.
76' GOAL! Ilkay Gundogan scores on 76. Assisted by Raheem Sterling
78' Rodri does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester City FC surge ahead!
81' GOAL! Ilkay Gundogan fires home to make it 3-2!
82' Danny Ings gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Jacob Ramsey and will look to change the dynamic.
83' The whistle greets Jacob Ramsey as he departs to be replaced by Danny Ings.
87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marvelous Nakamba.
88' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Emiliano Buendia exits the field as Ashley Young enters on 88.
Full Time. Manchester City FC beats Aston Villa FC

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

31
Ederson
25
Fernandinho ↓ Oleksandr Zinchenko 46'
9
Gabriel Jesus
20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Ilkay Gundogan 69'
5
John Stones
17
Kevin De Bruyne
14
Aymeric Laporte
47
Phil Foden
26
Riyad Mahrez ↓ Raheem Sterling 56'
16
Rodri
27
Joao Cancelo

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tyrone Mings
27
Lucas Digne
2
Matty Cash
16
Calum Chambers
10
Emiliano Buendia ↓ Ashley Young 88'
11
Ollie Watkins
7
John McGinn
6
Douglas Luiz
23
Philippe Coutinho ↓ Marvelous Nakamba 72'
25
Robin Olsen
41
Jacob Ramsey ↓ Danny Ings 83'

Bench

Coach Steven Gerrard

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
Nicolas Jackson	2

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

2022-05-22 Manchester City FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC W 2022-05-15 West Ham United FC 2–2 Manchester City FC D 2022-05-11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–5 Manchester City FC W 2022-05-08 Manchester City FC 5–0 Newcastle United FC W 2022-05-04 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Manchester City FC L 2022-04-30 Leeds United FC 0–4 Manchester City FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2022-05-22 Manchester City FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC L 2022-05-19 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-05-15 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2022-05-10 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2022-05-07 Burnley FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2022-04-30 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.08 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC69% Draw17% Aston Villa FC14%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

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 FC53% Draw32% Aston Villa FC15%

Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 1

5.7%

1 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.2%

4 – 0

4.2%

4 – 2

5 – 1

3.6%

1 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	19%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	19%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	8%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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