Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Wed 3 Apr 2024 · 19:15 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Rodri 11' 1–0
1–1 20' Jhon Duran
Phil Foden 45+1' 2–1
Phil Foden 62' 3–1
Phil Foden 69' 4–1
Jack Grealish 32' Y
Y 38' Douglas Luiz
Y 90' Calum Chambers

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Darren England
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 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

9
1
4
Manchester City FC 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-02-12 Manchester City FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-09-03 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Manchester City FC 2022-05-22 Manchester City FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Aston Villa FC H 4–1 W
31 Mar Arsenal FC H 0–0 D
16 Mar Newcastle United FC H 2–0 W
10 Mar Liverpool FC A 1–1 D
06 Mar FC København H 3–1 W
03 Mar Manchester United FC H 3–1 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–4 L
30 Mar Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
17 Mar West Ham United FC A 1–1 D
10 Mar Tottenham Hotspur FC H 0–4 L
02 Mar Luton Town FC A 3–2 W
24 Feb Nottingham Forest FC H 4–2 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC is underway.
  • 5' Jeremy Doku has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Aston Villa FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 11' Rodri makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Jhon Duran is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 25' Manchester City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aston Villa FC backline.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 32' Jack Grealish picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Douglas Luiz gets a card.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Phil Foden makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Manchester City FC are in front.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 62' Phil Foden with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' Aston Villa FC ring the changes. Moussa Diaby has done his job and it is now time for Leon Bailey to step up.
  • 68' Clement Lenglet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester City FC so far.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Phil Foden makes it 4-1.
  • 71' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 71 minute. Jhon Duran leaves to be changed by Alex Moreno.
  • 75' Matheus Nunes is replacing Rodri for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 77' Aston Villa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Omari Kellyman is hanging Nicolo Zaniolo on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Jeremy Doku is withdrawn and Sergio Gomez gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Nicolo Zaniolo is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aston Villa FC tonight.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Calum Chambers.
  • Manchester City FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Phil Foden 5
Rodri 5
Ilkay Gundogan 5
Ollie Watkins 4
Riyad Mahrez 3
Bernardo Silva 3
Sergio Aguero 3
Jhon Duran 2

Head to Head

2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC 2023-12-06 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Manchester City FC 2023-02-12 Manchester City FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC 2022-09-03 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Manchester City FC 2022-05-22 Manchester City FC 3–2 Aston Villa FC

Manchester City FC Form

2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC W 2024-03-31 Manchester City FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2024-03-16 Manchester City FC 2–0 Newcastle United FC W 2024-03-10 Liverpool FC 1–1 Manchester City FC D 2024-03-06 Manchester City FC 3–1 FC København W 2024-03-03 Manchester City FC 3–1 Manchester United FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2024-04-03 Manchester City FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC L 2024-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-03-17 West Ham United FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2024-03-10 Aston Villa FC 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2024-03-02 Luton Town FC 2–3 Aston Villa FC W 2024-02-24 Aston Villa FC 4–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.14 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Manchester City FC to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC74% Draw15% Aston Villa FC11%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
26%
Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC62% Draw31% Aston Villa FC7%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.6%
2 – 0
9.5%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.4%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6%
1 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
4.7%
5 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 21% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 18% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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