Manchester City FC vs Aston Villa FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Aston Villa FC

Tue 22 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium 52,192 HT 45' · FT 45'

Bernardo Silva 7' 1–0

1–1 18' Marcus Rashford pen

Matheus Nunes 90+4' 2–1

Pep Guardiola 18' Y

Y 35' Lucas Digne

Y 50' Morgan Rogers

Josko Gvardiol 70' Y

Matheus Nunes 77' Y

Y 85' Ollie Watkins

Overview

Match Preview

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 Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC 2024-12-21 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 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

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Everton FC	A	2–0	W
12 Apr	Crystal Palace FC	H	5–2	W
06 Apr	Manchester United FC	A	0–0	D
02 Apr	Leicester City FC	H	2–0	W
30 Mar	AFC Bournemouth	A	2–1	W

Aston Villa FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	1–2	L
19 Apr	Newcastle United FC	H	4–1	W
15 Apr	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	3–2	W
12 Apr	Southampton FC	A	3–0	W
09 Apr	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	1–3	L
05 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	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' Welcome to Etihad Stadium that hosts another battle between Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
7' Magnificent from Bernardo Silva! That is 66 goals in 451 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Aston Villa FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
18' Marcus Rashford doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' Pep Guardiola is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
23' The 29-year-old Pau Torres has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
28' John McGinn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aston Villa FC so far.
33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Aston Villa FC winning 100% of all matches.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Digne is booked for Aston Villa FC — card on 35.
40' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Manchester City FC are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
50' Morgan Rogers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
55' Aston Villa FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' The crowd applauds Matty Cash as he leaves the pitch. Axel Disasi steps in for Aston Villa FC.
66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' That is a card for Manchester City FC. Josko Gvardiol will be fuming at that decision.
74' Jeremy Doku has so much to prove this time. He replaces James McAtee on 74 minute.
76' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Marcus Rashford departs to be replaced by Ollie Watkins.
77' The referee calls foul for Matheus Nunes. He receives a card.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' Aston Villa FC player sees a card in front of him.
86' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Morgan Rogers is replaced by Donyell Malen.
90' The whistle greets Kevin De Bruyne as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Akanji.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

17
Donyell Malen ↑ 86'
6
Ross Barkley
11
Ollie Watkins ↑ 76'
7
John McGinn ↑ 61'
3
Axel Disasi ↑ 61'
21
Marco Asensio ↑ 76'
25
Robin Olsen
22
Ian Maatsen
16
Andres Garcia

Coach Unai Emery

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

2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-19 Everton FC 0–2 Manchester City FC W 2025-04-12 Manchester City FC 5–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2025-04-06 Manchester United FC 0–0 Manchester City FC D 2025-04-02 Manchester City FC 2–0 Leicester City FC W 2025-03-30 AFC Bournemouth 1–2 Manchester City FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2025-04-22 Manchester City FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-19 Aston Villa FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC W 2025-04-15 Aston Villa FC 3–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC W 2025-04-12 Southampton FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-04-09 Paris Saint-Germain FC 3–1 Aston Villa FC L 2025-04-05 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.65 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC63% Draw20% Aston Villa FC17%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

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	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

37%

Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC49% Draw36% Aston Villa FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

3 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

7.4%

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.8%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	20%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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