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

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

Manchester City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Pawson
Assistant 1 Nicholas Hopton
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

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

Manchester City FC 14 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
#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' In just a few seconds Etihad Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Aston Villa FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
7' What a strike from Bernardo Silva! The score is 1-0.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' Omar Marmoush has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' Marcus Rashford is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
18' Manchester City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' 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.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Digne on 35.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Aston Villa FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' Morgan Rogers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
55' Manchester City FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
61' The Aston Villa FC bench stirs into life. Matty Cash is withdrawn and Axel Disasi gets his opportunity.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' Josko Gvardiol catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
74' Manchester City FC ring the changes. James McAtee has done his job and it is now time for Jeremy Doku to step up.
76' Ollie Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 76 minute.
77' Matheus Nunes was booked on 77.
82' The travelling Aston Villa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' It’s a booking for Aston Villa FC player. Ollie Watkins gets a card.
86' Donyell Malen gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Morgan Rogers and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Another change for Manchester City FC made on 90 minute. Kevin De Bruyne leaves to be changed by Manuel Akanji.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Rodri	5
Ilkay Gundogan	5
Phil Foden	5
Ollie Watkins	4
Sergio Aguero	3
Riyad Mahrez	3
Bernardo Silva	3
Leon Bailey	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

2 / 4

1.14 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 Aston Villa FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC49% Draw31% Aston Villa FC20%

Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 1.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	54%	46%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	12%	88%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Aston Villa FC

51%

Manchester City FC or Aston Villa FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC29% Draw57% Aston Villa FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

18.9%

1 – 0

17.4%

1 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

3 – 0

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 1

2.8%

2 – 2

2.5%

4 – 0

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	26%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	14%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

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