Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th December 2023

Aston Villa will be hosting a Villa Park encounter on Wednesday when Manchester City arrive for a test of their credentials.

Aston Villa are fourth in the rankings with 29 points after 14 matches played, whereas Manchester City rank threeth in the Premier League on 30 points.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Wednesday, The Villans are looking to finish the day ahead of The Citizens in the Premier League standings.

The Sky Blues go into the next Premier League match with an average of 2.5 goals a game from their last ten matches. They scored an extremely presentable total of 25 goals, while also conceding 14 times. This is a total average of 1.4 per game, in which they managed two clean sheets.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Manchester City came away as 3-1 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Wednesday.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Prediction

Aston Villa Form

Aston Villa look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them gain 7 points. They ran out 1-2 and 2-1 against Tottenham and Legia Warszawa respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Bournemouth, who claimed a point in a 2-2 draw. Aston Villa swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Premier League matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 23 and conceding five goals.

Manchester City Form

In their last three matches, Manchester City drew 1-1 with Liverpool, beat RB Leipzig 3-2 before a 3-3 draw with Tottenham. In their last six Premier League away matches, Manchester City have three wins, they've drawn one and lost one two. They scored 13 while also conceding nine times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Value hunters might think Aston Villa is worth a shot, but in our view Manchester City are rightly favoured for the win. They contain enough quality to come home with a win from Villa Park.

Aston Villa earned three points from their last three matches against teams inside the top six. They claimed one wins, following three goals scored while also conceding nine. In the last four games against teams in the top six, Manchester City claimed one win and five points. They scored five and conceded five goals. Aston Villa are looking at a record of nine wins, two draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester City enjoy a record of nine wins, three draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Squads

Aston Villa Squad

Emery will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester City from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Emiliano Martinez (0/13), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (0/1), Calum Chambers (0/0), Clement Lenglet (0/0), Diego Carlos (0/9), Ezri Konsa (0/14), Leander Dendoncker (0/4), Lucas Digne (0/14), Matty Cash (2/14), Pau Torres (2/14), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/13), Douglas Luiz (5/14), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/4), John McGinn (3/14), Nicolo Zaniolo (0/10), Youri Tielemans (0/14), Bertrand Traore (0/2), Jhon Duran (2/8), Leon Bailey (4/12), Moussa Diaby (3/14), Ollie Watkins (8/14).

Manchester City Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Manchester City head coach Guardiola will select from for his starting XI:

Ederson (0/13), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/1), Zack Steffen (0/0), John Stones (0/4), Josko Gvardiol (0/10), Kyle Walker (0/14), Manuel Akanji (2/11), Nathan Ake (2/11), Rico Lewis (0/6), Ruben Dias (0/12), Sergio Gomez (0/2), Bernardo Silva (3/11), Jack Grealish (1/8), Kalvin Phillips (0/4), Kevin De Bruyne (0/1), Mateo Kovacic (0/10), Matheus Nunes (0/7), Phil Foden (4/14), Rodri (3/12), Erling Haaland (14/14), Jeremy Doku (2/11), Julian Alvarez (4/14), Oscar Bobb (0/4).

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Team News

Aston Villa are looking at up to five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Manchester City on Wednesday.

Bertrand Traore, Diego Carlos, Bertrand Traore, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia are all absent from the Aston Villa squad that faces Manchester City at Villa Park.

Manchester City have five players on the injured and absent list ahead of the match on Wednesday against Aston Villa.

Matheus Nunes, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne and Zack Steffen all face a spell on the sidelines for Manchester City due to various injuries.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Lineups

Aston Villa vs Manchester City H2H

Manchester City ran out 3-1 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are in pursuit of yet another three points on Wednesday. Rest assured, the latter have their target aimed at getting one back. Manchester City won nine of the last ten encounters against Aston Villa, but the latter won 3-1 in the latest meeting. The bookies have Manchester City to win this match at best price odds of 2/3.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Results

The past ten matches between Aston Villa and Manchester City have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Wednesday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/9 with the bookies.

Aston Villa vs Manchester City Betting Tips

Erling Haaland scored six goals in six Premier League games for The Citizens. This took his total for the season up to 14 goals scored in Premier League. Ollie Watkins is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six Premier League outings.

Aston Villa collected nine wins, drew zero and lost one in the 10 most games across all tournaments at Villa Park. Manchester City won six of their previous 10 away, drew one and lost three times. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Villa Park since both teams scored in eight of the last 10 home matches for Aston Villa. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester City.

The last ten encounters between Aston Villa and Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Aston Villa averaging 0.7 goals a game. Manchester City scored 2.6 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. In the past ten matches for Aston Villa across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in eight times of them with an average of 2.3 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Manchester City, who managed to hit the net 2.8 times on average in these games.