Manchester City vs Aston Villa Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd April 2024

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Manchester City to pull away with 3 points this coming Wednesday. They face Aston Villa in the Premier League and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Manchester City look to add three valuable points.

Sitting two places behind the top of the table, The Sky Blues claimed 64 points after 29 rounds. Meanwhile, Aston Villa amassed 59 points and rank as number 4 in the Premier League at the moment.

Manchester City are aiming to extend the lead on Aston Villa in the standings as they go toe-to-toe on Wednesday. On the other hand, the hosts should be motivated to not let the current gap get any bigger.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Citizens could be more prolific, scoring 18 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.8 goals per game in which, they conceded seven times. This is an average of 0.7 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four games.

When it comes to goal-scoring Aston Villa are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals for an average of 1.5 a game, achieving a clean sheet in three of these matches.

Manchester City took a hit when Aston Villa handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Prediction

Manchester City Form

Manchester City have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Liverpool, a 2-0 victory over Newcastle, and a 0-0 draw with Arsenal. Manchester City won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded three times.

Aston Villa Form

In their last three matches, Aston Villa beat Ajax 4-0, drew 1-1 with West Ham and beat Wolverhampton by 2-0. Aston Villa won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 13 goals whilst conceding seven.

We fully expect Manchester City to claim a win against Aston Villa, but we believe the visitors have enough resistance in them to minimize the expected defeat.

Manchester City earned ten points from their last eight matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed two wins, following 11 goals scored while also conceding eight. Aston Villa earned six wins and 20 points in their last 13 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They scored 23 and conceded 25 goals in these. Manchester City are looking at a record of 19 wins, seven draws and three defeats in the Premier League this season. Aston Villa have a record of 18 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Premier League.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Squads

Manchester City Squad

Pep Guardiola will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Aston Villa from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Ederson (0/27), Scott Carson (0/0), Stefan Ortega (0/4), John Stones (1/14), Josko Gvardiol (0/19), Kyle Walker (0/26), Manuel Akanji (2/21), Max Alleyne (0/0), Nathan Ake (2/24), Rico Lewis (1/11), Ruben Dias (0/24), Sergio Gomez (0/3), Bernardo Silva (6/25), Jack Grealish (3/15), Kevin De Bruyne (1/10), Mahamadou Susoho (0/0), Mateo Kovacic (0/21), Matheus Nunes (0/13), Micah Hamilton (0/0), Phil Foden (11/29), Rodri (6/26), Erling Haaland (18/24), Jeremy Doku (2/21), Julian Alvarez (8/28), Oscar Bobb (1/9).

Aston Villa Squad

Below is the full team squad of Aston Villa. The manager Emery will pick his starting XI against Manchester City from these players:

Emiliano Martinez (0/29), Joe Gauci (0/0), Robin Olsen (0/1), Alex Moreno (2/17), Calum Chambers (0/1), Clement Lenglet (0/12), Diego Carlos (0/19), Ezri Konsa (1/27), Kortney Hause (0/0), Lucas Digne (1/25), Matty Cash (2/26), Pau Torres (2/23), Tyrone Mings (0/1), Boubacar Kamara (0/20), Douglas Luiz (9/29), Emiliano Buendia (0/0), Jacob Ramsey (1/16), John McGinn (6/28), Nicolo Zaniolo (2/21), Tim Iroegbunam (0/6), Youri Tielemans (1/26), Jhon Duran (2/16), Leon Bailey (8/28), Morgan Rogers (0/5), Moussa Diaby (5/30), Ollie Watkins (16/30).

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Manchester City, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are all absent from the Manchester City squad that faces Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium.

Aston Villa could have up to six players on the injured and absent players for their match on Wednesday atEtihad Stadium For instance, Aston Villa won't be able to field John McGinn as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Boubacar Kamara, Ezri Konsa, Jhon Duran, Kortney Hause, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Manchester City.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Lineups

Manchester City vs Aston Villa H2H

Manchester City lost to 1-0 Aston Villa in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-1 win, which Manchester City dished out the match before that. Manchester City enjoy a good 8-1-1 advantage against Aston Villa, and the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/4.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Results

The past ten matches between Manchester City and Aston Villa 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 on Wednesday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/5 with the bookies.

Manchester City vs Aston Villa Betting Tips

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Ollie Watkins also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Manchester City.

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Etihad Stadium, Manchester City won eight and drew two. Aston Villa won five of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew four and lost one. Manchester City managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Aston Villa have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Manchester City managed an average of 2.6 goals, with Aston Villa averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Manchester City saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Aston Villa, who scored 1.8 times on average in these matches.