Manchester City vs Aston Villa Predictions

It will be a close battle between the top Premier League sides here. Even though the Cityzens will be at home, Aston Villa will likely steal a win over Manchester City in the upcoming league clash.

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Date: Tuesday, 22^nd April 2025

Time: 8 pm Nigerian time

Manchester City and Aston Villa go head-to-head at the Etihad in the Premier League on Tuesday night in a crucial encounter in the race for Champions League qualification.

With five clubs being granted a berth in Europe's top-tier competition, the task has become slightly more forgiving, but no less intense, heading into the final straight.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester City have won 30 of the 49 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Aston Villa have recorded 9 victories.
• The remaining 10 clashes ended in draws.
• Aston Villa are on a five-match winning streak in the Premier League at the moment.
• The Villans have won two of their last three matches against the Cityzens.
• Manchester City have not lost any of their last five matches.
• 9 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
• Man City have scored 3 goals in their last 3 games against Valla at the Etihad.

Form:

• Man City in the League: D-W-D-W-W
• Man City in all competitions: W-W-D-W-W
• Aston Villa in the League: W-W-W-W-W
• Aston Villa in all competitions: W-L-W-W-W

Team News:

• Erling Haaland, Ederson, Rodri, and a couple of more players have injuries and will not be in action for Man City.
• Aston Villa have all of their players ready and fit to be in action.

Player(s) to watch:

• Omar Marmoush will once again be leading the attacking lines for Man City in the absence of Erling Haaland. Omar Marmoush, who joined Manchester City this season, has already scored a hat-trick. Pep Guardiola will once again put him to the test. Although he was unable to score a goal in the last game, he will be an important player once again.
• Marcus Rashford has once again returned to his form. Although he has not been able to score many goals, Rashford has created many chances in the final third for Aston Villa. He has been a real danger to the opponent’s defence. He will be looking to step up and score a goal or two against the Cityzens.