Aston Villa vs Manchester City 01.12.2021

Having won his first two games in charge, Steven Gerrard will be in the hunt for all three points when Aston Villa host City on Wednesday.

Expectedly, Man City have bossed past clashes between these sides with 7 wins in the last 7 meetings. However, Villa’s 6 points in the last 2 games will be a strong motivation here as they look to earn their first PL point against City since 2015.

As we approach the festive season, League fixtures will come in thick and fast, this means teams with ambitions need to avoid slip-ups during this period. With this at the back of their mind, Pep’s men will be gunning for a win to put pressure on leaders Chelsea.

Looking at how much things have changed in such a short time, we expect Villa to put up a good fight here. Based on this, we are predicting a keenly contested match with the second half producing the most goals.

Main tip: Most Goals 2nd Half (go to tip details)

Head-to-Head stats Aston Villa vs Manchester City

These teams have met 41 times:

• Aston Villa have 7 wins. City have 28 wins. 6 matches were drawn
• These matches scored an average of 3.10 goals per game
• The last time they met, it ended 2-1 in City’s favor.

Latest results Aston Villa

• 2 wins and 3 losses in their last 5 matches
• 9 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 1.80 goals per game
• In their last outing, they won 2-1 at Crystal Palace

Latest results Manchester City

• City are on a 5-game winning streak in all competitions
• 13 goals scored in their last 5 matches. Average of 2.60 goals per game
• Beat West Ham 2-1 last time out

EPL Table Standings and Latest Results

Aston Villa: rank 13th – 13 matches – 5 wins – 1 draw – 7 losses – 16 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-L-L-L

Man City: rank 2nd – 13 matches – 9 wins – 2 draw – 2 losses – 29 points
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-W-W

Possible squad Aston Villa

Aston Villa: Martínez; Konsa, Tuanzebe, Mings; Cash, McGinn, Luiz, Targett; Buendía; Ings, Watkins

Out: Traore (Thigh injury), Trezeguet (ACL)

Coach: Steven Gerrard

Possible squad Manchester City

Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; Gundogan, Rodri, Zinchenko; Mahrez, Silva, Sterling

Out: De Bruyne (COVID-19), Torres (Foot), Grealish (Knock), Foden (Knock)

Coach: Pep Guardiola

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Most Goals 2nd Half

Betboro offers competitive odds for the bet “Most Goals 2nd Half”

The odd of 1.93 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 52% chance that the second half will produce the most goals in this encounter

Odds comparison for Most Goals 2nd Half

Betboro- odd 1.93
Helabet – odd 1.92

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2) Bet on Aston Villa Over 0.5 Goals

• They have won 2 games in a row
• City have not kept a clean in two straight games

Odds for this bet

Melbet offers competitive odds for “Aston Villa Over 0.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.77 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 57% chance that Villa will score at least a goal in this match.

Odds comparisons for Aston Villa Over 0.5 Goals

Melbet- odd 1.77
1xbet – odd 1.76

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