Aston Villa vs Manchester City Predictions

• Aston Villa have won their last 13 home games in the league
• Four of Aston Villa’s last six Premier League games have ended with over 3.5 goals
• Both teams have scored in six of Manchester City’s last eight Premier League games and in Aston Villa’s last three

Tough test for Citizens

A 3-3 draw with Tottenham on Sunday saw Manchester City’s winless run in the Premier League stretch to three games, their longest since 2017, and they face a tough assignment in midweek as they visit an in-form Aston Villa team.

The Citizens recorded a 4-4 draw with Chelsea before the international break and followed that with a 1-1 stalemate at home to title rivals Liverpool. In the Champions League, Pep Guardiola’s men had to come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, an indication that perhaps all is not well with the champions.

The manager has also raised the issue of the home fans, something he tends to do when feeling that things aren’t clicking on the pitch. They will be backed by their travelling support for this matchup but it will be no easy task against an Aston Villa outfit that have  been impressive this term.

Villa solid at home

A late equaliser against Bournemouth at the weekend was enough to rescue a point from a tricky away trip for Aston Villa and they remained in the top four as a result. Unai Emery continues to impress this season, his team are the second-highest goalscorers behind Manchester City and have been in red-hot form at home.

The Villans have won their last 13 home games in the Premier League and have now scored at least two goals in eight of their last nine matches in all competitions. Ollie Watkins continues to show why he has forced his way into the England squad, he has netted eight times and registered six assists in 14 Premier League games after his late equaliser away to Bournemouth on Sunday.

Goals likely

With Manchester City’s current struggles to put teams away and Aston Villa’s rock solid record at home, it’s hard to fancy the visitors at quotes of odds-on.

Pep Guardiola’s men have conceded ten goals in their last four matches and that could be a real recipe for disaster against these hosts, who are such high-scorers this term.

Emery’s men can be vunerable at the back themselves and it’s no surprise to see that four of their last six league games have gone over 3.5 goals.

A repeat of that is fancied in what should be a fascinating clash with major implications for both the title race and the battle for Champions League qualification.

Correct score backers should consider a 2-2 draw, it’s hard to fancy Manchester City at odds-on.

Ollie Watkins is also fancied to extend his record of eight league goals in this clash.

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