Aston Villa vs Manchester City Predictions

• Man City have a perfect Premier League record with 21 points from seven games
• Villa are on an eight-game scoring streak
• Villa won both league meetings last season

Villa host City in early kick off

Aston Villa and Manchester City both picked up comfortable Champions League wins in midweek and now the duo turn their attentions back to domestic matters when they meed in the Midlands in the early kick off on Saturday.

City are the early season pacesetters with a perfect seven wins from as many games, although there is a very real possibility they will be handed a points deduction so great that a title charge becomes impossible.

Villa have recovered from a poor start and are now on a six-game unbeaten run across all competitions, with five wins.

Back City to concede in victory

City may be in form but Saturday’s fixture could put their winning streak to the test. Unai Emery’s side did the league double over the visitors last season and have won their last three home games against City, so this is unlikely to be one-sided.

However, Villa have enjoyed their best results on the road and they have just one point to show from their three home games so far. City look capable of making it eight straight Premier League wins to start the season but they may concede in the process.

Villa have scored in each of their last eight games across all competitions, while City have gone three games without a clean sheet.

Villa’s recent record against City suggests this game could be fairly close and a 2-1 win for the visitors is the correct score pick, as the home side haven’t conceded more than twice in any game since the opening round of fixtures.

Erling Haaland was given the night off in City’s Champions League win over AEK Athens. The Norwegian should come into Saturday’s game fresh and he’s scored five goals in his last three games, so he is the clear contender for an anytime effort on Saturday.