Manchester City Aston Villa betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 20ª position of the league, with 16 points won, after 3 wins, 7 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against o Stoke City, by (2‑1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against o Everton, by (1‑3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 0 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 31 conceded; against 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 24 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Aston Villa has a record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 13 away matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half‑time: 0‑0 (5 out of 14 matches) and 1‑0 (5 out of 14 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 6 of the last 28 matches for the Premier League, they have reached half‑time in front in 3 of those 6 matches and have held on to the lead in 3. In 28 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 20 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 14 away matches for this competition there are 1 periods that stand out: they have scored 6 of their 11 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Aston Villa comes unmotivated for this match after a home defeat, by 1-3, against Everton. The biggest difficulty of the visiting team is the protection of an advantage, that is, after achieving to score the goal of the "enemy", the team shows up too permeable and ultimately concede goals. Thus, in view of their difficulties, the visiting team often low their block, acting in their midfield, in order to try to disguise their defensive weaknesses. Grealish, Sánchez, Adama Traoré and Amavi won’t be able to contribute to their team because they’re injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Brad Guzan , Alan Hutton, Aly Cissokho , Ciaran Clark, Joleon Lescott, Micah Richards, Idrissa Gueye, Jordan Veretout, Ashley Westwood , Jordan Ayew, Gabriel Agbonlahor.
Coach: U. Emery Etxegoien.