Aston Villa vs Man City Prediction and Betting Odds

Aston Villa and Man City will return to Premier League action this weekend, having both won in the Champions League earlier in the week.

The two clubs also won their previous English Premier League fixture, so both enter this showdown in solid form.

Saturday’s kick-off at Villa Park will be 22:30 AEST, but will it be Unai Emery’s Villa or Enzo Maresca’s City who are celebrating at the final whistle?

Quick Picks

Our pick: Man City to win

Value bet: BTTS

Long shot: Haaland to score 2 or More Goals

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Emery’s side appear to be clicking at the right moment, having undergone a serious rebuild during the transfer window.

The Villains lost the vast majority of their spine as key players left. Nonetheless, their dominance against Newcastle in the previous EPL outing suggests the team are finding their rhythm as they start to climb the table.

Johan Manzambi scored his first goal for the club since joining, while Zion Suzuki looks an exceptional talent in goal. In three EPL starts, Manzambi has either scored (2) or assisted (2), while having 2+ shots, creating 2+ chances and winning two fouls.

Manchester City enter the game on the back of a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town, in which Erling Haaland scored twice (plus a goal ruled out for offside). He was an unused substitute in their 5-1 win over AEK Athens, in which Phil Foden scored a hat-trick.

Antonio Semenyo has been ruled out for a couple of months, but that could give Iliman Ndiaye a chance. He averages 1.4 fouls won per 90 and 2.2 tackles per 90 in the Premier League since the start of last season; he’s won 2+ fouls in all five of his league appearances for Manchester City so far.

Jérémy Doku was also rested in midweek, but could come back into Maresca’s team. He has either scored (1) or assisted (1), while winning three fouls in his last two Premier League appearances.

Betting Markets to Watch

Given that Man City are on an unbeaten run to start the EPL season, amid all the controversies that surround the club, they remain big favourites to win this encounter.

That said, the H2H makes for interesting reading. Villa have actually won three of the last five meetings, including the last two to be played at Villa Park.

In seven Premier League games so far, Man City have conceded in four, while Villa have scored a goal in each of their last four games.

Although they failed to find the net in the first three, things look like they are clicking for Villa, suggesting there’s value in BTTS. That has also hit in nine of the last 11 EPL matches between these sides.

The ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ market may also be worth exploring, as it has hit in four of those five meetings, while also hitting in five of Aston Villa's last six EPL home matches.

Our Prediction

Check the latest Aston Villa vs Man City betting odds at Sportsbet.

Our prediction is for a Manchester City win.

The long shot is Haaland to score 2 or More Goals. The big Norwegian hitman did it against Ipswich, but it was the first time since MW2. In the four games in between, he netted once in each game.