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Man City vs Aston Villa Predictions - Plenty of goals tipped for EPL clash

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 21 Apr 2025

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Ralph Staniforth 21 Apr 2025

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Man City and Aston Villa are both in strong attacking form.
Man City faces injuries to Erling Haaland and key players.
Villa arrives with no injuries, boosting their chances.

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Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in 9 of their last 11 home games (Getty)

Man City vs Aston Villa Predictions

Man City often score multiple goals at the Etihad and Aston Villa are also a dangerous attacking side. It’s worth sticking with BTTS and over 2.5 goals in this Premier League encounter.

Man City vs Aston Villa Predictions
Head to Head
Man City Form
Man City Injuries
Aston Villa Form
Aston Villa Injuries

Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in 9 of their last 11 home games.
Man City have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 home matches.
Man City have seen over 3.5 goals in their last 3 at home against Aston Villa.
Man City have seen BTTS in 2 consecutive games against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa have seen over 4.5 goals in their last 2 matches.
Aston Villa have seen BTTS in 2 consecutive games.

Head to Head

Man City have an 81-59 advantage against Aston Villa in 182 meetings with 42 draws.

Man City Form

Man City are fourth in the Premier League and have scored 64 goals in 33 fixtures this season. The Citizens’ form has improved since the international break, with four wins and one draw.

City returned with a 2-1 FA Cup win at Bournemouth and a 2-0 home win against Leicester. They dropped points in a 0-0 draw at Man United before thrashing Palace 5-2 at the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola’s side continued their decent run of form with a 2-0 victory at Everton. City had 1.88 XG and Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic struck in the final 10 minutes.

Man City Injuries

Striker Erling Haaland, midfielder Rodri and goalkeeper Ederson are ruled out.

Defensive pair John Stones and Nathan Ake are also unavailable due to injury.

Aston Villa Form

Unai Emery’s Aston Villa have won 10 of their last 11 in all competitions and scored 28 goals. Villa have also boosted their top five chances in the Premier League after winning five in a row.

The Villans put together a seven-match winning streak before losing 3-1 at PSG in the Champions League. Emery’s outfit replied with consecutive wins against Southampton 3-0 and PSG 3-2.

The Midlands side sealed a third consecutive win on Saturday and comfortably beat in-form Newcastle 4-1. Villa had 3.05 XG and Ollie Watkins, Ian Maatsen and Amadou Onana got on the scoresheet.

Aston Villa Injuries

Villa have no injuries or suspensions.

Verdict

Man City v Aston Villa

Man City are one of the highest-scoring Premier League teams and Aston Villa are also in strong scoring form. These sides have elite attacking quality and can produce more goals at the Etihad.

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